Michael Ogungbaro
Nigerian footballer
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Michael Ogungbaro (born 10 July 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Finnish club FF Jaro in Ykkösliiga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Olusoji Ogungbaro | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Eruwa, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaro | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jerv | 49 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Start | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Åsane (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Jerv (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bravo | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | KTP | 77 | (4) |
| 2024– | Jaro | 52 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
Career
He moved to Norway and FK Jerv from Midtjylland ahead of the 2016 season.[1] Bought by IK Start in 2018, he was immediately loaned out to Åsane in the entire 2018 season and Jerv in the first half of 2019.
In the 2019 Start released him, only to see him being picked up by Slovene club NK Bravo.[2][3] He made his Slovenian Prva Liga debut in September 2019 against NK Rudar Velenje.[4]
After playing for Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for four seasons, Ogungbaro signed with FF Jaro in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga on 4 April 2024.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jerv | 2016 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 29 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Start | 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Åsane (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
| Jerv (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Bravo | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| KTP | 2020 | Ykkönen | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Jaro | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 222 | 16 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup and Suomen Cup
- Includes Ykköscup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
