Oladapo Olufemi

Oladapo Olufemi
Personal information
Full name Oladapo Olufemi Oluyi
Date of birth (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Central or defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bayelsa United
Youth career
0000–2006 Plateau United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 RSC Anderlecht 1 (0)
2007–2008 Boavista F.C. 4 (0)
2009–2012 IK Start 49 (1)
2013 Shooting Stars
2013– Bayelsa United
National team
2007 Nigeria U-20 5 (0)
2008– Nigeria 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2013

Oladapo Olufemi Oluyi (born 5 November 1988) is a Nigerian footballer. He is currently plays for Nigeria Premier League team Bayelsa United. He plays as a central or defensive midfielder.

Career

Olufemi played in Europe for R.S.C. Anderlecht. In July 2007 he moved from the Brussels-based club to Portuguese club Boavista F.C.;[1] He later left and was a free agent. During summer 2009 he went on trial;[2] at IK Start, a Norwegian top-division club, where Solomon Owello is plying his trade. He impressed and was signed on a three and a half year contract.[3] He signed with Shooting Stars in May of 2013,[4] and in December 2013, moved to league rivals Bayelsa United.[5]

International career

Olufemi represented Nigeria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and won a silver medal in the football event at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, however he didn't appear in the tournament.[6]

He earned his first cap for Nigeria in a friendly match against Sudan on 9 January 2008.

Career statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2009 Start Tippeligaen 900090
2010 18030210
2011 712091
2012 Adeccoligaen 15030180
Career Total 49180571

References

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