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Olufela Oladele A. Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for National League side Wealdstone. 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 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wealdstone
Number 9
Youth career
Arsenal
2014–2016 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Southampton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 21 (7)
2018–2021 Scunthorpe United 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Yeovil Town (loan) 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Carlisle United (loan) 27 (5)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 12 (0)
2022 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (1)
2022– Wealdstone 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 2 November 2022 (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]

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

He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town.[14]

He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]


Hartlepool United


On 21 July 2021, Olomola signed for Hartlepool United following a successful trial.[16] He made his Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town.[17]

On 11 February 2022, Olomola returned to National League side Yeovil Town for a third loan spell, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[18] Due to a high number of injuries in the Hartlepool team, Olomola was recalled by Pools on 21 April 2022.[19] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Olomola was released by Hartlepool.[20]


Wealdstone


On 20 July 2022, Olomola joined National League side Wealdstone, following his departure from Hartlepool.[21] Olomola made an immediate impact for Wealdstone scoring on his debut after 16 minutes in a 3-2 victory against Bromley on 6 August 2022.[22]


Career statistics


As of match played 1 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17[23] Premier League 0000100010
2017–18[24] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Southampton U23 2016–17[23] ———3[lower-alpha 1]232
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[24] League Two 21720104[lower-alpha 1]0287
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[25] League One 6000000060
2019–20[26] League Two 0000000000
2020–21[27] League Two 5010001[lower-alpha 1]171
Total 110100011131
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[25] League Two 17310003[lower-alpha 1]0213
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20[26] League Two 27531201[lower-alpha 1]0336
Hartlepool United 2021–22[28] League Two 12000104[lower-alpha 1]1171
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22[29] National League 81——1[lower-alpha 2]192
Wealdstone 2022–23[29] National League 13312—00145
Career total 10919835017513927
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

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. "Scunthorpe United 1-2 Mansfield Town: Report and reaction as losing streak continues in EFL Trophy". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  16. "Pools Sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  17. "Hartlepool United 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. "Transfer | Olomola returns for a loan spell". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  19. "Pools recall Olomola". Hartlepool United. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  20. "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
  21. "NEW SIGNING | Striker Olomola joins the Stones". Wealdstone F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  22. "Wealdstone 3-2 Bromley". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  23. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  24. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  25. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  26. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  27. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  28. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  29. "O. Olomola: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 February 2022.




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