| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ola | ||
| Date of birth | November 23, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Jūrmala | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997-1999 | King Faisal Babes | ||
| 1999–2000 | Carouge | ||
| 2000–2001 | Lazio | ||
| 2001 | Chievo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | L'Aquila | 45 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Teramo | 58 | (4) |
| 2005-2008 | Cesena | 42 | (1) |
| 2009 | Botev Plovdiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Persebaya Surabaya | 26 | (1) |
| 2011- | FC Jūrmala | 13 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008- | Nigeria[1] | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Ola (born November 23, 1982 in Accra) is a Ghanaian-Nigerian football defender, who currently plays for FC Jūrmala in the Latvian Higher League.
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Ola began his career with King Faisal Babes. He came to Europe in 1999 and played in Switzerland for Carouge[2] before June 2000 when he was scouted by S.S. Lazio and he joined the club's reserves. The Roma based club played in the UEFA Champions League in 2000. In 2001 Ola left the club and moved to Chievo. After 6 months he left Verona and moved to L'Aquila and played 45 games, and scored 3 goals in the Serie C1 as well. In 2003 he was transferred to Teramo. He was sold to Cesena in co-ownership deal in summer 2007. Ola left the club in the summer of 2008 and one year later he signed a contract with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.[3] In May 2010 he joined Persebaya. In April 2011 he joined the Latvian side FC Jūrmala.[4]
On 5 August 2008 was his first call to the Nigeria national football team against South Africa.[5] He was an unused substitute.