Olumide Durojaiye

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Olumide Durojaiye
Personal information
Full name Scott Olumide Durojaiye
Date of birth (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2011 Tottenham Hotspur
2011–2013 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Falkirk 22 (0)
2015Brechin City (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Enfield Town 7 (0)
2015–2016 Haringey Borough 8 (1)
2016 Hayes & Yeading United 9 (0)
2015 Hungerford Town 0 (0)
2016 Hayes & Yeading United 8 (2)
2016–2017 Haringey Borough 19 (5)
2017–2018 Welling United 39 (3)
2018 Braintree Town 7 (0)
2018 Maidstone United 6 (0)
2018–2019 Haringey Borough 11 (1)
2019 Woking 11 (0)
2019–2021 Haringey Borough 30 (0)
2021–2022 Welling United 34 (2)
2022 Dartford 8 (1)
2022 Hereford 0 (0)
2022 Peterborough Sports 2 (0)
2022–2023 Haringey Borough 32 (4)
2023 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2023–2024 Weymouth 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Scott Olumide Durojaiye (born 20 October 1992) is a Nigerian semi-professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Weymouth.

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He played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City, before joining Scottish sides Falkirk and Brechin City. He has also played for non-league clubs Braintree Town, Enfield Town, Dartford, Hayes & Yeading United, Hungerford Town, Haringey Borough, Maidstone United, Welling United and Woking.

Club career

Durojaiye joined Tottenham Hotspur at the age of seven and worked his way through the ranks up to the Under-18s as a striker. [1] After failing to be offered a professional contract, trialled with Cheltenham Town, Brentford and Oxford United before moving to Norwich City in August 2012. [2] He signed a one-year professional deal but was released at the end of the season. [3]

In July 2013, Durojaiye signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He spent two seasons at the club before his release in May 2015. [4]

On 20 February 2015, Durojaiye joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on loan for the remainder of the season. [5]

Durojaiye joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town ahead of the 2015–16 season. He failed to score for the club in 12 appearances and was released in early November. [6] The following month, he completed a move to Haringey Borough. [7]

In February 2016, Durojaiye joined Hayes & Yeading United and began playing in a defensive role. After a short spell at Hungerford Town ahead of the 2016–17 season, he returned to Hayes & Yeading for a second time in October 2016. He went on to score twice in 20 appearances for the club.

In December 2016, he returned to Haringey Borough. Durojaiye made 20 appearances for the club, including in the Isthmian League Division One North play-off semi-final, and scored braces against Bury Town and Great Wakering Rovers. [8]

In August 2017, Durojaiye joined National League South club Welling United after impressing in a pre-season trial. [9] On 5 August, he made his debut replacing Toby Ajala in a 3–2 defeat to Truro City. [10]

Durojaiye joined Braintree Town for the 2017–18 season. [11] On 10 September 2018, it was announced that Durojaiye had left the club despite starting all seven league fixtures. [12]

On 21 September 2018, following his departure from Braintree, Durojaiye agreed to join fellow National League side, Maidstone United. [13]

On 26 February 2019, Olumide agreed to join National League South side Woking, following a spell back at Haringey Borough. [14]

Despite gaining promotion during his spell with Woking, prior to the 2019–20 campaign, Durojaiye opted to return to Haringey Borough once more.

On 22 January 2021, Durojaiye rejoined National League South side Welling United. [15] On 18 March 2022, Welling United announced that Durojaiye was one of five players that had left the club. [16]

On 26 March 2022, Durojaiye joined Dartford. He made his debut for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 victory at Princes Park against Hampton & Richmond Borough. [17]

On 6 July 2022, Durojaiye joined Hereford. [18] However, on 3 August 2022 - under a month after signing for Hereford and before the National League North 2022-23 season kicked off - Durojaiye left the club having only appeared in a handful of pre-season friendlies. [19]

On 30 July 2023, Durojaiye signed for National League South club Dover Athletic, [20] however departed just one month later having failed to make an appearance. [21]

International career

Durojaiye is eligible to play for Nigeria and England and has previously expressed his desire to represent Nigeria. He was called up to the Under-20 Development squad. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2013–14 [22] Scottish Championship 17000203 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
2014–15 [22] Scottish Championship5010302 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
Total220105050330
Brechin City (loan) 2014–15 [22] Scottish League One 3030
Enfield Town 2015–16 [23] Isthmian League Premier Division70203 [lower-alpha 3] 0120
Haringey Borough 2015–16 [24] Isthmian League Division One North81000081
Hayes & Yeading United 2015–16 [25] National League South 90000090
Hungerford Town 2016–17 [25] National League South00001 [lower-alpha 4] 010
Hayes & Yeading United 2016–17 [25] Southern League Premier Division82003 [lower-alpha 5] 0112
Haringey Borough 2016–17 [26] Isthmian League Division One North195001 [lower-alpha 6] 0205
Welling United 2017–18 [25] National League South393102 [lower-alpha 7] 0423
Braintree Town 2018–19 [22] National League 70000070
Maidstone United 2018–19 [22] National League60300090
Haringey Borough 2018–19 [27] Isthmian League Premier Division1110000111
Woking 2018–19 [22] National League South110002 [lower-alpha 8] 0130
Haringey Borough 2019–20 [28] Isthmian League Premier Division240303 [lower-alpha 9] 0300
2020–21 [29] Isthmian League Premier Division604000100
Total3007030400
Welling United 2020–21 [22] National League South31000031
2021–22 [22] [30] National League South311101 [lower-alpha 10] 0331
Total3421010362
Dartford 2021–22 [22] National League South813 [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12] 0111
Hereford 2022–23 [22] National League North 00000000
Peterborough Sports 2022–23 [22] National League North20000020
Haringey Borough 2022–23 [31] Isthmian League Premier Division324106 [lower-alpha 13] 2396
Dover Athletic 2023–24 [22] National League South00000000
Weymouth 2023–24 [22] National League South240002 [lower-alpha 14] 0260
Career total280191605032233321
  1. Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, one in Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, one in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  5. Two appearances in Southern League Cup, one in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Division One North play-offs
  7. One appearance in Kent Senior Cup, one in FA Trophy
  8. Appearance(s) in National League South play-offs
  9. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Alan Turvey Trophy
  10. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  11. Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup
  12. One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs
  13. One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Alan Turvey Trophy and three in London Senior Cup
  14. Two appearances in FA Trophy

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