Temitope Olusesi

Temitope Olusesi

Personal information
Full name	Olusesi Temitope Emmanuel [1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Enugu Rangers
Number	20
Youth career
2012–2014	Heartland FC B
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Heartland F.C.	20	(4)
2016–	Enugu Rangers	27	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Temitope Olusesi (born September 22, 1996 in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Enugu Rangers in the Nigeria Professional Football League. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Club career

Olusesi started his career from Heartland Team B, he gained promotion to the first team Heartland F.C. in 2014 where he signed his first professional contract. ^{[6] [7]} He sometimes play the role of an attacker. ^[8]

Olusesi joined Enugu Rangers in the 2016–17 Nigeria Professional Football League season on a three-year contract. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

He previously served as a vice captain of the club before his appointment as the general captain in 2020. ^{[10] [12] [13]}

Olusesi has also played at the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup in 2019. ^{[14] [15]}

Honours

Enugu Rangers

• Nigeria Professional Football League: 2016 ^[16]
• Nigerian FA Cup: 2018 ^[17]

Individual

• Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) VAT Wonder Goal Award: 2018 ^[18]

References

1. "Etoile du Sahel vs Enugu Rangers". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. admin (27 September 2019). "We know the importance of winning 2nd leg against AS pelicans- says Rangers' Olusesi". brila.net.
3. Correspondent. "Caf Confederation Cup: Enugu Rangers did everything but were unlucky against AS Pelican - Olusesi". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
4. NPFL (18 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi Breaks VAT Wonder Goal Polls Record In Historic Win". www.npfl.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. Completesports (18 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi Wins NPFL VAT Wonder Goal Award For Matchday 20". www.completesports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. NBF News. "RANGERS, HEARTLAND REKINDLE RIVALRY". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
7. "Madu Not Worried Over Heartland's Defeat - P.M. News" . Retrieved 7 June 2023.
8. Kolade Oni. "Enugu Rangers' Tope Olusesi out of Federation Cup final". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
9. rangersinterfc. "FIRST TEAM". rangersinterfc.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
10. Agencies (14 February 2020). "Tope Olusesi: Everything is possible with Rangers to compete in NPFL". www.today.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
11. remi sulola (11 February 2020). "Oladapo, Ikefe, Sane… TheCable's NPFL team of the week". thecable.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
12. Oyedele Adeyinka (29 November 2019). "Olusesi downplays Pyramid's scary record". www.brila.net. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
13. completesporrs (15 September 2019). "Rangers Captain Olusesi: We'll Defeat Pelicans Over Two Legs". completesports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
14. Seif Soliman (1 December 2019). "CAF CC: Pyramids earn tough away victory at Enugu". kingfut.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
15. bbc africa (2 December 2019). "Confederation Cup: Egyptian clubs win away matches". kingfut.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
16. Shina Oludare (25 September 2016). "The Flying Antelopes survived Oga Boys scare to win the Nigeria top-flight title for the first time in 32 years". Goal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
17. "| Goal.com". www.goal.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
18. completesporrs (19 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi wins VAT wonder goal award". thecable.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}