Andrew Oluwabori

Andrew Oluwabori

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Jose Oluwabori [1] [2]
Birth name	Oluwadamilare Andrew Ijiwole [3]
Date of birth	(2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Position(s)	Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Yeovil Town (on loan from Exeter City)
Number	17
Youth career
	Queens Park Rangers
	Southampton
2018–2020	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
2019	→ Ossett United (loan)	6	(0)
2020	Edgware Town	2	(0)
2021–2023	Peterborough United	0	(0)
2021	→ Boreham Wood (loan)	3	(0)
2022	→ Kettering Town (loan)	10	(4)
2022–2023	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	25	(2)
2023–2025	FC Halifax Town	66	(10)
2025–	Exeter City	6	(1)
2025–	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Andrew Jose Oluwabori (born Oluwadamilare Andrew Ijiwole on 30 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town, on loan from Exeter City, as a left winger and forward.

Career

Born in Hackney, ^[4] Oluwabori spent his early career with Queens Park Rangers and Southampton. ^[5] He joined Huddersfield Town on a two-year scholarship in summer 2018. ^[4] In August 2019, he joined Northern Premier League club Ossett United on a work experience loan. ^[6] Two months later, he went on trial at Manchester City where he played in two under-18 matches, ^[7] and then two further under-18 games on trial at Stoke City in January 2020. ^[8]

After being released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2019-20 season, ^[9] he played twice in the Spartan South Midlands Football League for Edgware Town in the 2020–21 season. ^[10]

He signed for Peterborough United in September 2021. ^[11] He moved on loan to Boreham Wood in November 2021, ^[12] to Kettering Town in August 2022, ^[13] and to Yeovil Town in November 2022. ^[14] His loan at Yeovil was extended in January 2023 until the end of the season. ^[15]

After leaving Peterborough he signed for FC Halifax Town in June 2023. ^[16] In February 2024, manager Chris Millington praised Oluwabori for his improving performances for the Shaymen. ^[17]

In February 2025 he signed for Exeter City. ^{[18] [19]}

Oluwabori returned on loan to National League side Yeovil Town on 19 September 2025, on a deal running until January 2026. ^[20]

Playing style

Oluwabori is "predominantly a left-winger", although he is right-footed. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2025 ^{[2] [22]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2019–20	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ossett United (loan)	2019–20 [23]	NPL Division One North West	6	0	5	0	—		0	0	11	0
Edgware Town	2020–21 [10]	SSML Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Peterborough United	2021–22	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boreham Wood (loan)	2021–22	National League	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Kettering Town (loan)	2022–23	National League North	10	4	—		—		—		10	4
Yeovil Town (loan)	2022–23	National League	25	2	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	26	2
FC Halifax Town	2023–24	National League	39	4	1	0	—		0	0	40	4
	2024–25	National League	27	6	1	0	—		5 [b]	1	33	7
	Total		66	10	2	0	0	0	5	1	73	11
Exeter City	2024–25	League One	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	2025–26	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	2	0
	Total		6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2025–26	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			119	17	7	0	1	0	7	1	134	18

1. Appearance in FA Trophy
2. One appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances and one goal in National League Cup
3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
2. Andrew Oluwabori at Soccerway . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
3. "Intermediary/Football Agent Transactions 1 February 2023 to 1 February 2024". The FA. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
4. "MEET TOWN'S NEW ACADEMY SCHOLARS FOR 2018/19!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 10 April 2018.
5. ""I feel I'm an exciting player, skilful, hoping to produce a lot this season, and I'll work hard."". Halifax Courier. 17 July 2023.
6. "Ossett sign Terriers youngster on work experience". nonleagueyorkshire.com. 16 August 2019.
7. "Manchester City Trialist Ijiwole Scores Against Liverpool In U18 Premier League Cup". allnigeriasoccer.com. 27 October 2019.
8. "Andrew Ijiwole - worldfootball.net". world football.net.
9. "RETAINED LIST: 12 PLAYERS EXTEND DEALS INTO JULY". Huddersfield Town AFC. 24 June 2020.
10. "Andrew Ijiwole - Aylesbury United F.C." aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
11. "Oluwabori Signs Deal With Under 23s | Peterborough United - The Posh". www.theposh.com.
12. "OLUWABORI LOAN BOLSTERS WOOD'S ATTACKING OPTIONS". Boreham Wood Football Club Official Website. 21 October 2021.
13. "Peterborough United send two talented youngsters out on loan to Kettering Town". Peterborough Telegraph. 6 August 2022.
14. "Yeovil Town Football Club - TRANSFER | Andrew Oluwabori arrives on loan". www.ytfc.net.
15. "Yeovil Town Football Club - SIGNING | Oluwabori extends his Huish Park stay". www.ytfc.net.
16. ""It's been a good number of weeks in the making so we're thrilled to get it over the line."". Halifax Courier. 28 June 2023.
17. "Oluwabori is starting to show what he can do, says Town boss Millington". Halifax Courier. 27 February 2024.
18. "Exeter City sign Ed Turns, Andrew Oluwabori and Angus MacDonald". BBC Sport. 3 February 2025.
19. "Town winger completes deadline-day move to League One side". Halifax Courier. 3 February 2025.
20. "Andrew Oluwabori Returns to Yeovil Town on Loan from Exeter City". ytfc. 19 September 2025.
21. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/what-can-exeter-city-expect-from-andrew-oluwabori/ar-AA1yxOEv
22. Andrew Oluwabori at Soccerbase
23. "Andrew Ijiwole - Appearances - Football Web Pages". footballwebpages co.uk.