Olufela Olomola

Olufela Olomola
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
(on loan from 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 1 (0)
2018– → Yeovil Town (loan) 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Olufela Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yeovil Town on loan from Scunthorpe United.

He has represented England at under-19 level. Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6]

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[7]

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s get to the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[8][9]

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[10]

On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17[12] Premier League 0000100010
2017–18[13] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[13] League Two 21720104[lower-alpha 1]0287
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[14] League One 1000000010
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 7200002[lower-alpha 1]092
Career total 299202060399
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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