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James Olayinka
Personal information
Full name Olujimi James Ayodele Olayinka[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Arsenal 0 (0)
2020 → Northampton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020– → Southend United (loan) 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Olujimi James Ayodele Olayinka (born 5 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.

Career

Olayinka began his career with Arsenal,[3] and moved on loan to Northampton Town in January 2020.[4] In October 2020 he joined Southend United on loan until January 2021.[5] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, in an FA Cup tie against Boreham Wood on 7 November 2020.[6] On 1 February 2021, Olayinka extended his loan with Southend United to the end of the 2020-21 season.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal U21 2019–20[8] — — — — — — — 2[a] 1 2 1
2020–21[9] — — — — — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Total — — — — — — 4 1 4 1
Arsenal 2019–20[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2019–20[8] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 4 0
Southend United (loan) 2020–21[9] League Two 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 3
Career total 16 2 1 1 0 0 7 1 24 4
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Northampton Town

Arsenal

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "James Olayinka". 11v11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "James Olayinka". www.arsenal.com.
  4. ^ "James Olayinka & Callum Morton: Northampton Town loan Arsenal and West Brom youngsters". 27 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Southend sign Arsenal's Olayinka on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Boreham Wood 3-3 Southend". BBC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Olayinka stays". Southend United FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by James Olayinka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by James Olayinka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. ^ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Nigerian-born James Olayinka signs professional contract with Arsenal". Pulse. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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