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Michael Onovwigun
Michael Onovwigun, Lewes F.C. footballer, September 2019.jpg
Onovwigun playing for Lewes in September 2019
Personal information
Full name Michael Richie Onovwigun [1]
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Clapham, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Corinthian-Casuals
Youth career
2011–2014 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Chesterfield 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Sheffield (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2016 Dulwich Hamlet 2 (0)
2016 Kingstonian 9 (2)
2016–2017 Farnborough 4 (0)
2017 Southport 1 (0)
2017 Merstham 1 (0)
2017–2019 Dulwich Hamlet 31 (0)
2018 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 13 (1)
2019 Carshalton Athletic 2 (0)
2019 Lewes 12 (0)
2020 Dartford 0 (0)
2020 → Staines Town (dual-reg) 5 (1)
2020 Maldon & Tiptree 3 (0)
2023 AFC Whyteleafe 5 (0)
2024– Corinthian-Casuals 12 (0)
Total115(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:46, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Michael Richie Onovwigun (born 9 April 1996 in Clapham, England) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Combined Counties League Premier Division South club Corinthian-Casuals.

Contents

Onovwigun was a product of the Brentford academy and began his professional career with Chesterfield in 2014. After his release in 2016, Onovwigun embarked on a journeyman career in non-League football.

Playing career

Brentford

Born in Clapham, London, [3] Onovwigun began his career in the academy at Brentford and signed a two-year scholarship during the 2012 off-season. [4] After featuring regularly for the Development Squad in friendly matches during the 2012–13 pre-season, Onovwigun was called into the first team squad for a friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2012 and he replaced Jake Reeves after 73 minutes of the 4–1 victory. [5] Onovwigun made over 50 appearances for the youth team and 9 for the Development Squad between 2011 and 2014 and departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season, [6] [7] [8] [9] after failing to be offered a professional contract. [10]

Chesterfield

On 31 July 2014, Onovwigun signed a one-year professional Development Squad contract at League One club Chesterfield after a successful trial. [11] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Rochdale on 16 August and made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 2–1 win. [12] Onovwigun joined Northern Premier League First Division South club Sheffield on a loan that was later extended until 3 January 2015. [13] [14] He made eight appearances and scored two goals for the club. [15] On 6 February 2015, Onovwigun and Chesterfield teammate Charlie Dawes joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on one month loans. [16] He made just one appearance and after his return to Chesterfield, [17] he had a run of three first team calls in March 2015 and made one substitute appearance against Gillingham in the middle of the month. [18] Onovwigun finished the 2014–15 season with three appearances and the option to extend his contract was taken up for another season. [12] [19]

Onovwigun made his only appearance of the 2015–16 season as a substitute during a 3–1 League Cup first round extra time defeat to Carlisle United on 11 August 2015. [20] On 24 March 2016, he joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. [21] Onovwigun made three appearances he departed Chesterfield when his contract expired. [20] [22]

Non-League football

On 16 August 2016, Onovwigun transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet. [19] He made just two appearances, [23] before moving within the division to join Kingstonian on 31 August. [24] After making 11 appearances and scoring two goals, [25] he transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Farnborough on 24 November. [26] Onovwigun moved back up to the National League to join Southport on 7 January 2017 and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Merstham on 6 March. [27] [28]

Onovwigun rejoined Dulwich Hamlet at the beginning of the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which secured promotion to the National League South, though he did not feature in Hamlet's successful Isthmian League Premier Division play-off campaign. [29] [30] After signing a new contract, [31] Onovwigun joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic on a three-month loan in September 2018 and after returning to Dulwich Hamlet for the second half of the 2018–19 season, [18] [32] he rejoined Carshalton on a permanent basis during the 2019 off-season. [33]

Onovwigun made two early-2019–20 season appearances for Carshalton Athletic, [34] before transferring to division rivals Lewes in late August 2019. [35] Until his release in December 2019, [36] Onovwigun was a regular member of the Lewes team and he moved up to the National League South to join Dartford in January 2020. [37] [38] After just one appearance for the Darts, [39] he joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Staines Town on a dual-registration deal in February and then moved to North Division club Maldon & Tiptree on a permanent transfer in early March. [40] [41] Onovwigun made three appearances for the Jammers, [42] before the 2019–20 Isthmian League season was ended early. [43] He announced his retirement from non-League football in July 2020. [44] [45]

Onovwigun made five appearances for Southern Counties East League First Division club AFC Whyteleafe during the 2022–23 season. [46] He began the 2024–25 season with Combined Counties League Premier Division South club Corinthian-Casuals. [47]

Sunday league football

In 2020, Onovwigun dropped into Sunday league football and joined Orpington & Bromley District Sunday League Senior Division club Lambeth Allstars. [48] [49] [50]

Personal life

Onovwigun attended a football and education programme at the University of East London. [51]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield 2014–15 [12] League One 2000001 [a] 030
2015–16 [20] League One4000100040
Total6000101040
Sheffield (loan) 2014–15 [15] Northern Premier League First Division South51——3 [b] 182
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2014–15 [17] Conference North 10———10
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16 [20] National League 30———30
Dulwich Hamlet 2016–17 [23] Isthmian League Premier Division20———20
Kingstonian 2016–17 [25] Isthmian League Premier Division9210—1 [c] 0112
Farnborough 2016–17 [39] Southern League First Division Central40———40
Southport 2016–17 [18] National League10———10
Merstham 2016–17 [52] Isthmian League Premier Division10———10
Dulwich Hamlet 2017–18 [29] Isthmian League Premier Division21000—3 [d] 0240
2018–19 [18] National League South 10000—2 [e] 0120
Total33000—50380
Carshalton Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [53] Isthmian League Premier Division131——4 [f] 0171
Carshalton Athletic 2019–20 [34] Isthmian League Premier Division20———20
Total151——40191
Lewes 2019–20 [37] Isthmian League Premier Division12030—3 [g] 0180
Dartford 2019–20 [39] National League South00——1 [h] 010
Staines Town (dual-reg)2019–20 [54] Isthmian League South Central Division51———51
Maldon & Tiptree 2019–20 [42] Isthmian League North Division30———30
AFC Whyteleafe 2022–23 [46] Southern Counties East League First Division50———50
Corinthian-Casuals 2024–25 [47] Combined Counties League Premier Division South12020—00140
Career total115560101811406
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in London Senior Cup
  6. ↑ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  7. ↑ 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  8. ↑ Appearance in Kent Senior Cup

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