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Victor Olatunji

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Victor Olatunji
Personal information
Full name Victor Oluyemi Olatunji
Date of birth (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25)
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)
0000–2017 Lagos Islanders
2017–2018 Inter Bratislava 11 (2)
2019–2020 Železiarne Podbrezová 9 (0)
2019–2020Mattersburg (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020Mattersburg II (loan) 7 (7)
2020–2021 Alki Oroklini 12 (22)
2021–2023 AEK Larnaca 15 (1)
2023Slovan Liberec (loan) 18 (8)
2023 Slovan Liberec 0 (0)
2023– Sparta Prague 42 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024

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]

Career

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Železiarne Podbrezová

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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

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On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.

Sparta Prague

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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]

Honours

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Club

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Sparta Prague

References

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  1. ^ "Liberecké fotbalisty posílil útočník Olatunji z Larnaky". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "FC Nitra - FK Železiarne Podbrezová 1:3". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Sparta Prague 3 0 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ UEFA.com. "Sparta Praha vs Brest: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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