Nathan Butler-Oyedeji

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Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Personal information
Full name Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Lausanne-Sport
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2022 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Arsenal 1 (0)
2023Accrington Stanley (loan) 11 (0)
2023–2024Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Lausanne-Sport 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:40, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji (born 4 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport.

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Career

Born in London, Butler-Oyedeji joined Arsenal at the age of 8, [3] turning professional in 2021. [4] He spent time training with the Arsenal first team, [5] [6] before moving on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2023. [7]

On 1 September 2023, he signed with EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan. [8]

He made his senior debut for Arsenal on 22 January 2025, replacing Gabriel Martinelli as a late substitute in a 3–0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League. [9] Butler-Oyedeji made his Premier League debut on 20 April 2025, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win away to Ipswich Town. [10]

Provided limited playing opportunities, he was released by Arsenal at the end of their 2024–25 campaign. [11]

On 2 July 2025, he signed for FC Lausanne-Sport on a 3-year contract with the Swiss club. [12]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2022–23 [13] Premier League 0000000000
2023–24 [14] Premier League0000000000
2024–25 [15] Premier League1000001 [a] 020
Total1000001020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2022–23 [13] League One 110000000110
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24 [14] League One130100000140
Lausanne-Sport 2025–26 Swiss Super League 0000000000
Career total250100010270

Personal life

Butler-Oyedeji is of Nigerian descent through his father, and Vincentian descent through his mother. [16]

References

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  2. "Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. "Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". www.arsenal.com.
  4. "Butler-Oyedeji: Arsenal hand Nigerian youngster first professional contract | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. Dawes, Olly (30 October 2022). "'Explosive' teen Nathan Butler-Oyedeji spotted in Arsenal first-team training". HITC.
  6. Dawes, Olly (28 November 2022). "Arsenal coaches impressed with Nathan Butler-Oyedeji's development". HITC.
  7. "Accrington sign Butler-Oyedeji from Arsenal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023.
  8. "Cheltenham sign Arsenal, WBA and Blues youngsters". BBC Sport. September 2023.
  9. Palmer, Jon (23 January 2025). "Former Robins loanee makes Arsenal debut". Gloucestershire Live.
  10. "From Hale End to the Premier League: Butler-Oyedeji makes debut for Arsenal in 4-0 rout of Ipswich | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  11. "Contract updates: 20 players to depart this summer". arsenal.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  12. "nathan-butler-oyedeji-est-lausannois". lausanne-sport.ch/. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  15. "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  16. "Young Gun: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". Young Gun: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji. 1 October 2024.