Gold Omotayo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Maidstone United (on loan from Bury) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Zürich | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | FC Schlieren | ||
| 2017 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | ||
| 2017–2018 | Whitehawk | 16 | (9) |
| 2018– | Bury | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | → Maidstone United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:54, 7 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for English club Maidstone United, on loan from Bury, as a striker.
Career
Omotayo began his career in the youth team at FC Zürich as a goalkeeper, before dropping to regional football to play for FC Schlieren. In summer 2016, he moved to Wettswil-Bonstetten in the 1. Liga.[2][3] He then moved to English non-league club Whitehawk in January 2018.[4] After nine league goals in the second half of 2017-18, he turned professional with Bury in July 2018,[5] scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018. Omotayo joined Maidstone United on loan on 5 October 2018.[6]
References
- ^ Gold Omotayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Official : Bury Strike Gold With The Signing Of Nigerian Striker
- ^ Brian Owen (12 January 2018). "Whitehawk believe they have struck Gold as Omotayo goes on contract". The Argus. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Gold Omotayo: Bury sign Swiss striker on one-year deal following trial". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Wheeler goes for Gold
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- Swiss people of Nigerian descent
- Swiss footballers
- FC Zürich players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
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