Tofa Fakunle

Oluwatofarati "Tofa" Fakunle (born 11 January 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC as a forward.

Tofa Fakunle
Personal information
Full name Oluwatofarati Fakunle
Date of birth (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Calgary Foothills 51 (8)
2019 Cavalry FC 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2019

Club career

Calgary Foothills

Fakunle played for the Calgary Foothills from 2015 until 2019. In 2016 he made eleven league appearances, scoring one goal, and made another five playoff appearances, where he added another goal.[1] The following year, he made twelve appearances for Foothills.[2]

In 2018, Fakunle made thirteen league appearances, scoring one goal, and made a further three appearances in the playoffs as Calgary went on to win the PDL Championship.[3] In 2019, he made thirteen league appearances, scoring six goals, and scored another in one playoff appearance.[4]

Cavalry FC

After training with the club in preseason that year, Fakunle signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC on 28 August 2019.[5] He made his debut that day as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Pacific FC.[6] Fakunle would not be listed on Cavalry's training camp roster for the 2020 season, ending his time with the club after one season.[7]

References
  1. "Oluwatofarati Fakunle 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Oluwatofarati Fakunle 2017". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Oluwatofarati Fakunle 2018". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Oluwatofarati Fakunle 2019". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. Marty Thompson (28 August 2019). "Cavalry signs training camp invitee Tofa Fakunle". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "O. Fakunle". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Cavalry FC Official Pre-Season Training has begun". Cavalry FC. March 2, 2020.
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