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Olufela Olomola
Personal information
Full name Olufela Oladele A. Olomola[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 24
Youth career
Arsenal
2014–2016 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Southampton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 21 (7)
2018– Scunthorpe United 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Yeovil Town (loan) 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Carlisle United (loan) 27 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Olufela Oladele A. Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scunthorpe United. Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[3]

Club career

Southampton

Born in London, England to Nigerian parents, Olomola is a former Arsenal youth graduate. He scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Southampton under-18s during the 2014–15 campaign. The following season, Olomola was appointed captain of the under-18s side ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was promoted to the Southampton under-21 squad later that season. Olomola was named as an unused substitute by first-team boss Ronald Koeman in Saints' 1–1 home draw against Sunderland on 5 March 2016.[4] He made a fine start to the 2016–17 campaign, scoring a brace in Southampton's 4–1 away drubbing of Liverpool at Prenton Park in the first match of the U23 Premier League 2 (Division 2) Championship.[5]

Olomola made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 October 2016, coming on in the 26th minute for Jay Rodriguez in a 1–0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland.[6][7]

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[8]

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[9][10]

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[11]

On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[12]

He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town.[13]

Carlisle United (loan)

On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2016–17[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[16] League Two 21 7 2 0 1 0 4[a] 0 28 7
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[17] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2019–20[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[19] League Two 1 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 1 3 1
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 17 3 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 21 3
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20[18] League Two 27 5 3 1 2 0 1[a] 0 33 6
Career total 72 15 7 1 4 0 9 1 92 17
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. ^ Walter, Simon (12 January 2018). "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Scunthorpe United 1-2 Mansfield Town: Report and reaction as losing streak continues in EFL Trophy". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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