Kudus Oyenuga
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → MyPa (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bury (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hayes & Yeading United | 36 | (15) |
| 2013–2015 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Hartlepool United | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Greenock Morton | 24 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Chelmsford City | 33 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Dartford | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Haringey Borough (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Welling United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Margate | 15 | (5) |
| 2020 | Leatherhead | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Brentwood Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Grays Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Coggeshall Town | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | Basildon United | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Southend Manor | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Burnham Ramblers | 18 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Southend Manor | ||
| 2023–2024 | Burnham Ramblers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga (born 18 March 1993) is an English footballer, who plays as a forward. He was most recently player-manager at Burnham Ramblers.
He has played for Tottenham Hotspur,[2] Hayes & Yeading United, Dundee United, Hartlepool United and Greenock Morton. He has also played for MyPa, Bury, St Johnstone, Boreham Wood, Dartford and Cowdenbeath on loan.
Oyenuga was born in Walthamstow[3] and began his football career by joining the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2008. In April 2011, Oyenuga agreed a two-year deal with Tottenham and then went out on loan to Finnish side MyPa, until the end of August 2011.[4]
On 15 August 2011, he joined Bury on loan for a month,[5] making one appearance, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Charlton on 28 August 2011.[6] Afterwards, he left Bury. In November, Oyenuga went on trial with Southampton after scoring twice in a reserve match in a 4–1 win over Plymouth Argyle,[7] but no move was made.
In the January 2012 transfer window, Oyenuga joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan, until the end of the season.[8] On 14 February he made his St Johnstone debut, coming on as a substitute in extra time, in a 2–1 loss against Hearts in a fifth round replay in the Scottish Cup. Two months later, he made his league debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Celtic. At the end of the season, Oyenuga returned to Tottenham and was soon released by the club.[9]
In August 2012, Oyenuga joined Hayes & Yeading United[10] He established himself in the first team, making 40 appearances and scoring eighteen in all competitions. In addition, he was the club's top-scorer and helped the club avoid relegation.[11] At the end of the season it was thought that Oyenuga might leave the club.[12] The club then granted permission for him to leave the club.[13]
After leaving Hayes & Yeading United, Kudus returned to Scotland, joining Dundee United on trial, along with former teammate Calum Butcher.[14] After impressing manager Jackie McNamara during their trial,[15] both players subsequently joined the club, Oyenuga signing a three-year contract.[16] On 22 September 2013, he made his Dundee United debut, coming on as a substitute against Motherwell.[17]
In January 2014, Oyenuga joined Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season.[18] On 25 August 2014, he was loaned out again, this time to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath until January 2015,[19] later extended for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[20] On 13 May 2015, he was released by Dundee United.[21]
On 6 July 2015, Oyenuga signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer, becoming their eighth signing of the summer.[22] He scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 1–0 FA Cup win against Cheltenham Town on 7 November 2015.[23] A week later he scored his first league goal in a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient.[24]
On 4 May 2016, Oyenuga was named as one of three players released by Hartlepool United, and went on trial at Livingston and then Greenock Morton.[25] After his trial match for Morton, Oyenuga signed a five-month contract with the club.[26] He scored his first goal for Morton in a 1–1 draw with Dumbarton on 20 August 2016.[27] In late December, Oyenuga would sign a contract to keep him at the club until the end of the season.[28] He was released at the end of his contract.[29]
In June 2017, Oyenuga signed for Chelmsford City.[30] On 5 August 2017, Oyenuga scored twice on his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Gloucester City.[31] In June 2018, Oyenuga signed for Dartford.[32] On 15 February 2019, Oyenuga joined Haringey Borough on an initial month's loan.[33] On 19 June 2019, Oyenuga joined Welling United.[34] Before playing a single game for Welling United, Oyenuga joined Margate.[35] He left the club on 6 January 2020 and joined Leatherhead.[36] In July 2021, Oyenuga signed for Grays Athletic.[37] In November 2021, Oyenuga signed for Coggeshall Town.[38] In March 2022, Oyenuga signed for Basildon United.[39]
Managerial career
In October 2022, Oyenuga was appointed assistant manager at Southend Manor,[40] whilst also holding a playing role at the club.[41] In December 2022, Oyenuga was named as Southend Manor manager alongside Jack Morris.[42] On 25 March 2023, Oyenuga resigned as manager of Southend Manor, also leaving the club as a player.[43]
On 13 May 2023, Burnham Ramblers announced the appointment of Oyenuga as manager.[44] On 7 January 2024, Burnham Ramblers announced Oyenuga had departed the club.[45]
