Greg Thomas Olley (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League club Gateshead.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Greg Thomas Olley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Durham, England[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[5] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
2018– | Gateshead | 124 | (21) |
National team | |||
2019 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:56, 26 February 2022 (UTC) |
Olley signed for Hull City in 2015 after being released by Newcastle United at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6][7] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City.[8] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Olley signed for National League club Gateshead on 15 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[10] Olley, like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues.[11] However, he signed a new one-year contract with the club on 5 July 2019.[12]
Olley was awarded the National League North's Player of the Month award for January 2022 as his side sat top of the league.[13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hull City | 2016–17[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Gateshead | 2018–19[15] | National League | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
2019–20[16] | National League North | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | National League North | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | National League North | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
Total | 124 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 23 | ||
Career total | 124 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 23 |
Gateshead F.C. – current squad | |
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2021–22 National League North Team of the Year | |
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