Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke (born 3 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Barnet and Arsenal academies and has been capped by England at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Milton Keynes Dons (on loan from Brentford) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Barnet | ||
| 2017–2021 | Arsenal | ||
| 2021–2022 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 20 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
After beginning his youth career as a forward in the Barnet Academy,[4] Oyegoke moved to the Arsenal Academy in 2017.[5] While at Hale End, he was converted into a right back and progressed to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2018–19 season.[4][5] At the end of his two-year scholarship, Oyegoke elected to decline the offer of a professional contract and departed the club.[6]
On 1 July 2021, Oyegoke transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made 24 B team appearances during the 2021–22 season and was an unused substitute during two first team cup matches.[8][9] Oyegoke was called into the first team's 2022–23 pre-season training camp in Germany and made two friendly appearances.[10][11][12] In July 2022, he departed on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[9]
On 27 July 2022, Oyegoke joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[9] He made the first competitive appearance of his career as a 61st-minute substitute for Henry Lawrence in a 1–0 defeat to Cambridge United on the opening day of the season.[13]
Oyegoke was capped by England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.[8] He participated in an U19 training camp in May 2021 and was named in the squad for a pair of friendly matches in September 2021,[14] both of which he appeared in.[15] During the 2021–22 season, Oyegoke was a part of the U19 squad which qualified for the 2022 UEFA European U19 Championship Finals.[16] He started in two of his five appearances at the Finals,[8] including the victory over Israel in the Final.[17] In September 2022, Oyegoke was named in the England U20 squad for its Costa Cálida Supercup campaign.[18] He started in the opening match versus Chile and scored his first international goal in the 3–0 win.[19]
Oyegoke is of Nigerian descent.[3] He attended Aldenham School.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21[21] | ― | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Brentford | 2021–22[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2022–23[13] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
England U19
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Milton Keynes Dons F.C. – current squad | |
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