Greg Olley

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Greg Olley
Personal information
Full name Greg Thomas Olley [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Durham, England [3]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [4]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder [5]
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Hull City 0 (0)
2018– Gateshead 191 (35)
International career
2019 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Greg Thomas Olley (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League club Gateshead.

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Club career

Early career

Olley signed for Hull City in 2015 after being released by Newcastle United at the end of the 2014–15 season. [6] [7] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City. [8] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season. [9]

Gateshead

Olley signed for National League club Gateshead on 15 July 2018 on a one-year contract. [10] Olley, like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues. [11] However, he signed a new one-year contract with the club on 5 July 2019. [12] During the 2019–20 season, Olley recorded 7 goals and 15 assists. [13]

In June 2021, he was named Gateshead's club captain. [13] Olley was awarded the National League North's Player of the Month award for January 2022 as his side sat top of the league. [14] Gateshead won the title, with Olley recording 28 assists in all competitions. [13] He also earned a place in the National League North Team of the Year. [13] Olley captained his side in the 2023 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium as his side lost 1–0 to FC Halifax Town. [13] On 3 June 2023, Olley signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with Gateshead until 2025. [13] He started for Gateshead in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley, as his team won the trophy on penalties against Solihull Moors. [15] In the second match of the 2024–25 season, Olley suffered a broken leg following a tackle from Dion Kelly-Evans in a match against Woking. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2016–17 [8] Premier League 000010—10
2017–18 [17] Championship 000010—10
Total000020—20
Gateshead 2018–19 [18] National League 38721—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0418
2019–20 [18] National League North 33410—00344
2020–21 [18] National League North14400—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0154
2021–22 [18] National League North39631—00427
2022–23 [18] National League41531—5 [lower-alpha 1] 2498
2023–24 [18] National League24620—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0286
2024–25 [18] National League2300—0023
Total19135113—9221140
Career total19135113209220440
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Gateshead

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Greg Olley". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Buckingham, Philip (14 July 2017). "Seven Hull City rookies ready to seize their chance as pre-season begins". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Greg Olley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Match preview: Stags vs Hull City". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Olley pens new two-year deal". Hull City A.F.C. Academy. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Marshall, Anthony (27 March 2015). "Quartet offered professional deals". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Greg Olley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "David Meyler: Hull City release long-serving midfielder and offer new deals to four". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Gateshead sign Olley". Gateshead F.C. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed – leaving just four staff members". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Midfield man Olley makes Gateshead return". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Leader Extraordinaire". Gateshead FC. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Trio Celebrate January National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 February 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Gateshead's Olley out for season after broken leg op". BBC Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Greg Olley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "G. Olley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  19. ↑ De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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