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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Career
Železiarne Podbrezová
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.
Larnaca
On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.
Sparta Prague
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14[c] | 4 | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 62 | ||
- Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
Sparta Prague
References
External links
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