Victor Olatunji

Victor Olatunji

Personal information
Full name	Victor Oluyemi Olatunji
Date of birth	(1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sokoto, Nigeria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Real Salt Lake
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2017	Lagos Islanders
2017–2018	Inter Bratislava	11	(2)
2019–2020	Železiarne Podbrezová	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mattersburg (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mattersburg II (loan)	7	(7)
2020–2021	Alki Oroklini	12	(2)
2021–2023	AEK Larnaca	15	(1)
2023	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	19	(8)
2023	Slovan Liberec	0	(0)
2023–2025	Sparta Prague	57	(10)
2025–	Real Salt Lake	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Victor Oluyemi Olatunji (born 5 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. ^[1]

Career

Železiarne Podbrezová

Olatunji made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Nitra on 16 February 2019. ^[2] Olatunji came on after some hour of play, as a replacement for Daniel Pavúk. While on the pitch, Podbrezová sealed off the win 3–1, through a late goal by Lukáš Urbanič.

Larnaca

On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.

Sparta Prague

On 17 July 2023, Olatunji signed a multi-year contract with Sparta Prague. ^[3] He scored the fourth goal in the 87th minute in a 4–1 comeback (5–4 aggregate) against Dinamo Zagreb in order to qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. He scored the second goal in 3–0 UEFA Champions League group stage win against Red Bull Salzburg on 18 September 2024, also providing an assist to Qazim Laçi for the third goal of the match. ^[4] On 6 November 2024, Olatunji scored in a 1-2 defeat to Brest in the UEFA Champions League. ^[5]

Real Salt Lake

On 6 August 2025, Olatunji signed a contract with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Bratislava	2018–19	2. Liga	14	1	2	1	—		—		16	2
Železiarne Podbrezová	2018–19	Slovak First Football League	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Mattersburg (loan)	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Mattersburg II (loan)	2019–20	Austrian Regionalliga East	7	7	—		—		—		7	7
Alki Oroklini	2020–21	Cypriot Second Division	12	22	2	1	—		—		14	23
AEK Larnaca	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	7	0	5	2	—		—		12	2
	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	8	1	1	0	11 [a]	1	—		20	2
	Total		15	1	6	2	11	1	—		32	4
Slovan Liberec (loan)	2022–23	Czech First League	18	8	1	0	—		—		19	8
Sparta Prague	2023–24	Czech First League	30	3	5	3	12 [b]	2	—		47	8
	2024–25	Czech First League	20	7	2	1	14 [c]	4	—		36	12
	Total		50	10	7	4	26	6	0	0	83	20
Career total			139	49	18	8	37	7	0	0	194	64

1. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czech First League: 2023–24 ^[8]
• Czech Cup: 2023–24 ^[9]

References

1. "Liberecké fotbalisty posílil útočník Olatunji z Larnaky". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 January 2023.
2. "FC Nitra - FK Železiarne Podbrezová 1:3". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
3. "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
4. "Sparta Prague 3 0 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
5. "Sparta Praha vs Brest: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
6. Lizec, Jiří (6 August 2025). "Ze Sparty odchází další hráč do USA". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
7. "Real Salt Lake Adds Sparta Prague FW Victor Olatunji as Third Transfer Acquisition This Window". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
8. "SESTŘIH: Boleslav – Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
9. Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links

• Victor Olatunji at Soccerway
• Victor Olatunji at the Czech First League
• Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
• Victor Olatunji at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)