Tolani Omotola

Omotolani Daniel Omotola (born 16 April 1998) is a German footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell, where he plays as a forward.

Tolani Omotola
Omotola in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Omotolani Daniel Omotola[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Tranmere Rovers 1 (0)
2015 → Burscough (loan) 3 (1)
2016–2017 → Witton Albion (loan) 25 (18)
2017–2018 Altrincham 0 (0)
2017 → Ramsbottom United (loan) 5 (2)
2017 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2018 Coalville Town 10 (3)
2018 Buxton
2018–2019 Corby Town 6 (3)
2019 Coalville Town 14 (1)
2019– Barwell 30 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Tranmere Rovers

Omotola started his career at Tranmere Rovers and was first called up to a matchday squad for their League Two game at Prenton Park against Bury on 2 May 2015, their final match of a 94-year tenure in The Football League. He replaced Rory Donnelly for the final 14 minutes of the 0–1 defeat.[2]

Following that season he spent some time on loan at Burscough and signed his first one-year professional contract on 3 June 2016.[3] Omotola spent the entire 2016–17 season on loan at Witton Albion.[4] He scored 16 goals in all competitions helping Albion to win promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division through play-offs. At the end of the season Omotola was not offered new contract and was released by Tranmere Rovers.[5]

Altrincham

Following his release from Tranmere Rovers, Omotola was snapped up by Northern Premier League Premier Division side Altrincham on 9 June 2017. Tolani went out on loan twice during his time at Altrincham, the first was to Ramsbottom United, but back with the club in September, 2017. Omotola's second loan was with Loughborough Dynamo at the start of November, 2017, the move turned out to be convenient, as Tolani was a student at Loughborough University.[6]

Coalville Town

On 10 July 2018, it was confirmed that Tolani had signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town, following his release from Altrincham.[7]

Buxton

Omotola departed Coalville Town and joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton on 4 October 2018.[8]

Corby Town

On 21 December 2018, Southern League Division One Central side Corby Town confirmed the signing of Omotola from Buxton.[9] Tolani went on to make six appearances for the club and scored three goals.

Coalville Town

It was confirmed on 30 January 2019, that Tolani Omotola had been re-signed by Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town, returning to the club for his second spell of the season.[10]

Barwell

Omotola joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell for the 2019–20 season, initially on non-contract terms. He made his debut on 13 August 2019 in a 2–2 draw away at Alvechurch.[11]

On 31 August 2019, Tolani scored his first goal for the club, scoring a 90th-minute goal in a 3–1 victory over Kings Langley.[12] In the very next Southern League Premier Division Central match on 14 September 2019, Tolani added another two goals to his tally for the season, helping his club to a 3–2 away victory at Needham Market.[13]

Following on from an impressive goal scoring run, Omotola was rewarded with a permanent contract on the 27 September 2019.[14] On 3 December 2019, Omotola scored his first hat trick for Barwell, helping his side to a 5–1 away victory at Stratford Town.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 May 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15[16] League Two 1000000010
2015–16[17] National League 0000—0000
Burscough (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League Division One North 3100—0031
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17[18] National League 0000—0000
Witton Albion (loan) 2016–17 Northern Premier League Division One South 251800—002518
Altrincham 2017–18 Northern Premier League Premier Division 0000—0000
Ramsbottom United (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Division One North 5200—0052
Loughborough Dynamo (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Division One South —————
Coalville Town 2018–19[19] Southern League Premier Division Central 10300—00103
Buxton 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier Division —————
Corby Town 2018–19[19] Southern League Division One Central 6300—0063
Coalville Town 2018–19[19] Southern League Premier Division Central 14100—00141
Barwell 2019–20[19] 301522—5[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]3[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]3720
Career total 94432200539345
  1. Three appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup
  3. One goal in FA Trophy
  4. Two goals in Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Witton Albion

References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2014/15" (PDF). English Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. "Tranmere 0-1 Bury". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. "Trio Sign First Pro Contracts". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Omotola & Ilesanmi Make Loan Moves". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. "Rovers Offer Contracts". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. Altrincham FC 2017-18 First-Team Squad.‚ altrinchamfc.co.uk, 22 February 2019
  7. "Coalville sign striker Omotola". Non League Daily. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. "Omotola Departs Coalville". Pitchero. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. "New Signing". Corby Town. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. "SFL Transfer News - Coalville Town FC". Bet Victor Southern. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  11. "Alvechurch 2-2 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. "Barwell 3-1 Kings Langley". Pitchero. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. "Needham Market 2-3 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. "Striker Signs". Pitchero. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  15. "Stratford Town 1-5 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  16. "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  19. "Player profiles: Tolani Omotola". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  20. "Witton Albion 2–1 Spalding United". Bet Victor Northern Premier. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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