Seyi Olofinjana

Seyi Olofinjana
Seyi Olofinjana
Seyi Olofinjana Cardiff City.jpg
Olofinjana playing for Cardiff City
Personal information
Full name Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana[1]
Date of birth 30 June 1980 (1980-06-30) (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19981999 Crown FC ? (?)
19992003 Kwara United ? (?)
20032004 Brann 34 (11)
20042008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 135 (16)
20082009 Stoke City 18 (2)
2009 Hull City 19 (1)
20102011 Cardiff City (loan) 39 (6)
National team
2002 Nigeria 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:04, 24 May 2011 (UTC).

Appearances (Goals).

National team caps and goals correct as of 17:04, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Oluwaseyi George "Seyi" Olofinjana (born 30 June 1980) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder. "Seyi" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwaseyi" (meaning "God made this").[3]

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Playing career

Born in Lagos, Olofinjana started his professional football career at Crown FC when he was an undergraduate in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, and later moved on to play in the Nigerian Premier League for Kwara United. During this time, he also broke into the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, making his debut in June 2000 in a 32 friendly win over Malawi.

The midfielder moved to Norwegian club Brann in 2003 after graduating from the University, where he played one season, and went on to play in every game of the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, as Nigeria finished third.

He then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, although he initially struggled with injuries. However, in the 200607 season he finished as the club's top goalscorer as they made the play-offs under Mick McCarthy.[1]

In June 2008, following Wolves failure to reach the play-offs, Olofinjana signed for Premier League club Stoke City on a four-year deal for £3 million[4] He scored his first goal for Stoke City in a home game against Everton in September 2008. He did not play many games that season, and in the summer break Stoke accepted a £2.5 million bid from French side AS Monaco. Negotiations broke down with Monaco, allowing Hull City to sign Olofinjana for £3 million.[5] He scored his first goal for Hull City in a 21 win against his old club, Stoke City, in November 2009.[6]

On 10 August 2010, Olofinjana signed for fellow Championship team Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal.[7] He scored his first goal for Cardiff City against his parent club Hull City in September.[8] He made a total of 42 senior appearances for Cardiff, including their two games in the play-offs.[9] On 23 May 2011 it was announced that he was returning to Hull following the loan spell.[10]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2011.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SK Brann 2003[11] 25 9 ? ? - - - ? ?
2004[11] 9 2 ? ? - - - ? ?
Wolves 200405[12] 42 5 2 0 2 0 - - 46 5
200506[12] 13 0 0 0 1 0 - - 14 0
200607[13] 44 8 3 1 1 0 - 2 1 50 10
200708[12] 36 3 1 0 0 0 - - 37 3
Stoke City 200809[12] 18 2 1 0 2 0 - - 21 2
Hull City 200910[12] 19 1 0 0 0 0 - - 19 1
Cardiff City (loan) 201011[9] 39 6 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 42 6
Norway 34 11 5 0 - - - - - - 39[14] 11[14]
England/Wales 211 25 7 1 7 0 - - 4 1 229 27
Career total 245 36 12 1 7 0 - - 4 1 266 38

Notes

^A The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Championship play-offs.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profiles". Hull City A.F.C.. http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10338~30709,00.html. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 19462005. Queen Anne Press. p469. ISBN 1852916656. 
  3. ^ Meaning of Oluwaseyi in Nigerian.name
  4. ^ "Stoke sign midfielder Olofinjana". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7526822.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  5. ^ "Stoke's Olofinjana set for Monaco". BBC Sport. 27 July 2009. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8170306.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  6. ^ Ornstein, David (8 November 2009). "Hull 21 Stoke". BBC Sport. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8340150.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "Cardiff City sign Hull's Seyi Olofinjana on loan". BBC Sport. 10 August 2010. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8899484.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  8. ^ "Cardiff City 20 Hull City". BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8977674.stm. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "20. Seyi Olofinjana". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=35186. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  10. ^ "Confirmation: 2011 Retained List". Cardiff City F.C.. 23 May 2010. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2365162,00.html. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "Seyi Olofinjana: Hull City FC". Football-heroes. Sporting Heroes Collection Ltd. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=51774. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  12. ^ a b c d e "Seyi Olofinjana". Stoke City F.C.. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~30709,00.html. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  13. ^ "Wolves: Squad Stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2848#teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
  14. ^ a b "Seyi George Olofinjana" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. http://www.brann.no/historie/spillerdatabase/spillerarkiv/seyi-george-olofinjana/. Retrieved 24 May 2011. 

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