Michael Olise

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Michael Olise
Personal information
Full name Michael Akpovie Olise[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 7
Youth career
Chelsea
Manchester City
2016–2019 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Reading 67 (7)
2021– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 France U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:39, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Michael Akpovie Olise (born 12 December 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represents France internationally.

Club career[]

Reading[]

In July 2018 Olise was inducted into Reading's Academy scholarship program.[3] He made his debut for Reading on 12 March 2019, in a 3–0 home defeat to Leeds United,[4] and on 15 July 2019 signed a three-year professional contract with the club.[5] He scored his first league goal for Reading on 19 September 2020, volleying home in the 76th minute with the second goal in a 2–0 win over Barnsley at the Madejski Stadium.[6]

In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.[7]

Crystal Palace[]

On 8 July 2021 Olise signed a five-year deal with Premier League side Crystal Palace after they had activated his £8.37m release clause.[8][9]

International career[]

Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, and is eligible to represent France, Algeria, England and Nigeria internationally.[10] On 27 May 2019 Olise was called up to the France U18 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[11] Olise made his debut on 2 June 2019, against Qatar U23. In March 2021 Olise was named as a standby for the Nigeria squad taking part in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho.[12]

Style of play[]

Olise is left footed and can play as a centre midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger.[13]

Personal life[]

Olise's brother Richard is also a footballer, representing England at youth level.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 May 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2018–19[16] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0
2019–20[16] 19 0 3 0 1 0 – 22 0
2020–21[17] 44 7 1 0 1 0 – 46 7
Total 67 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 73 7
Crystal Palace 2021–22[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 67 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 73 7

References[]

  1. ^ "TRI SERIES Yearbook 2014-2015" (PDF). Aspire Academy. p. 36. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ Michael Olise at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "12 youngsters inducted onto Academy scholarships". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "East and Olise presented with framed debut shirts". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Olise signs three-year professional deal with the Royals". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Reading 2-0 Barnsley". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Palace sign Michael Olise from Reading". www.cpfc.co.uk. 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Michael Olise: Crystal Palace close to signing Reading forward". 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ Walters, Mike (15 January 2021). "Meet Michael Olise, already the Championship's most-coveted wonderkid". mirror.
  11. ^ "Loïc Mbe Soh and Arthur Zagre with France U18". psg.fr/ (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr clarifies Ahmed Musa is non-playing captain". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Leeds United can sign the next France wonderkid by beating Celtic to summer transfer". Leeds Live. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Michael Olise To Represent France At Toulon Tournament". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ^ "M.Olise". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Michael Olise in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Michael Olise in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Michael Olise in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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