Michael Ogungbaro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Olusoji Ogungbaro | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Eruwa, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaro | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jerv | 49 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Start | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Åsane (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Jerv (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bravo | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | KTP | 77 | (4) |
| 2024– | Jaro | 28 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Michael Ogungbaro (born 10 July 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Finnish club FF Jaro in Ykkösliiga.
Career
[edit]He moved to Norway and FK Jerv from Midtjylland ahead of the 2016 season.[1] Bought by IK Start in 2018, he was immediately loaned out to Åsane in the entire 2018 season and Jerv in the first half of 2019.
In the 2019 Start released him, only to see him being picked up by Slovene club NK Bravo.[2][3] He made his Slovenian Prva Liga debut in September 2019 against NK Rudar Velenje.[4]
After playing for Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for four seasons, Ogungbaro signed with FF Jaro in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga on 4 April 2024.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jerv | 2016 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 29 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Start | 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Åsane (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
| Jerv (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Bravo | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| KTP | 2020 | Ykkönen | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Jaro | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Career total | 192 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 219 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Jaro
- Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024
KTP
References
[edit]- ^ "Her er vår nye nr. 25!". www.fkjerv.no (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Stenersen, Steffen (30 August 2019). "Han fikk ingen kamper som Start-spiller. Nå har Ogungbaro funnet seg ny klubb". Fædrelandsvennen/Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Michael Ogungbaro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Michael Ogungbaro at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ MICAEL OGUNGBARO FF JAROON, ffjaro.fi, 4 April 2024
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