Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Olufela Olomola
English footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for EFL League Two side Bromley.
Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[citation needed]
Remove ads
Career
Summarize
Perspective
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Loan to Yeovil
On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[7]
Return to Southampton
Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[8][9]
Scunthorpe United
On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[10]
On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[11]
On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[12]
He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town.[13]
He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[14]
Hartlepool United
On 21 July 2021, Olomola signed for Hartlepool United following a successful trial.[15] He made his Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town.[16]
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.[17] Due to a high number of injuries in the Hartlepool team, Olomola was recalled by Pools on 21 April 2022.[18] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Olomola was released by Hartlepool.[19]
Wealdstone
On 20 July 2022, Olomola joined National League side Wealdstone, following his departure from Hartlepool.[20] 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.[21]
Bromley
Olomola joined fellow National League side, Bromley, on 6 October 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[22] He scored 10 league goals for Bromley in his first season with the club and came on as a substitute in the club's 2024 National League play-off final victory at Wembley Stadium.[23]
On 19 May 2025, the club announced he would be released in June when his contract expired.[24]
Remove ads
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
- Four appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
Remove ads
Honours
Bromley
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads