Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Okechukwu Olerum | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
Youth career | |||
University of Nigeria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Enugu Rangers | ||
2003–2004 | Shooting Stars | ||
2004–2005 | Pasargad | 31 | (28) |
2005–2006 | Foolad | 11 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Aboomoslem | 90 | (26) |
2009–2011 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | (0) |
2011 | Gostaresh | 11 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Aboomoslem | 20 | (2) |
2013 | Sloboda Užice | 6 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Al-Wehdat | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 10 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2016 |
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football striker playing for Shabab Al-Ordon Club in the Jordan Premier League.
He started playing in Nigeria, first with Enugu Rangers and then with Shooting Stars SC. [1]
In August 2004, Olerum signed with Foolad F.C. After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for Foolad FC in the IPL 2005/06 season, he decided to go to F.C. Aboomoslem, another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has won the best IPL 2006/07 forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem. In the next two seasons with Aboomoslem he scored 9 goals and could not perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and had unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't score a goal. In the middle of the 2010–2011 season, he moved to Gostaresh Foolad in Azadegan League.
On 23 July 2011, he joined Aboomoslem. [2]
In 2013, he joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Sloboda Užice. [3]
On 22 July 2013, he joined Al-Wehdat for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
2004–05 | Pasargad | Division 1 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 32 | 30 |
2005–06 | Foolad | Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2006–07 | Aboomoslem | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 17 | |
2007–08 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 5 | ||
2008–09 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |
2010–2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
Gostaresh | Division 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 4 | |
2011–12 | Aboomoslem | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | |
Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2012–13 | Sloboda Užice | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
Jordan | League | Jordan FA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
2013–14 | Al-Wehdat | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
Total | Iran | 183 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 62 | |
Total | Serbia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
Total | Jordan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
Career total | 196 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 64 |
"All I needed was just a chance to show what I could do, and Iran provided me with that opportunity" – On his move to Iran
"You know the death of my best friend Sam Okoye affected my game a lot, but now I am happy to be in the news for the right reasons, it came against the biggest team in Iran and I am grateful for my teammates' efforts as well. The fact that the three goals came in the space of twenty minutes left everyone stunned."- Talking about his Hat-trick