Victor Olatunji
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Oluyemi Olatunji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1999 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 45 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 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]
Career
[edit]Železiarne Podbrezová
[edit]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
[edit]On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.
Sparta Prague
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Sparta Prague
References
[edit]- ^ "Liberecké fotbalisty posílil útočník Olatunji z Larnaky". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "FC Nitra - FK Železiarne Podbrezová 1:3". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Sparta Prague 3 0 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Sparta Praha vs Brest: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Victor Olatunji at Soccerway
- Victor Olatunji at Fortunaliga.cz
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Victor Olatunji at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Sokoto
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Czech First League players
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová players
- SV Mattersburg players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- Alki Oroklini players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football forward stubs