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Dele Olaoye Personal information Full name Dolapo Olaoye Date of birth 17 October 1982 Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2001 Port Vale 1 (0) 2006 Michigan Bucks 10 (4) 2006–2008 Stafford Rangers 25 (4) 2008–20?? Redditch United 2008 → Rugby Town (loan) 4 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Dolapo 'Dele' Olaoye (born 17 October 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer. He played in the Football League for Port Vale, and also played Conference football for Stafford Rangers.
Playing career
Olaoye joined Port Vale in August 2000, making his debut on 19 August as a late substitute for Tony Naylor in Vale's 3–0 win at home to Oxford United.[1] However, this was his only appearance in the Vale first team before being released.
He subsequently moved to the United States where he attended Mercer University and played for Michigan Bucks.[2] He returned to Port Vale as a triallist in July 2005, scoring in their 4–1 friendly win against Northwich Victoria.[3]
He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2006,[2] but struggled with injuries and was released at the end of the 2007–08 season after Stafford's relegation to the Conference North.[4] He joined Redditch United, but was loaned to Rugby Town prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, returning to Redditch in August 2008.[4]
References
- ^ "Port Vale 3-0 Oxford". Soccerbase. 2000-08-19. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=289808. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ a b "Rangers strengthen". NonLeagueDaily. 2002-08-08. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=36639. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Saturday's pre-season friendly round-up (part three)". NonLeaguedaily. 2005-07-17. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=28330. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ a b "Dolapo Olaoye". Rugby Town F.C.. http://www.rugbytownfc.com/archive/players/olaoye-dolapo.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- People from Lagos (city)
- Nigerian footballers
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Mercer University alumni
- Michigan Bucks players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Redditch United F.C. players
- Rugby Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- USL Premier Development League players
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