Ola John

Ola John

Personal information
Full name	Ola John
Date of birth	19 May 1992 (1992-05-19) (age 19)
Place of birth	Zwedru, Liberia
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Twente
Number	24
Youth career
	DES Nijverdal
	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	Twente	25	(4)
National team
	Netherlands U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Ola John (born 19 May 1992) is a Liberian-born Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Twente in the Eredivisie. He was a member of the Netherlands team during the qualifying rounds for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

His brothers Collins and Paddy are also footballers.

Personal life

As a 2-year-old Ola fled with his mother and brothers from Liberia to the Netherlands. His father was killed during the bloody First Liberian Civil War. Until the Youth World Championship in Nigeria in which he participated in 2009, he no longer returned to the African continent. Like his brothers Collins and Paddy, Ola joined the youth academy of FC Twente.^[1]

References

1. ^ Interview Ola John, website Ons Oranje.nl (8 oktober 2009)

External links

• (Dutch) Voetbal International

Persondata
Name	John, Ola
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 May 1992
Place of birth	Zwedru, Liberia
Date of death
Place of death