Michael Olaha
Nigerian footballer
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Michael Onyedikachi Olaha (born 4 July 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An.
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Olaha in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Onyedikachi Olaha | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | New Generation Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Abia Warriors | 33 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 76 | (18) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hapoel Kfar Shalem (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2022– | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 89 | (26) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Olaha signed for Nigerian Premier League side Abia Warriors in 2015 from the New Generation Academy.[2] After impressing in his first season, he was offered a trial with Slovenian side NK Domžale.[3]
In January 2017, he signed with Vietnamese side Sông Lam Nghệ An.[4] He scored a goal in the 2017 Vietnamese Cup final, helping the club win the title.[5]
After two and a half years, he left Sông Lam Nghệ An and signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv, for four years.[6]
On 23 July 2020, he moved on loan to Hapoel Kfar Shalem.[7]
In July 2021, Olaha re-joined Sông Lam Nghệ An.[8] In the 2023–24 season, he was designated to be the team captain.[9]
Honours
Sông Lam Nghệ An
