Victor Olatunji
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Oluyemi Olatunji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2017 | Lagos Islanders | ||
| 2017–2018 | Inter Bratislava | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 9 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg II (loan) | 7 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Alki Oroklini | 12 | (22) |
| 2021–2023 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2023 | Slovan Liberec | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sparta Prague | 31 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 | |||
Victor Oluyemi Olatunji (born 5 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[1]
Career
Železiarne Podbrezová
Olatunji made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Nitra on 16 February 2019.[2] Olatunji came on after some hour of play, as a replacement for Daniel Pavúk. While on the pitch, Podbrezová sealed off the win 3–1, through a late goal by Lukáš Urbanič.
Larnaca
On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.
Sparta Prague
On 17 July 2023, Olatunji signed a multi-year contract with Sparta Prague.[3] He scored the fourth goal in the 87th minute in a 4–1 comeback (5–4 aggregate) against Dinamo Zagreb in order to qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.
Honours
Club
Sparta Prague
References
- ^ "Liberecké fotbalisty posílil útočník Olatunji z Larnaky". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "FC Nitra - FK Železiarne Podbrezová 1:3". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Victor Olatunji at Soccerway
- Victor Olatunji at Fortunaliga.cz
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Victor Olatunji at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Sokoto
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Czech First League players
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová players
- SV Mattersburg players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- Alki Oroklini players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian football forward stubs