Olumide Durojaiye

Olumide Durojaiye
Personal information
Full name Scott Olumide Durojaiye
Date of birth (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maidstone United
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2011 Tottenham Hotspur
2011–2013 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Falkirk 22 (0)
2015 → Brechin City (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Enfield Town 7 (0)
2015–2016 Haringey Borough
2016 Hayes & Yeading United 9 (0)
2015 Hungerford Town 0 (0)
2016 Hayes & Yeading United 8 (2)
2016–2017 Haringey Borough 20 (5)
2017–2018 Welling United 39 (3)
2018 Braintree Town 7 (0)
2018– Maidstone United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Scott Olumide Durojaiye (born 20 October 1992) is a Nigerian semi-professional footballer who plays for Maidstone United as a midfielder.

He played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City, before joining Scottish sides Falkirk and Brechin City. He has also played for non-league clubs Enfield Town, Hayes & Yeading United, Hungerford Town and Haringey Borough.

Club career

Durojaiye joined Tottenham Hotspur at the age of seven and worked his way through the ranks up to the Under-18s as a striker.[1] After failing to be offered a professional contract, trialled with Cheltenham Town, Brentford and Oxford United before moving to Norwich City in August 2012.[2] He signed a one-year professional deal but was released at the end of the season.[3]

In July 2013, Durojaiye signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He spent two seasons at the club before his release in May 2015.[4]

On 20 February 2015, Durojaiye joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]

Durojaiye joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town ahead of the 2015–16 season. He failed to score for the club in 12 appearances and was released in early November.[6] The following month, he completed a move to Haringey Borough.[7]

In February 2016, Durojaiye joined Hayes & Yeading United and began playing in a defensive role. After a short spell at Hungerford Town ahead of the 2016-17 season, he returned to Hayes & Yeading for a second time in October 2016. He went on to score twice in 20 appearances for the club.

In December 2016, he returned to Haringey Borough. Durojaiye made 20 appearances for the club, including in the Isthmian League Division One North play-off semi-final, and scored braces against Bury Town and Great Wakering Rovers.[8]

In August 2017, Durojaiye joined National League South club Welling United after impressing in a pre-season trial.[9] On 5 August, he made his debut replacing Toby Ajala in a 3–2 defeat to Truro City.[10]

Durojaiye joined Braintree Town for the 2017-18 season.[11] On 10 September 2018, it was announced that Durojaiye had left the club despite starting all seven league fixtures.[12]

On 21 September 2018, following his departure from Braintree, Durojaiye agreed to join fellow National League side, Maidstone United.[13]

International career

Durojaiye is eligible to play for Nigeria and England and has previously expressed his desire to represent Nigeria. He was called up to the Under-20 Development squad.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2018
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2013–14[14] Scottish Championship 17000203[lower-alpha 1]0220
2014–15[14] Scottish Championship 5010302[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 220105050330
Brechin City (loan) 2014–15[14] Scottish League One 30———30
Enfield Town 2015–16[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 7020—3[lower-alpha 3]0120
Hayes & Yeading United 2015–16[16] National League South 90———90
Hungerford Town 2016–17[16] National League South 0000—1[lower-alpha 4]010
Hayes & Yeading United 2016–17[16] Southern League Premier Division 82——3[lower-alpha 5]0112
Welling United 2017–18[16] National League South 39310—2[lower-alpha 6]0423
Braintree Town 2018–19[14] National League 7000—0070
Maidstone United 2018–19[14] National League 0000—0000
Career total 95540501401185
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, one in Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, one in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in Southern League Cup, one in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in Kent Senior Cup, one in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Falkirk sign Scott Olumide Durojaiye from Norwich". BBC Sport. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "Flown From the Nest - Olumide Durojaiye". www.ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Olumide is in determined mood ahead of Bairns bow". Falkirk Herald. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Olumide Durojaiye". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Player profile". Enfield Town FC. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Saturday's Transfer List, 12 December 2015 (shown as Scott Durojaiye)". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Olumide Durojaiye - Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Olumide Durojaiye". www.wellingunited.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Welling fall to late Truro winner - Match Report". http://www.wellingunited.com/wp/. 5 Aug 2017. Retrieved 5 Aug 2017. External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ↑ Braintree Town: Olumide Durojaiye joins National League club from Welling United
  12. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Olu joins the Stones". Maidstone United F.C. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "O. Durojaiye". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Olumide (Scott) Durojaiye". Enfield Town F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Olumide Durojaiye Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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