Toyosi Olusanya

Toyosi Olusanya
Personal information
Full name Olutoyosi Tajudeen Olusanya[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
AFC Wimbledon
Number 29
Youth career
2015–2016 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– AFC Wimbledon 1 (1)
2016Kingstonian (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 20 December 2016 (UTC).

Olutoyosi Tajudeen Olusanya (born 1 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for AFC Wimbledon.

Club career

Olusanya started his career with MASS FC, playing from the age of 11 to 14. He then represented Palace Guard FC for a year, before joining 10 Coaching to take part in a college scheme.[2]

The forward joined AFC Wimbledon in 2015, and initially featured for the academy after being spotted playing football in college.[2] Having featured in a 4-0 victory over Woking in the FA Youth Cup first round, he netted both goals in the club’s 2-0 victory over Ebbsfleet United in the second round. Olusanya also played against Watford, Newcastle United and Chelsea in the ensuing rounds.[3] Having impressed in the youth ranks, he signed his first professional deal in February 2016.[2]

He made his Football League debut for the 7 May 2016, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute against Newport County. Olusanya scored his first goal for the club seven minutes later, being bought down in the box before converting the penalty.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2015–16[5] League Two 1100000011
2016–17[5] League One 0000000000
Total 1100000011
Kingstonian (loan) 2016–17[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 40003[lower-alpha 1]070
Career total 5100003081
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 AFC Wimbledon TV (2016-02-06), Rapid rise earns AFC Wimbledon pro deal for Toyosi, retrieved 2016-05-10
  3. Slavin, Chris. "Toyosi nets debut winner". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  4. "AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Newport County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "T. Olusanya". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. "Toyosi Olusanya". Kingstonian Official Site. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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