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Mustapha Oluwatosin Olagunju (born 1 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town. He has also played on loan for Tadcaster Albion, Welling United and Port Vale.

Mustapha Olagunju

Personal information
Full name	Mustapha Oluwatosin Olagunju[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Plumstead, London[3]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Huddersfield Town
Youth career
	XYZ Academy
	Kent Football United
2018–2020	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
2020	→ Tadcaster Albion (loan)	2	(0)
2020	→ Welling United (loan)	7	(0)
2021	→ Port Vale (loan)	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Plumstead, London, Olagunju started his football career at the XYZ Academy, before moving to Kent Football United and then Huddersfield Town after impressing the "Terriers" in a trial game against Barnsley.[4] He joined Huddersfield as an attacking midfielder but was converted to playing at centre-back under the stewardship of Leigh Bromby and Emyr Humphreys.[5] He was promoted into Dean Whitehead's U19 team after starting 31 games for the U17 side.[6] He turned professional at the club in August 2019, signing a two-year contract.[6] Manager Danny Cowley invited him to train with the first-team at a camp in Dubai in November 2019.[4]

On 10 January 2020, he moved to Tadcaster Albion of the Northern Premier League Division One West on a one-month loan to gain first team experience.[7] He started two games for the "Brewers".[8] He joined Welling United on loan on 30 October 2020, along with Jaheim Headley.[9] He made his National League South debut the next day in a 2–1 defeat at Eastbourne Borough.[10] He played a total of seven games for the "Wings".[2]

Olagunju made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 9 January 2021, when he started in their 3–2 FA Cup Third Round defeat to Plymouth Argyle at Kirklees Stadium after manager Carlos Corberán rested all 11 players who started the previous Championship fixture.[11] He was booked in the fifth minute and substituted after 77 minutes.[12] On 1 February 2021, he joined League Two side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[13][14] He made his EFL debut on 20 February, in a 1–1 draw at Leyton Orient, and manager Darrell Clarke said that "he did all right".[15] In April 2021, he signed a new contract at Huddersfield Town to keep him at the club until June 2024.[16]

Style of play

Olagunju is an aggressive centre-back who plays on the front-foot and is comfortable in possession.[6]

Personal life

Born in England, Olagunju is of Nigerian descent.[3][17]

Statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2020–21[18]	EFL Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22[19]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23[20]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tadcaster Albion (loan)	2020–21[8]	Northern Premier League Division One North West	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Welling United (loan)	2020–21[2]	National League South	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Port Vale (loan)	2020–21[18]	EFL League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0

References

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