Dele Olaoye

Dele Olaoye

Personal information
Full name	Dolapo Olaoye [1]
Date of birth	(1982-10-17) 17 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Port Vale	1	(0)
2002–2005	Michigan Bucks
2006–2008	Stafford Rangers	24	(4)
2008–20??	Redditch United
2008	→ Rugby Town (loan)	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dolapo Olaoye (born 17 October 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer. He played in the Football League for Port Vale, and also played Conference football for Stafford Rangers.

Career

Olaoye joined Port Vale in August 2000, making his debut on 19 August as a late substitute for Tony Naylor in Vale's 3–0 win at home to Oxford United. ^[3] However, this was his only appearance in the Vale first-team before being released. ^[4]

He subsequently moved to the United States where he attended Mercer University and played for Michigan Bucks. ^[5] He scored 31 goals in four years with the Bucks, being named as Freshman of the Year in 2002, on the First Team All-Conference in 2002 and 2004, on the Second Team All-Conference in 2003 and 2005, and the All-Tournament Team in 2005. ^[6] He returned to Port Vale as a triallist in July 2005, scoring in their 4–1 friendly win against Northwich Victoria. ^[7]

He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2006, ^[5] but struggled with injuries and was released at the end of the 2007–08 season after Stafford's relegation to the Conference North. ^[8] He joined Redditch United, but was loaned to Rugby Town before the start of the 2008–09 season, returning to Redditch in August 2008. ^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[9] [10]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	2000–01	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stafford Rangers	2006–07	Conference National	16	4	2	0	0	0	18	4
	2007–08	Conference National	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		24	4	2	0	0	0	26	4

References

1. "Dele Olaoye". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. Rothmans football yearbook 2002-03. London : Headline. 2002. ISBN   978-0-7553-1099-9 . Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. "Port Vale 3-0 Oxford". Soccerbase. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Dele Oyaoye player profile". onevalefan.co.uk. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
5. "Rangers strengthen". NonLeagueDaily. 8 August 2002. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
6. Record Book (PDF). Mercer Bears.
7. "Saturday's pre-season friendly round-up (part three)". NonLeaguedaily. 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
8. "Dolapo Olaoye". Rugby Town F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
9. Dele Olaoye at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
10. Dele Olaoye at Soccerbase