Olufela Olomola

Olufela Olomola

Personal information
Full name	Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola [1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brent, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger/Forward
Team information
Current team	Bromley
Number	29
Youth career
	Arsenal
2014–2016	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Southampton	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	21	(7)
2018–2021	Scunthorpe United	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	17	(3)
2019–2020	→ Carlisle United (loan)	27	(5)
2021–2022	Hartlepool United	12	(0)
2022	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2023	Wealdstone	47	(7)
2023–	Bromley	29	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Olufela Oladele Ayodeji Olomola (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as a forward for EFL League Two side Bromley.

Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship. ^[3]

Club career

Southampton

Born in London, England to Nigerian parents, Olomola is a former Arsenal youth graduate. He scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Southampton under-18s during the 2014–15 campaign. The following season, Olomola was appointed captain of the under-18s side ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was promoted to the Southampton under-21 squad later that season. Olomola was named as an unused substitute by first-team boss Ronald Koeman in Saints' 1–1 home draw against Sunderland on 5 March 2016. ^[4] He made a fine start to the 2016–17 campaign, scoring a brace in Southampton's 4–1 away drubbing of Liverpool at Prenton Park in the first match of the U23 Premier League 2 (Division 2) Championship. ^[5]

Olomola made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 October 2016, coming on in the 26th minute for Jay Rodriguez in a 1–0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland. ^{[6] [7]}

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018. ^[8]

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final. ^{[9] [10]}

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract. ^[11]

On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019. ^[12]

On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign. ^[13]

He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Mansfield Town. ^[14]

He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[15]

Hartlepool United

On 21 July 2021, Olomola signed for Hartlepool United following a successful trial. ^[16] He made his Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town. ^[17]

On 11 February 2022, Olomola returned to National League side Yeovil Town for a third loan spell, until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[18] Due to a high number of injuries in the Hartlepool team, Olomola was recalled by Pools on 21 April 2022. ^[19] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Olomola was released by Hartlepool. ^[20]

Wealdstone

On 20 July 2022, Olomola joined National League side Wealdstone, following his departure from Hartlepool. ^[21] Olomola made an immediate impact for Wealdstone scoring on his debut after 16 minutes in a 3-2 victory against Bromley on 6 August 2022. ^[22]

Bromley

Olomola joined fellow National League side, Bromley, on 6 October 2023 for an undisclosed fee. ^[23] He scored 10 league goals for Bromley in his first season with the club and came on as a substitute in the club's 2024 National League play-off final victory at Wembley Stadium. ^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2016–17 [25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18 [26]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Southampton U23	2016–17 [25]	—			—		—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	2	3	2
Yeovil Town (loan)	2017–18 [26]	League Two	21	7	2	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	7
Scunthorpe United	2018–19 [27]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20 [28]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [29]	League Two	5	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	7	1
	Total		11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	13	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2018–19 [27]	League Two	17	3	1	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	3
Carlisle United (loan)	2019–20 [28]	League Two	27	5	3	1	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	6
Hartlepool United	2021–22 [30]	League Two	12	0	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	17	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2021–22 [31]	National League	8	1	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	9	2
Wealdstone	2022–23 [31]	National League	39	7	1	2	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	1	42	10
	2023–24 [31]	National League	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		47	7	1	2	—		2	1	50	10
Bromley	2023–24 [31]	National League	28	10	2	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 4]	1	36	11
	2024–25 [32]	League Two	1	1	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	4	2
	Total		29	11	2	0	1	0	8	2	40	13
Career total			172	34	10	3	6	0	27	8	215	45

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
4. Four appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

Bromley

• National League play-offs: 2024 ^[33]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. "First Team – Forward – Olufela Olomola". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. "Olufela Olomola: Profile". The Final Ball. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
4. Walter, Simon (6 March 2016). "Koeman: Olomola's a talented Fela". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
5. "Southampton FC: U23 Report: Liverpool 1–4 Southampton". Southampton F.C. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
6. "Southampton 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
7. "Olomola: Debut a dream come true". Southampton F.C. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
8. "Southampton striker Olufela Olemola joins Yeovil on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
9. Walter, Simon (12 January 2018). "Saints U23s reach Southampton FA Senior Cup semi-finals". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
10. "Own goal puts Saints in St Mary's cup final". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
11. "Olufela Olomola: Southampton striker joins Scunthorpe on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
12. "Olufela Olomola: Yeovil Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
13. "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
14. "Scunthorpe United 1-2 Mansfield Town: Report and reaction as losing streak continues in EFL Trophy". Grimsbylive. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
15. "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". Grimsbylive. 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
16. "Pools Sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
17. "Hartlepool United 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
18. "Transfer | Olomola returns for a loan spell". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
19. "Pools recall Olomola". Hartlepool United. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
20. "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
21. "NEW SIGNING | Striker Olomola joins the Stones". Wealdstone F.C. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
22. "Wealdstone 3-2 Bromley". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
23. "Raven sign forward Olufela Olomola from Wealdstone". Bromley FC. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
24. "Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
25. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
26. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
27. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
28. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
29. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
30. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
31. "O. Olomola: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
32. "Games played by Olufela Olomola in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
33. "Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

External links

• Olufela Olomola at Soccerbase
• Olufela Olomola at Soccerway