Victor Olatunji

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Victor Olatunji
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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
 Sparta Prague
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–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 (22)
2021–2023 AEK Larnaca 15 (1)
2023 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 18 (8)
2023 Slovan Liberec 0 (0)
2023– Sparta Prague 48 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Victor Oluyemi Olatunji (born 5 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. [1]

Contents

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Bratislava 2018–19 2. Liga 14121——162
Železiarne Podbrezová 2018–19 Slovak First Football League 90———90
Mattersburg (loan) 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 14000——140
Mattersburg II (loan)2019–20 Austrian Regionalliga East 77———77
Alki Oroklini 2020–21 Cypriot Second Division 122221——1423
AEK Larnaca 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 7052——122
2022–23 Cypriot First Division811011 [a] 1—202
Total15162111—324
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 18810——198
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League3035312 [b] 2—478
2024–25 Czech First League1861013 [c] 4—3210
Total48963256007918
Career total137481773670019062
  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

Club

Sparta Prague

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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.
  3. ↑ "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sparta Prague 3 0 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Sparta Praha vs Brest: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.


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