Joseph Olowu

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Joseph Olowu
Personal information
Full name Joseph Olugbenga Olowu [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Team information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020 → Cork City (loan) 15 (1)
2021 → Wealdstone (loan) 13 (0)
2021– Doncaster Rovers 89 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

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

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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]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20 [10] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [11] Premier League 0000000000
Total0000000000
Cork City (loan) 2020 [1] League of Ireland Premier Division 151100000161
Wealdstone (loan) 2020–21 [1] National League 130000000130
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22 [12] League One 35410002 [lower-alpha 1] 0384
2022–23 [13] League Two 17100101 [lower-alpha 1] 0191
Total525101030575
Career total806201030866
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joseph Olowu at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joseph Olowu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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