Joseph Olaleye
Nigerian footballer
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Joseph Mayoma Olaleye (born 22 November 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club TRAU.[1]
Club career
Born in Nigeria, Olaleye made his senior debut with I-league club TRAU,[2] in the 2019–20 season and has secured 11 appearances for the Indian side primarily playing as right midfielder and centre-forward.[3] Joseph also assisted Joel Sunday to score a goal against Mohun Bagan but they faced a decimating defeat of 1-3 due to well anticipated goals of Spaniards Fran González and Joseba Beitia. Also, Senegalese Baba Diawara contributed a goal to the Kolkata based side.[4]
Initially signed by the Indian side TRAU, he had appearance for the senior squad and played for I-League 2nd Division side (erstwhile) in the 2018–19 season whereby the Nigerian has played up to the standards and made the club enable to acquire the promotion in the I-League whereby he secured 7 goals in 13 games.[5][6] The Nigerian possess a decent chemistry with Princewill Emeka, who emerged as the leading goalscorer in the 2018–19 campaign.[7]