Daniel Ogunmade

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Daniel Ogunmade
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-26) 26 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Dundee United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 NOC Tonkawa Mavericks
2007–2008 Mercer Bears
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Dundee United 7 (1)
2003Forfar Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2004Ross County (loan) 4 (0)
2004 Stenhousemuir 1 (0)
2005 Bellshill Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Ogunmade (born 26 October 1983) is a Scottish-Nigerian footballer who played as a forward. He played professionally in Scotland for Dundee United and Stenhousemuir, as well as for Forfar Athletic and Ross County on loan. In 2005, he moved to the United States to study, where he played college soccer before retiring from the sport.

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Early life

Ogunmade was born in Lagos, Nigeria. When he was 9 years old his family moved to Scotland, where he grew up in the Garrowhill area of Glasgow. [1]

Career

Ogunmade started his career with Dundee United. [2] He was loaned to lower league clubs Forfar Athletic and Ross County. After leaving United in 2004, Ogunmade played as a trialist for Stenhousemuir and had a spell with Junior side Bellshill Athletic. After failing to win a deal in Britain, Ogunmade moved to the US, where his form for Northern Oklahoma College led to NSCAA All-American recognition in 2007. [3] Ogunmade moved to Georgia-based Mercer University in 2007.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gavin Barry. "I'll Make Most of My Chance; DANIEL OGUNMADE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS ROOTS IN NIGERIA". The Free Library. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. "Daniel Ogunmade". United Kingdom: Balentine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. "First Point stars amongst NSCAA award winners". First Point USA website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.