David Olaoye

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David Olaoye
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Akragas
Youth career
Junior Hammers
Elite Pro Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barking
Newham
Tottenham Phoenix
Ware
2016 AO Tympakiou 10 (2)
2017 NK Bravo
2017–2018 El Porvenir 2 (0)
2019 Nybergsund 16 (1)
2020 Årdal 0 (0)
2020–2022 Jiskra Domažlice 3 (0)
2020–2022 Jiskra Domažlice B 3 (3)
2021 → Viktoria Otrokovice (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 Tomori Berat 11 (5)
2023 Monasterace
2023– Akragas 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023

David Olaoye (born 18 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Akragas.[1]

Career[edit]

Olaoye spent his youth career with Junior Hammers and Elite Pro Sports.[2][3] He began his senior career with English non-league sides Barking, Newham, Tottenham Phoenix and Ware.[4] In 2016, he joined Greek regional side AO Tympakiou; amid interest from Sheffield United.[2][5] After twelve total appearances and two goals in Greece, Olaoye departed to subsequently join NK Bravo of Slovenia in January 2017.[3][6][7][8] His stay lasted a further six months, but four of those were spent off-field due to a notable ligament injury.[3][9] In August 2017, Primera C Metropolitana side El Porvenir signed Olaoye; signing a two-year contract.[2][3][10][11]

He made his debut on 20 November versus Berazategui, becoming the first English professional to play in Argentine football.[2][3][12] He left El Porvenir in June 2018, subsequently having a trial with UAI Urquiza. The trial came to an end due injury to his rib cage which occurred in training, which left him sidelined for over a month.[13][14] In 2019, Olaoye switched Argentina for Norway after agreeing terms with Nybergsund of the 3. divisjon.[15][16] He scored on his second appearance against Verdal, though received a red card later in the match.[17] Olaoye moved across the division to join Årdal for 2020.[17] He didn't appear competitively for them, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and departed midway through the year to sign for Jiskra Domažlice in the Czech Republic.[18]

Olaoye initially featured for Jiskra Domažlice's B team in the fifth tier, scoring twice on his debut versus Baník Stříbro on 12 September.[19] His first appearance for their senior side came on 19 September against Admira Prague, as he was substituted on for the final minutes of a 4–2 win in the Bohemian Football League.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Olaoye grew up in Forest Gate, London with Nigerian parents.[3][20] He supports Arsenal.[2] Two of his three brothers, Daniel & Jonathan, are also footballers.[2][21]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 10 October 2020.[1][8][17][19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AO Tympakiou 2016–17 A1 Division 10 2 2 0 — 0 0 12 2
El Porvenir 2017–18 Primera C Metropolitana 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Nybergsund 2019 3. divisjon 16 1 1 0 — 0 0 17 1
Årdal 2020 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Jiskra Domažlice 2020–21 Bohemian Football League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Jiskra Domažlice B 2020–21 Plzeň Championship 3 3 — — 0 0 3 3
Career total 34 6 3 0 — 0 0 37 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "David Olaoye profile". BDFA. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Meet David Olaoye, the first English professional to play in Argentina". ESPN. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Meet David Olaoye: The young Brit playing professionally in Argentina". These Football Times. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "El Valiente fight back to beat Bethune in cup clash". Hackney Gazette. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "La historia de David Olaoye, un afro inglés suelto en Gerli". Clarín. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Prihodi/Odhodi: Zima je prinesla novosti". NK Bravo. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 17.02.2017" (PDF). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "ΕΠΣ Ηρακλείου: OLAOYE DAVID". epsirak. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Neymar is my role model - Meet David Olaoye, the ambitious Englishman making history in Argentina". Goal. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "El extraño caso de David Olaoye: jugó en Europa, se formó en una academia de David Beckham y firmó con El Porvenir". Infobae. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ^ "En Inglaterra aún no perdonan a Maradona". Olé. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. ^ "David Olaoye, de Gerli al mundo". TyC Sports. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Acá están, estos son". Solo Ascenso. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  14. ^ "David Olaoye: an Englishman in Argentina". These Football Times. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ "David klar for spill i 2019". Nybergsund. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Meet The 22-Year Old Footballer Who Has Played In Five Countries". Sport Bible. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  17. ^ a b c "David Olaoye - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". NFF. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  18. ^ "David Na Střelnici". Jiskra Domažlice. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "David Olaoye - player detail". Kdesehraje. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. ^ "It's Forest Gate to first Englishman to play in Argentina for footballer Olaoye". Newham Recorder. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  21. ^ "David Olaoye, el futbolista inglés que juega en El Porvenir". TN. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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