Tosin Olufemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Oluwatosin Osho Olufemi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Winger/Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Colchester United | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:37, 12 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Oluwatosin Osho "Tosin" Olufemi (born 13 May 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Colchester United.
Career
Olufemi, born in Hackney, London,[1] began his career with Colchester United, a product of their youth academy. He plays as a winger who uses his pace to cause problems for the opposition defence, with displays of versatility covering at full-back in youth and reserve team games.[3]
Alongside three other young players from the youth system at Colchester, Olufemi signed a two-year contract with the club in May 2012.[4] He made his first team debut in a League One away match versus Bury on 16 March 2013. He came on as a 70th minute substitute for Clinton Morrison in the 2–1 victory,[5] impressing manager Joe Dunne with his performance.[6]
Before making any first-team appearances in the 2013–14 season, Olufemi was offered a three-year contract extension to see him through to the summer of 2016 with the club on 20 August 2013.[7] Following this, Olufemi was called into action to replace Ryan Dickson at left-back who was suffering from illness. He subsequently made his first start for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Carlisle United on 23 August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] For his next match on 31 August, he was required to switch to the right-back position to cover Brian Wilson who was suffering from sickness. The U's went on to lose the game 2–1 to league leaders Leyton Orient.[9] Olufemi then made his third consecutive start in a third different position, this time playing as a winger alongside Clinton Morrison and Gavin Massey in a 4–1 Football League Trophy defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.[10] He continued his run in the first-team squad in an injury-depleted side during a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City on 8 September.[11] After some time away from the first-team through injury of his own, Olufemi again featured as a substitute mid-way through the second half for Gavin Massey in a 1–1 draw with Preston North End on 23 November.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 January 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2012–13[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[14] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Player Profile". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United youngsters sign new deals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bury 1–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dunne pleased with debutant Tosin". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "U's hand new deal to Olufemi". EADT24. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Dag & Red 4–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Coventry 2–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Preston 1–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Tosin Olufemi in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Tosin Olufemi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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