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Michael Olise
Personal information
Full name Michael Akpovie Olise[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 7
Youth career
Chelsea
Manchester City
2016–2019 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Reading 67 (7)
2021– Crystal Palace 22 (2)
International career‡
2019 France U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:50, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:39, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Michael Akpovie Olise (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he has represented France internationally.

Club career

Reading

In July 2018 Olise was inducted into Reading's Academy scholarship program.[4] He made his debut for Reading on 12 March 2019, in a 3–0 home defeat to Leeds United,[5] and on 15 July signed a three-year professional contract with the club.[6] He scored his first league goal for Reading on 19 September 2020, volleying home in the 76th minute with the second goal in a 2–0 win over Barnsley at the Madejski Stadium.[7] In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.[8]On 29 April 2021, he was crowned EFL Young Player of the Season.[9]

Crystal Palace

On 8 July 2021, Olise signed a five-year deal with Premier League side Crystal Palace after they had activated his £8.37 million release clause.[10]

On 11 September 2021, Olise made his Premier League debut for Crystal Palace in a 3-0 home win against Tottenham after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in place of Jordan Ayew.[11][12] On 23 October 2021, Olise made his full debut for Crystal Palace in a 1-1 home draw against Newcastle United.[13][14]

On 3 October 2021, Olise scored his first Premier League goal for Crystal Palace as a second half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Leicester City.[15] In doing so he became Palace's youngest Premier League scorer since Clinton Morrison in 1998.[16]

International career

Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, and is eligible to represent France, Algeria, England and Nigeria internationally.[17] On 27 May 2019, he was called up to the France U18 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[18] he made his debut on 2 June 2019, against Qatar U23. In March 2021, Olise was named as a standby for the Nigeria squad taking part in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho.[19]

Style of play

Olise is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can play as a number 10, or either side of this position as a left or right-sided attacking midfielder. He is noted for his ability to quickly play passes that carve open defences. His first touch is good and has a good awareness of what is happening around him. Olise has a good range of passing which he can use often to play in behind the opposition defence or switch the angle of attack. He likes to operate 50 to 30 yards out from goal in the right half-space, where he can use various options to continue the attack.[20][21]

On the ball, Olise is an agile and mobile player, capable of turning quickly with good acceleration and change of pace. Even when he is dribbling in very tight spaces or running with the ball.[21]

Personal life

Olise's younger brother Richard is also a footballer, representing England at youth level.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2018–19[24] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0
2019–20[24] 19 0 3 0 1 0 – 22 0
2020–21[25] 44 7 1 0 1 0 – 46 7
Total 67 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 73 7
Crystal Palace 2021–22[26] Premier League 22 2 3 2 0 0 – 25 4
Career total 89 9 7 2 2 0 0 0 98 11

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Olise at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Michael Olise Crystal Palace Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com.
  4. ^ "12 youngsters inducted onto Academy scholarships". Reading F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "East and Olise presented with framed debut shirts". Reading F.C. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Olise signs three-year professional deal with the Royals". Reading F.C. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Reading 2-0 Barnsley". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Norwich's Buendia wins top EFL award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Michael Olise: Crystal Palace close to signing Reading forward". BBC Sport. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Palace beat 10-man Spurs for first win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ^ Low, Jonathan (13 September 2021). "Patrick Vieira says Michael Olise must show he's a team player at Crystal Palace". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Wilson stunner rescues point for Jones' Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle United - 23 October 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Palace fight back to salvage draw with Leicester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  16. ^ Wyatt, Mark (5 October 2021). "Patrick Vieira says Michael Olise still needs time to develop". Football.London. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  17. ^ Walters, Mike (15 January 2021). "Meet Michael Olise, already the Championship's most-coveted wonderkid". mirror.
  18. ^ "Loïc Mbe Soh and Arthur Zagre with France U18". psg.fr/ (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr clarifies Ahmed Musa is non-playing captain". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Michael Olise Scout Report: How Crystal Palace's big signing from Reading can help Vieira get off to a good start". Total Football Analysis Magazine. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Michael Olise: Reading's breakthrough teenager". Total Football Analysis Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Michael Olise To Represent France At Toulon Tournament". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  23. ^ "M.Olise". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Olise in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Michael Olise in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Michael Olise in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  27. ^ "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". EFL. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ EFL (English Football League) [@EFL] (29 April 2021). "It's time to introduce your @SkyBetChamp Team of the Season! #EFL | #EFLAwards" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  30. ^ FC, Reading. "OLISE EARNS SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AWARD". Reading FC. Retrieved 23 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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