Joseph Olowu

Joseph Olowu

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Olugbenga Olowu [1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Ibadan, Nigeria
Team information
Current team	Doncaster Rovers
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2021	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Arsenal	0	(0)
2020	→ Cork City (loan)	15	(1)
2021	→ Wealdstone (loan)	13	(0)
2021–	Doncaster Rovers	121	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Olugbenga Olowu (born 27 November 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers, as a defender.

Early and personal life

Olowu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, moving to England as a child. ^[2] He is eligible to represent both England and Nigeria at international level.

Career

Olowu began his career with Arsenal at the age of 8, ^[2] spending time on loan at Cork City in 2020, ^{[3] [4] [5]} and Wealdstone in 2021. ^{[6] [7]} He left Arsenal at the end of the 2020–21 season (after 13 years with the club) and went on trial with Manchester United, ^[2] before signing for Doncaster Rovers in September 2021. ^{[8] [9]}

On 2 April 2025 Olowu won EFL League Two Player in the Community at the House of Commons, in London. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2019–20 [11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cork City (loan)	2020 [1]	League of Ireland Premier Division	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Wealdstone (loan)	2020–21 [1]	National League	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Doncaster Rovers	2021–22 [13]	League One	35	4	1	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	38	4
	2022–23 [14]	League Two	17	1	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	19	1
	2023–24 [15]	League Two	38	0	2	0	2	0	6 [a]	0	48	0
	2024–25 [16]	League Two	31	3	4	0	2	0	2 [a]	0	39	3
	Total		121	8	7	0	5	0	11	0	144	8
Career total			149	9	8	0	5	0	11	0	173	9

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. Joseph Olowu at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. Murphy, Daniel (7 August 2021). "Who is Joseph Olowu? Former Arsenal defender on trial at Man United". Manchester Evening News.
3. Mackey, Liam (9 July 2020). "Arsenal's Joseph Olowu back with Cork City". Irish Examiner.
4. "Olowu extends loan at Cork City". www.arsenal.com.
5. "Cork City Thrilled Arsenal Have Extended Joseph Olowu's Loan Deal". 10 July 2020.
6. "Olowu joins Wealdstone on loan". www.arsenal.com.
7. "Two in, one out at Stones". Wealdstone FC. 1 February 2021.
8. "Doncaster bring in defender Olowu" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
9. "Olowu ready to go". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
10. https://x.com/clubdfoundation/status/1907531069760425996?s=46.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
12. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
13. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
14. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
15. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
16. "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2024.