Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwaferanmi Joshua Chibuzo Oluwayemi [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Portsmouth | 4 | (0) |
2023 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2024– | Lahti | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
England U15 | |||
England U16 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024 |
Oluwaferanmi Joshua Chibuzo Oluwayemi (born 13 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti.
Born in Waltham Forest, [2] Oluwayemi joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy at the age of 10, subsequently coming through the club's youth ranks. [3] [4]
In October 2020, he started his senior career by moving on loan to National League club Maidenhead United until January 2021. [5] In the summer of 2022, he was released by Tottenham, without having made any appearances for Spurs. [6]
Following a successful trial at Portsmouth, on 19 July 2022 Oluwayemi joined the EFL League One club on a permanent deal, signing a one-year contract, with an option for another season. [7] [8] He made his league debut for Pompey on 14 January 2023, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Bolton Wanderers. [9]
On 31 July 2023, Oluwayemi signed for National League South club Chelmsford City on loan. [10] In November 2023, following an injury, Oluwayemi returned to Portsmouth early. [11]
On 11 January 2024, after 9 appearances for Portsmouth, Oluwayemi joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti on a one-year contract. [12] [13] [14]
Thanks to his dual citizenship, Oluwayemi can choose to represent either England or Nigeria internationally. [15]
Oluwayemi has represented England at under-15 and under-16 level. [15]
In July 2021, Oluwayemi was called up to the senior Nigeria side for a friendly against Mexico. [15] [16]
Oluwayemi has a younger brother, Tobi (b. 2003), who also plays as a goalkeeper: he similarly played for Tottenham's youth academy, before joining Celtic in the summer of 2019, and represented England at various youth international levels. [17] [18]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maidenhead United (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Portsmouth | 2022–23 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Chelmsford City (loan) | 2023–24 | National League South | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Career total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |