Olufela Olomola

Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for National League side Bromley.

Olufela Olomola
Personal information
Full name Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger/Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bromley
Number 29
Youth career
Arsenal
2014–2016 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Southampton 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 21 (7)
2018–2021 Scunthorpe United 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Yeovil Town (loan) 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Carlisle United (loan) 27 (5)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 12 (0)
2022 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2023 Wealdstone 47 (7)
2023– Bromley 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[3]

Club career

Southampton

Born in London, England to Nigerian parents, Olomola is a former Arsenal youth graduate. He scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Southampton under-18s during the 2014–15 campaign. The following season, Olomola was appointed captain of the under-18s side ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was promoted to the Southampton under-21 squad later that season. Olomola was named as an unused substitute by first-team boss Ronald Koeman in Saints' 1–1 home draw against Sunderland on 5 March 2016.[4] He made a fine start to the 2016–17 campaign, scoring a brace in Southampton's 4–1 away drubbing of Liverpool at Prenton Park in the first match of the U23 Premier League 2 (Division 2) Championship.[5]

Olomola made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 October 2016, coming on in the 26th minute for Jay Rodriguez in a 1–0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland.[6][7]

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[8]

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[9][10]

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[11]

On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[12]

On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[13]

He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town.[14]

He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]

Hartlepool United

On 21 July 2021, Olomola signed for Hartlepool United following a successful trial.[16] He made his Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town.[17]

On 11 February 2022, Olomola returned to National League side Yeovil Town for a third loan spell, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[18] Due to a high number of injuries in the Hartlepool team, Olomola was recalled by Pools on 21 April 2022.[19] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Olomola was released by Hartlepool.[20]

Wealdstone

On 20 July 2022, Olomola joined National League side Wealdstone, following his departure from Hartlepool.[21] Olomola made an immediate impact for Wealdstone scoring on his debut after 16 minutes in a 3-2 victory against Bromley on 6 August 2022.[22]

Bromley

Olomola joined fellow National League side, Bromley, on 6 October 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17[24] Premier League 0000100010
2017–18[25] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Southampton U23 2016–17[24] ———3[lower-alpha 1]232
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18[25] League Two 21720104[lower-alpha 1]0287
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[26] League One 6000000060
2019–20[27] League Two 0000000000
2020–21[28] League Two 5010001[lower-alpha 1]171
Total 110100011131
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[26] League Two 17310003[lower-alpha 1]0213
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20[27] League Two 27531201[lower-alpha 1]0336
Hartlepool United 2021–22[29] League Two 12000104[lower-alpha 1]1171
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22[30] National League 81——1[lower-alpha 2]192
Wealdstone 2022–23[30] National League 39712—2[lower-alpha 3]14210
2023–24[30] National League 8000—0080
Total 47712—215010
Bromley 2023–24[30] National League 2210—0032
Career total 14525935018517834
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. Walter, Simon (12 January 2018). "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. "Scunthorpe United 1-2 Mansfield Town: Report and reaction as losing streak continues in EFL Trophy". Grimsbylive. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". Grimsbylive. 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  16. "Pools Sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  17. "Hartlepool United 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. "Transfer | Olomola returns for a loan spell". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  19. "Pools recall Olomola". Hartlepool United. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  20. "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
  21. "NEW SIGNING | Striker Olomola joins the Stones". Wealdstone F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  22. "Wealdstone 3-2 Bromley". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  23. "Raven sign forward Olufela Olomola from Wealdstone". Bromley FC. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  24. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  25. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  26. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  27. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  28. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  29. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  30. "O. Olomola: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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