Junior Olaitan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Olaitan Ishola | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Porto-Novo, Benin | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Niort | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Ayema | ||
2022– | Niort | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Benin | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 3 April 2022 (UTC) |
Junior Olaitan Ishola (born 9 May 2002) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Niort and the Benin national team.
Club career[]
Olaitan began his senior career with the Beninese club Ayéma Adjarra, where he scored 10 goals in 28 matches during the 2020–21 season.[1] Olaitan transferred to the French club Niort on 31 January 2022, signing a three-year contract.[2] He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Quevilly-Rouen, coming on as a late sub in the 84th minute.[3]
International career[]
Olaitan was born in Benin to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother, and raised in Nigeria.[4] He debuted with the Benin national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Madagascar on 2 September 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ Sélo, Arthur (January 31, 2022). "Football / Mercato : le Béninois Junior Olaïtan signe à Niort". banouto.bj (in French). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Bonnin, Christian (January 31, 2022). "Junior Olaitan Ishola signe aux Chamois ainsi que Nassim El Hassani - 31 January 2022". La Nouvelle Republique (in French). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Niort vs. Quevilly Rouen - 19 March 2022". Soccerway. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ Jumeau, Denis (February 8, 2022). "Football – Ligue 2. Junior Ishola Olaitan veut se faire un nom aux Chamois niortais - Courrier de l'Ouest". Courrier de l'Ouest (in French). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". www.fifa.com.
External links[]
- Junior Olaitan at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Porto-Novo
- Beninese footballers
- Benin international footballers
- Beninese people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Chamois Niortais F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Ligue 2 players
- Benin Premier League players
- Beninese expatriate footballers
- Beninese expatriates in France
- Expatriate footballers in France