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Victor Oluyemi Olatunji (born 5 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Victor Oluyemi Olatunji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2017 | Lagos Islanders | ||
| 2017–2018 | Inter Bratislava | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg II (loan) | 7 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Alki Oroklini | 12 | (22) |
| 2021–2023 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2023 | Slovan Liberec | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sparta Prague | 48 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 | |||
Olatunji made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Nitra on 16 February 2019.[2] Olatunji came on after some hour of play, as a replacement for Daniel Pavúk. While on the pitch, Podbrezová sealed off the win 3–1, through a late goal by Lukáš Urbanič.
On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.
On 17 July 2023, Olatunji signed a multi-year contract with Sparta Prague.[3] He scored the fourth goal in the 87th minute in a 4–1 comeback (5–4 aggregate) against Dinamo Zagreb in order to qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League. He scored the second goal in 3–0 UEFA Champions League group stage win against Red Bull Salzburg on 18 September 2024, also providing an assist to Qazim Laçi for the third goal of the match.[4] On 6 November 2024, Olatunji scored in a 1-2 defeat to Brest in the UEFA Champions League.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Bratislava | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Železiarne Podbrezová | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Mattersburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Mattersburg II (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |||
| Alki Oroklini | 2020–21 | Cypriot Second Division | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 23 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 30 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12[b] | 2 | — | 47 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13[c] | 4 | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 62 | ||
Sparta Prague
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