Seyi Olofinjana

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Seyi Olofinjana
Personal information
Full name Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana
Date of birth June 12, 1980 (1980-06-12) (age 28)
Place of birth    Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 4
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
–1999
1999–2002
2003–2004
2004–		 FC Crown Ogbomoso
Kwara United
Brann
Wolverhampton Wanderers		 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
034 (11)
135 (16)   
National team2
2000– Nigeria 020 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of February 2 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Seyi George Olofinjana (born June 30, 1980 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Championship. "Seyi" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwaseyi" (meaning "God made this").[1]

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[edit] Playing career

Olofinjana started his professional football career at FC Crown Ogbomoso, and later moved on to play in the Nigerian Premier League for Kwara United. During this time, he also broke into the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, making his debut on June 6, 2000 in a 3-2 friendly win over Malawi.

The midfielder moved to Norwegian club Brann in 2003, where he played one season, and went on to play in every game of the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, as Nigeria finished third.

He then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, newly-relegated from the English Premier League, in a £1.7 million deal in July 2004. He had also attracted interest from FC Copenhagen[1], Rosenborg[2], Monaco and Auxerre.

He immediately became a first choice player at Molineux but struggled for consistency in performances. A back injury in Autumn 2005 kept him out for the rest of the season, forcing him to miss the 2006 African Cup of Nations.

He found his form in the 2006/07 season, however, finishing as the club's top goalscorer as they made the play-offs under Mick McCarthy. He netted Wolves' opening goal of the following campaign in a 2-1 defeat to Watford, but could not repeat his goalscoring antics of the previous season, scoring only once more. He missed part of the season as he competed in the 2008 African Cup of Nations where Nigeria lost in the quarter-finals.

He signed a contract extension in October 2007 which will see him remain at Wolves until 2011.

[edit] Personal life

Olofinjana is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology, Ogbomoso and also sat exams as part of his Masters degree in Chemical Engineering in July 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meaning of Oluwaseyi in Nigerian.name

[edit] External links


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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – current squad

1 Murray • 2 D. Ward • 3 N. Collins • 4 Olofinjana • 6 Craddock • 7 Kightly • 8 Henry • 9 Keogh • 10 Bothroyd • 11 S. Ward • 12 R. Edwards • 14 Potter • 15 Little • 16 Davies • 17 Jarvis • 18 Gleeson • 19 Elliott • 20 Mulgrew • 21 Jones • 22 Gobern • 23 Eastwood • 26 D. Edwards • 27 Ebanks-Blake • 30 Ikeme • 31 Hennessey • 32 Foley • 33 Gray • 35 Bennett • 36 L. Collins • 37 Hughes • 38 Salmon • 39 Rósa • 40 Elokobi • 41 Bailey • – Vokes •

Manager: McCarthy


Persondata
NAME Olofinjana, Seyi George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olofinjana, Seyi
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1980-6-30
PLACE OF BIRTH Lagos, Nigeria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH