Greg Olley
English footballer (born 1996)
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Greg Thomas Olley (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League club York City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greg Thomas Olley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | Gateshead | 191 | (35) |
| 2025– | York City | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 17 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Olley signed for Hull City in 2015 after being released by Newcastle United at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6][7] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City.[8] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Gateshead
Olley signed for National League club Gateshead on 15 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[10] Olley, like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues.[11] However, he signed a new one-year contract with the club on 5 July 2019.[12] During the 2019–20 season, Olley recorded 7 goals and 15 assists.[13]
In June 2021, he was named Gateshead's club captain.[13] Olley was awarded the National League North's Player of the Month award for January 2022 as his side sat top of the league.[14] Gateshead won the title, with Olley recording 28 assists in all competitions.[13] He also earned a place in the National League North Team of the Year.[13] Olley captained his side in the 2023 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium as his side lost 1–0 to FC Halifax Town.[13] On 3 June 2023, Olley signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with Gateshead until 2025.[13] He started for Gateshead in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley, as his team won the trophy on penalties against Solihull Moors.[15] In the second match of the 2024–25 season, Olley suffered a broken leg following a tackle from Dion Kelly-Evans in a match against Woking.[16]
Olley departed the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.[17]
York City
On 15 July 2025, Olley joined National League side York City.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2016–17[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gateshead | 2018–19[20] | National League | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2019–20[20] | National League North | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21[20] | National League North | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | National League North | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23[20] | National League | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[a] | 2 | 49 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24[20] | National League | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25[20] | National League | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 191 | 35 | 11 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 211 | 40 | |||
| Career total | 191 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 204 | 40 | ||