Michael Onovwigun

Michael Onovwigun
Personal information
Full name Michael Richie Onovwigun[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996[2]
Place of birth Clapham, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Merstham
Youth career
2011–2014 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Chesterfield 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Sheffield (loan) 9 (1)
2015 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 6 (0)
2016 Dulwich Hamlet 2 (0)
2016 Kingstonian 9 (2)
2016–2017 Farnborough 4 (0)
2017 Southport 1 (0)
2017– Merstham 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:54, 19 April 2017 (UTC).

Michael Richie Onovwigun (born 9 April 1996 in Clapham, England) is an English professional football central midfielder who plays for Merstham. He is a product of the Brentford academy.

Playing career

Brentford

Born in Clapham, London,[3] Onovwigun began his career in the academy at Brentford, signing scholarship forms in the summer of 2012.[4] After featuring regularly for the Development Squad in friendly matches during the summer of 2012, Onovwigun was called into the first team squad for a pre-season friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2012, replacing Jake Reeves after 73 minutes of the 4–1 victory.[5] Onovwigun made over 50 appearances for the youth team and 9 for the Development Squad between 2011 and 2014.[6][7][8][9] He departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season, after failing to be offered a professional contract.[10]

Chesterfield

On 31 July 2014, Onovwigun signed a one-year professional Development Squad contract at League One side Chesterfield after a successful trial.[11] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Rochdale on 16 August and made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 2–1 win.[12] His second appearance came with a slightly longer cameo in a 2–0 Football League Trophy first round defeat to Scunthorpe United on 1 September.[12] After spending time away on loan, he had a run of three first team calls in March 2015, making one substitute appearance against Gillingham on 17 March.[13] Onovwigun finished the 2014–15 season with three appearances and the option to extend his contract was taken up for another season.[12] Onovwigun made his only appearance of the 2015–16 season as a substitute during a 3–1 League Cup first round extra time defeat to Carlisle United on 11 August 2015 and was released at the end of the campaign.[14][15]

Sheffield (loan)

Onovwigun joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Sheffield on a 28-day loan on 7 November 2014.[16] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Richard Stirrup in a 4–2 defeat to Romulus.[17] The deal was later extended until 3 January 2015.[18] Onovwigun's final appearance came with a start in a 2–1 defeat to Lincoln United on 20 December.[19] He made eight appearances and scored two goals for the club.[20]

Stalybridge Celtic (loan)

On 6 February 2015, Onovwigun and Chesterfield teammate Charlie Dawes signed on a one-month loan for Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic.[21] He made his debut the following day,[22] coming on for Paul Ennis after 69 minutes of a 4–3 defeat to local rivals Stockport County.[23] It proved to be his only appearance and he departed on 27 February.[24]

Gateshead (loan)

On 24 March 2016, Onovwigun joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[25] He made his debut with a start versus Macclesfield Town the following day, but was substituted after just 24 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.[14] He made two further appearances before returning to the Spireites at the end of the season.[14]

Non-league football

On 16 August 2016, Onovwigun was announced as having signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet.[26] He made just two appearances for the club,[27] before moving within the division to join Kingstonian on 31 August.[28] After 11 appearances and two goals, he joined Southern League First Division Central club Farnborough on 24 November.[29] Onovwigun moved back up to the National League to join Southport on 7 January 2017 and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Merstham on 6 March.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2017.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield 2014–15[12] League One 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2015–16[14] 4000100040
Total 6000101040
Sheffield (loan) 2014–15[20] Northern Premier League Division One South 51——3[lower-alpha 2]182
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2014–15[31] Conference North 10———10
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[14] National League 30———30
Dulwich Hamlet 2016–17[27] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Kingstonian 2016–17[32] Isthmian League Premier Division 9 2 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 11 2
Farnborough 2016–17[33] Southern League First Division Central 4 0 — — — 4 0
Southport 2016–17[31] National League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Merstham 2016–17[34] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 323101051394
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, one appearance and one goal in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "The Football Association: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2015 and 28/02/2015". p. 16.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Onovwigun". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Player Profile. "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bees Sign New Scholar". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  5. ↑ "WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1 BRENTFORD 4". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  6. ↑ "YOUTH TEAM STATS 2012/13". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  7. ↑ "2013/14 YOUTH TEAM STATISTICS". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  8. ↑ "2012/13 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD STATS". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  9. ↑ "2013/14 Brentford Development Squad stats". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Professional Contracts Offered". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  11. ↑ "Spireites Sign Teenage Midfielder". Chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Michael Onovwigun | Football Stats | Chesterfield | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Michael Onovwigun Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Michael Onovwigun | Football Stats | Chesterfield | Age 19 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  15. ↑ "Drew Talbot and Jordan Slew among players released by Chesterfield". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  16. ↑ "Two new faces at Club". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "First Team vs. Romulus - First Team - Sheffield FC". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Loanee Stays Longer at Club". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "First Team vs. Lincoln United - First Team - Sheffield FC". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Fixtures and results | Sheffield FC". www.sheffieldfc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  21. ↑ "Young Duo Move on Loan". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Michael Onovwigun". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Match Centre". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Michael Onovwigun". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Michael Onovwigun: Chesterfield midfielder joins Gateshead on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  26. ↑ "Hamlet Bring in Onovwigun". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  27. 1 2 "Michael Onovwigun - First XI - Dulwich Hamlet Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  28. ↑ "Done Deal: Ex-Chesterfield midfielder makes Kingstonian switch". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  29. ↑ "Onovwigun & Orenuga Sign for Boro - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  30. ↑ "Onovwigun Moves Back North - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  31. 1 2 "England - M. Onovwigun - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  32. ↑ "Michael Onovwigun - First Team - Kingstonian FC". www.kingstonian.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  33. ↑ "Michael Onovwigun Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  34. ↑ "Merstham Football Club". Merstham Football Club. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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