Oluwaseun Oyegunle

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Oluwaseun Oyegunle
Personal information
Full name Oluwaseun Oyegunle
Date of birth (2002-11-03) November 3, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire II
Youth career
Brampton East SC
Sigma FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Syracuse Orange 62 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Sigma FC 17 (0)
2019 Forge FC 1 (0)
2022–2023 Sigma FC 19 (0)
2025– Chicago Fire II 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 28, 2025

Oluwaseun Oyegunle (born 3 November 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Chicago Fire FC II in MLS Next Pro.

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Early life

Oyegunle began playing organized soccer at age seven with Brampton East SC. [1] When he was 15, he joined Sigma FC. [2]

College career

In January 2021, he began attending Syracuse University, where he played for the men's soccer team. [3] He had initially been set to join in September 2020, however, he delayed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He made his debut during the 2021 Spring season against the Hofstra Pride. [4] In his first season during the 2021 Spring, he made seven appearances. [5] [6] Over his four seasons with Syracuse, he appeared in 62 matches and helped them win the 2022 NCAA national title. [7]

Club career

In 2018, Oyegunle made his senior debut in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC, and would make a total of five appearances that season. [8] In 2019, he made twelve league appearances for Sigma and made one additional appearance in the League1 Ontario playoffs. [9]

In September 2019, Oyegunle signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. [10] [11] On October 12, 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 loss to York9 FC, at age sixteen. [12]

In 2022, he returned to League1 Ontario with Sigma FC. [13] He was named a league Second Team All-Star and U20 All-Star in 2022. [14] [15]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the second round (33rd overall) by the Chicago Fire. [16] In January 2025, Oyegunle signed with Chicago's MLS Next Pro side Chicago Fire II on a one-year contract with a club option for 2026. [17]

International career

In August 2019, Oyegunle received his first international call-up for a Canada U17 preparation camp ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played July 23, 2023 [19]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2018 [8] League1 Ontario 5000—?050
2019 12010——130
Total170100000180
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 1000000010
Sigma FC 2022 [13] League1 Ontario 140———140
2023 [20] 50———50
Total190000000190
Career total370100000380

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References

  1. ↑ Oluwaseun Oyegunle at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. 1 2 Hamer, Alex (November 11, 2020). "Breaking down Syracuse men's soccer 2021 recruiting class". The Daily Orange .
  3. ↑ "Four to Join Orange Men's Soccer Program". Syracuse Orange . November 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Olu Oyegunle Syracuse profile". Syracuse Orange .
  5. ↑ Alandt, Anthony (September 7, 2021). "Oyegunle, rest of Syracuse defense shut out Niagara in 2-0 win". The Daily Orange .
  6. ↑ Jacques, John (December 12, 2022). "Sigma FC's Oyegunle Set For NCAA Championship Bout". Northern Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Kocevski, Oyegunle Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Syracuse Orange . December 20, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ↑ "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ↑ "Forge FC Signs Midfielder Stoddart and Defender Oyegunle". Forge FC . Forge FC. September 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Forge sign Sigma products Stoddart and Oluwaseun". Canadian Premier League . September 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ Molinaro, John (October 12, 2019). "Smyrniotis makes no apologies for heavily rotated squad in loss to Y9". Canadian Premier League .
  13. 1 2 "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  14. ↑ "Ilyass, Green, and Ferrin lead the line in the 2022 Men's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario . November 17, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Five midfielders selected for 2022 Men's Premier Division U20 All-Star team". League1 Ontario . November 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ Andrews, Cooper (December 20, 2023). "Chicago Fire select SU's Olu Oyegunle 33rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC II Signs Defender Olu Oyegunle". ChicagoFireFC.com. Chicago Fire . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  18. ↑ Jacques, John (September 15, 2019). "Forge FC Brings In Two Sigma FC Players". Northern Tribune.
  19. ↑ Oluwaseun Oyegunle at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
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