Olufela Olomola
English footballer (born 1997)
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Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for National League club Wealdstone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wealdstone | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| 2014–2016 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 21 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Hartlepool United | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Wealdstone | 47 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Bromley | 44 | (11) |
| 2025– | Wealdstone | 39 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:10, 31 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.[3]
Career
Southampton
Born in London, England to Nigerian parents, Olomola is a former Arsenal youth graduate. He scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Southampton under-18s during the 2014–15 campaign. The following season, Olomola was appointed captain of the under-18s side ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was promoted to the Southampton under-21 squad later that season. Olomola was named as an unused substitute by first-team boss Ronald Koeman in Saints' 1–1 home draw against Sunderland on 5 March 2016.[4]
He made a fine start to the 2016–17 campaign, scoring a brace in Southampton's 4–1 away victory over Liverpool at Prenton Park in the first match of the U23 Premier League 2 (Division 2) Championship.[5]
Olomola made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 October 2016, coming on in the 26th minute for Jay Rodriguez in a 1–0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland.[6][7]
Loan to Yeovil
On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.[8]
Return to Southampton
Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.[9][10]
Scunthorpe United
On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.[11]
On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[12]
On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[13]
He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town.[14]
He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]
Hartlepool United
On 21 July 2021, Olomola signed for Hartlepool United following a successful trial.[16] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town.[17]
On 11 February 2022, Olomola returned to National League side Yeovil Town for a third loan spell, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[18] Due to a high number of injuries in the Hartlepool team, Olomola was recalled by Pools on 21 April 2022.[19] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Olomola was released by Hartlepool.[20]
Wealdstone
On 20 July 2022, Olomola joined National League side Wealdstone, following his departure from Hartlepool.[21] Olomola scored 16 minutes into his debut in a 3–2 victory against Bromley on 6 August 2022.[22] He would go on to score a total of 10 goals in his first spell at the Stones.[23]
Bromley
Olomola joined fellow National League side, Bromley, on 6 October 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[24] He scored 10 league goals for Bromley in his first season with the club and came on as a substitute in their 2024 National League play-off final victory at Wembley Stadium, in which he scored in the penalty shoot-out.[25]
On 19 May 2025, the club announced he would be released in June when his contract expired.[26]
Return to Wealdstone
Having trialled with the club in pre-season, Olomola returned to National League side Wealdstone in September 2025.[27] Having appeared 44 times in his first year back at the club, he signed a contract extension in June 2026.[28]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2016–17[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2016–17[29] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[30] | League Two | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2018–19[31] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[33] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19[31] | League Two | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2019–20[32] | League Two | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| Hartlepool United | 2021–22[34] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2022–23[23] | National League | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2023–24[23] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Bromley | 2023–24[23] | National League | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 36 | 11 | |
| 2024–25[35] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 13 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2025–26[23] | National League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 7[e] | 2 | 44 | 9 | |
| 2026–27[23] | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 226 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 283 | 55 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
- Four appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
- Includes National League Cup and FA Trophy
- Appearances in National League Cup
