Olufela Olomola


Olufela Oladele A. Olomola is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scunthorpe United. Known to teammates as "Fela", Olomola holds both British and Nigerian citizenship.

Club career

Southampton

Born in London, England to Nigerian parents, Olomola is a former Arsenal youth graduate. He scored five goals in 26 appearances for the Southampton under-18s during the 2014–15 campaign. The following season, Olomola was appointed captain of the under-18s side ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was promoted to the Southampton under-21 squad later that season. Olomola was named as an unused substitute by first-team boss Ronald Koeman in Saints' 1–1 home draw against Sunderland on 5 March 2016. He made a fine start to the 2016–17 campaign, scoring a brace in Southampton's 4–1 away drubbing of Liverpool at Prenton Park in the first match of the U23 Premier League 2 Championship.
Olomola made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 October 2016, coming on in the 26th minute for Jay Rodriguez in a 1–0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland.

Loan to Yeovil

On 9 July 2017, Olomola joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018.

Return to Southampton

Olomola then returned from loan to help the Saints U23s reach the Southampton FA Senior Cup final.

Scunthorpe United

On 21 May 2018, following his release by Southampton, Olomola signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract.
On 31 August 2018, Olomola returned to Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.

Carlisle United (loan)

On 29 July 2019, Olomola joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.

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