Michael Ologo
Nigerian footballer (born 2003)
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Michael Ologo Inainfe (born 5 April 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club İstanbulspor.[1]
Full name
Michael Ologo Inainfe
Date of birth
5 April 2003
Place of birth
Ologoama, Nigeria
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Ologo Inainfe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ologoama, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Velež (on loan from İstanbulspor) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Fresh Talents | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | İstanbulspor | 51 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Çorum (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Velež (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 25 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
A youth product of the Nigerian club Fresh Talents Football Academy since 2018, Ologo moved to the TFF First League clubİstanbulspor in the summer of 2018 in a complicated transfer.[2] On his debut season with the club, he helped them earn promotion into the Süper Lig after winning the promotion playoffs.[3] On 8 August 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2026.[4]
International career
Ologo is a youth international for Nigeria, having played for the Nigeria U23s in October 2022.[5]