Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | FC Zürich | 0 | (0) |
2014–2017 | FC Schlieren | ||
2017 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | ||
2017–2018 | Whitehawk | 16 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Bury | 13 | (1) |
2018 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Yeovil Town | 14 | (2) |
2020 | FC Halifax Town | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Gloucester City | 1 | (1) |
2021 | Wrexham | 11 | (3) |
2021–2023 | King's Lynn Town | 79 | (31) |
2023 | AFC Fylde | 17 | (3) |
2023– | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Kidderminster Harriers. He has also competed in mixed martial arts.
Omotayo began his career in the youth team at FC Zürich as a goalkeeper, before dropping to regional football to play for FC Schlieren. In summer 2016, he moved to Wettswil-Bonstetten in the 1. Liga. [2] [3] He then moved to English non-league club Whitehawk in December 2017, signing a contract with the club in January 2018 after impressing in his first four games. [4]
After scoring nine league goals in the second half of the 2017–18 season, Omotayo turned professional with Bury in July 2018, [5] scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018. [6] On 5 October 2018, Bury loaned him to Maidstone United on a 35-day deal. [7] Omotayo's first appearance after returning to Bury was as a substitute in the EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town on 4 December 2018; Bury won 1–0. [8]
On 25 August 2019, Omotayo signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. [9]
Omotayo signed for FC Halifax Town on a short-term deal on 3 October 2020, making his debut later that day. [10] He left the club on 29 October 2020, having made five appearances in all competitions without scoring. [11]
On 5 February 2021, Omotayo signed for National League North side Gloucester City after impressing on trial. [12] He appeared in the only game between him signing for the club and the early curtailment of the season, a 1–1 draw against Chorley in which he scored a debut goal. [13]
On 10 April 2021, Omotayo joined Wrexham on a non-contract basis, one of three signings for the club that day including Gloucester teammate Keanu Marsh-Brown. [14]
After leaving Wrexham he signed for King's Lynn Town on 5 July 2021. [15] He was named in the National League North Team of the Year for the 2022–23 season. [16]
In June 2023, Omotayo signed for AFC Fylde on a two-year deal, the club that had beaten King's Lynn to the title in the previous season. [17]
On 8 December 2023, Omotayo signed for divisional rivals Kidderminster Harriers on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, joining for an undisclosed fee. [18]
Born in Switzerland, Omotayo is of Nigerian descent. [19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitehawk | 2017–18 [1] | National League South | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
Bury | 2018–19 [20] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Maidstone United (loan) | 2018–19 [1] | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Yeovil Town | 2019–20 [21] | National League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
FC Halifax Town | 2020–21 [22] | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Gloucester City | 2020–21 [1] | National League North | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Wrexham | 2020–21 [22] | National League | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
King's Lynn Town | 2021–22 [1] | National League | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 11 | |
2022–23 [1] | National League North | 40 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 25 | ||
Total | 78 | 31 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | 90 | 36 | |||
AFC Fylde | 2023–24 [1] | National League | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2023–24 [1] | National League | 10 | 3 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
Career total | 169 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 193 | 59 |
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Omotayo had one mixed martial arts fight in September 2012. [25]
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