Olufela Olomola

Olufela Oladele A. Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scunthorpe United. Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[3]

Olufela Olomola
Personal information
Full name Olufela Oladele A. Olomola[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 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 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Yeovil Town (loan) 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Carlisle United (loan) 27 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:30, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[8]

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[9][10]

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[11]

On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[12]

Carlisle United (loan)

On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17[14] Premier League 0000100010
2017–18[15] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[15] League Two 21720104[lower-alpha 1]0287
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[16] League One 6000000060
2019–20[17] League Two 0000000000
Total 6000000060
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 17310003[lower-alpha 1]0213
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 27531201[lower-alpha 1]0336
Career total 71156140808916
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. Walter, Simon (12 January 2018). "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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