| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oludare Samuel Araba Olufunwa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Southampton | ||
| 2022–2023 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | St Johnstone | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gnistan | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 | |||
Oludare Samuel Araba Olufunwa (born 29 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.
Olufunwa was in the academy of Southampton and signed a two-year professional contract in 2020. [2] He was at the club for eleven years in total prior to his release in 2022. [3] He spent the 2022–23 season with Liverpool and made 30 appearances in Premier League 2. [4] In August 2023 he signed a contract with Scottish club St Johnstone, agreeing to a two-year contract. [5] [6] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 5 August 2023 against Heart of Midlothian. [7] In September 2024, he joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical on loan until January 2025. [8]
On 1 April 2025, Finnish Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan announced the signing of Olufunwa for the 2025 season. [9]
It has been reported that Olufunwa is capable of playing at centre-back or right-back. [10]
Born in England, raised in Elephant and Castle, South East London, Olufunwa attended The Wellington Academy Boarding School located in Tidworth, Wiltshire. He has Nigerian heritage from his father and English inheritance from his mother. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U21 | 2021–22 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Liverpool U21 | 2022–23 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| St Johnstone | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gnistan | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||