Tolani Omotola

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Tolani Omotola
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Omotola in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Omotolani Daniel Omotola [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Tranmere Rovers 1 (0)
2015 → Burscough (loan) 3 (1)
2016–2017 → Witton Albion (loan) 25 (18)
2017–2018 Altrincham 0 (0)
2017 → Ramsbottom United (loan) 5 (2)
2017 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2018 Coalville Town 10 (7)
2018 Buxton
2018–2019 Corby Town 6 (3)
2019 Coalville Town 14 (1)
2019–2020 Barwell 30 (24)
2020–2021 Hyde United
2021 Alvechurch
2021 Carlton Town
2021 Stafford Rangers
2021–2022 Atherton Collieries
2022 Burscough
2022– Barwell 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Omotolani Daniel Omotola (born 16 April 1998) is a German footballer of African origin who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell, where he plays as a forward.

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Playing career

Tranmere Rovers

Omotola started his career at Tranmere Rovers and was first called up to a matchday squad for their League Two game at Prenton Park against Bury on 2 May 2015, their final match of a 94-year tenure in The Football League. He replaced Rory Donnelly for the final 14 minutes of the 0–1 defeat. [2]

Following that season he spent some time on loan at Burscough and signed his first one-year professional contract on 3 June 2016. [3] Omotola spent the entire 2016–17 season on loan at Witton Albion. [4] He scored 16 goals in all competitions helping Albion to win promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division through play-offs. At the end of the season Omotola was not offered a new contract and was released by Tranmere Rovers. [5]

Non-League career

Following his release from Tranmere Rovers, Omotola was snapped up by Northern Premier League Premier Division side Altrincham on 9 June 2017. He went out on loan twice during his time at Altrincham, the first was to Ramsbottom United, but back with the club in September, 2017. Omotola's second loan was with Loughborough Dynamo at the start of November, 2017, the move turned out to be convenient, as he was a student at Loughborough University. [6]

On 10 July 2018, he signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town, following his release from Altrincham. [7] Omotola departed Coalville and joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton on 4 October 2018. [8] On 21 December 2018, Southern League Division One Central side Corby Town confirmed the signing of Omotola from Buxton. [9] Tolani went on to make six appearances for the club and scored three goals.

On 30 January 2019 Omotola rejoined Coalville Town, returning to the club for his second spell of the season. [10] He next joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell for the 2019–20 season, initially on non-contract terms. He made his debut on 13 August 2019 in a 2–2 draw away at Alvechurch. [11] On 31 August 2019, Omatola scored his first goal for the club, scoring a 90th-minute goal in a 3–1 victory over Kings Langley. [12] In the very next Southern League Premier Division Central match on 14 September 2019, he added another two goals to his tally for the season, helping his club to a 3–2 away victory at Needham Market. [13] Omotola was rewarded with a permanent contract on the 27 September 2019. [14] On 3 December 2019, Omotola scored his first hat trick for Barwell, helping his side to a 5–1 away victory at Stratford Town. [15]

The following season he signed for Hyde United. At the beginning of August 2021 he joined Alvechurch. [16] In September 2021 he joined Carlton Town. [17] He then joined Stafford Rangers in early October 2021 [18] but left the club towards the end of November. [19] He next joined Atherton Collieries. [20]

Omotola returned to sign for Barwell on 9 August 2022. [21] He made his debut on 13 August 2022 in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture away to Bedford Town, Tolani came on as an 83rd minute substitute for Roger Lee. The match finished 3–2 to the home side. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15 [23] League Two 1000000010
2015–16 [24] National League 0000—0000
Burscough (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League Division One North3100—0031
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 [25] National League 0000—0000
Witton Albion (loan) 2016–17 Northern Premier League Division One South251800—002518
Altrincham 2017–18 Northern Premier League Premier Division0000—0000
Ramsbottom United (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Division One North5200—0052
Loughborough Dynamo (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Division One South—————
Coalville Town 2018–19 [26] Southern League Premier Division Central10300—00103
Buxton 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier Division—————
Corby Town 2018–19 [26] Southern League Division One Central6300—0063
Coalville Town 2018–19 [26] Southern League Premier Division Central14100—00141
Barwell 2019–20 [26] 301522—5 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 3 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 3720
Barwell 2021–22 [26] Southern League Premier Division Central2000—0020
Career total964322005310345
  1. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ One goal in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Two goals in Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Witton Albion

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tranmere 0-1 Bury". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Trio Sign First Pro Contracts". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Omotola & Ilesanmi Make Loan Moves". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rovers Offer Contracts". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Altrincham FC 2017-18 First-Team Squad.‚ altrinchamfc.co.uk, 22 February 2019
  7. ↑ "Coalville sign striker Omotola". Non League Daily. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Omotola Departs Coalville". Pitchero. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "New Signing". Corby Town. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "SFL Transfer News - Coalville Town FC". Bet Victor Southern. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Alvechurch 2-2 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Barwell 3-1 Kings Langley". Pitchero. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Needham Market 2-3 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Striker Signs". Pitchero. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Stratford Town 1-5 Barwell". Pitchero. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "Busy Alvechurch draft in four new signings". Redditch Standard. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "SPONSOR FOR DION, NOW CLUB SEEKS ONE FOR TOLANI !". Carlton Town. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Squad Update 6". Stafford Rangers. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Tolani Omatola Departs". Stafford Rangers. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Gordon, James. "Omotola Boosts Colls Frontline". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Tolani Omotola: 2022/2023 Biog & Stats". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Bedford Town 3-2 Barwell". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Tolani Omotola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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