Olufela Olomola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger/Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Wealdstone | 47 | (7) |
| 2023– | Bromley | 29 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for EFL League Two side Bromley.
Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[3]
Club career
[edit]Southampton
[edit]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
[edit]On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[8]
Return to Southampton
[edit]Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[9][10]
Scunthorpe United
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Bromley
[edit]Olomola joined fellow National League side, Bromley, on 6 October 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[23] He scored 10 league goals for Bromley in his first season with the club and came on as a substitute in the club's 2024 National League play-off final victory at Wembley Stadium.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2016–17[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2016–17[25] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[26] | League Two | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2018–19[27] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[28] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[29] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19[27] | League Two | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2019–20[28] | League Two | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| Hartlepool United | 2021–22[30] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2021–22[31] | National League | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2022–23[31] | National League | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2023–24[31] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Bromley | 2023–24[31] | National League | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 36 | 11 | |
| 2024–25[32] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 215 | 45 | ||
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
- ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
Honours
[edit]Bromley
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Walter, Simon (12 January 2018). "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 1-2 Mansfield Town: Report and reaction as losing streak continues in EFL Trophy". Grimsbylive. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". Grimsbylive. 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Pools Sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Hartlepool United 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Transfer | Olomola returns for a loan spell". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Pools recall Olomola". Hartlepool United. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING | Striker Olomola joins the Stones". Wealdstone F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Wealdstone 3-2 Bromley". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Raven sign forward Olufela Olomola from Wealdstone". Bromley FC. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "O. Olomola: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Olufela Olomola at Soccerbase
- Olufela Olomola at Soccerway
