Tunde Owolabi (born 26 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Radcliffe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radcliffe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Royal Cappellen | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC United of Manchester | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | New Mills | ||
| 2017 | Hyde United | ||
| 2017 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2017 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 2017 | Glossop North End | ||
| 2017–2018 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2018 | Skelmersdale United | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Radcliffe | 36 | (22) |
| 2019 | Victoria Hotspurs | ||
| 2019–2020 | FC United of Manchester | 28 | (28) |
| 2020–2021 | Hamilton Academical | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finn Harps | 31 | (10) |
| 2022 | St Patrick's Athletic | 28 | (5) |
| 2023 | Cork City | 28 | (4) |
| 2024 | Macclesfield | 14 | (9) |
| 2024 | Southport | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Radcliffe | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:42, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editOwolabi's Nigerian father Ganiyu was also a professional footballer.[1] He was born and raised in Antwerp, where his father was playing at the time for Royal Antwerp.[2] Owolabi played for Belgian club Royal Cappellen's under 17 side before the family moved to England in 2012, when he was 18 years old.[3]
Career
editOwolabi played for the FC United of Manchester development team during the 2013–14 season.[4] He played for New Mills, moving from them to Hyde United in February 2017.[5] By December 2017 he had played for Prescot Cables (twice), Stalybridge Celtic and Glossop North End.[6] After moving to Skelmersdale United in February 2018, without scoring in 10 games,[7] he then played for Radcliffe, scoring 26 goals in the 2018–19 season,[1] which earned him the Supporters Player Award from the Northern Premier League Player Awards.[8] He left Radcliffe in the summer of 2019 to move to Malta, to join Victoria Hotspurs[9] before returning to England later that summer, signing with FC United of Manchester in August 2019.[4] He signed a new contract with the club in November 2019.[10] He scored 35 goals in 41 games in all competitions for the club during the 2019–20 season.[11]
He signed a one-year contract with Scottish club Hamilton Academical in July 2020,[12] having previously been linked with a transfer to Grimsby Town.[13] He made his professional debut for Hamilton on 8 August 2020 in a Scottish Premier League match against Ross County.[14] On 1 February 2021, Owolabi was released by Hamilton alongside team mate Justin Johnson, via mutual consent.[15]
On 7 March 2021, Owolabi signed a one-year deal with Irish club Finn Harps.[16] He scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over second placed St Patrick's Athletic on 20 August 2021, taking him up to 5 goals for the season.[17][18] Owolabi scored a total of 12 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions during his time with Finn Harps.[2]
On 24 December 2021, Owolabi signed for League of Ireland Premier Division runners up, Dublin club St Patrick's Athletic, who had also just won the 2021 FAI Cup.[19][20] On 11 February 2022, Owolabi made his debut for the club in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, scoring in the penalty shootout as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[21] His first goal for Pat's came on 25 February 2022 when he came off the bench and pulled a goal back for his side 10 minutes later in a 2–1 defeat against Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park.[22] On 23 May 2022, Owolabi scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over rivals Bohemians at Richmond Park.[23] Owolabi made his first appearance in European football on 21 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side NŠ Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[24]
On 10 December 2022, Owolabi signed for Cork City for the 2023 season.[25]
On 28 December 2023, it was announced that Owolabi had agreed terms with Northern Premier League Premier Division side Macclesfield.[26]
On 22 June 2024, Owolabi joined National League North side Southport.[27] In September 2024, he returned to Radcliffe on a one-year deal.[28]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 31 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skelmersdale United | 2017–18[7] | NPL Division One North | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Radcliffe | 2018–19[29] | NPL Division One West | 36 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 3 | 46 | 25 |
| FC United of Manchester | 2019–20[11] | NPL Premier Division | 28 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 7 | 41 | 35 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2020–21[14] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Finn Harps | 2021[2] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2022[2] | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Cork City | 2023[2] | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 2 | 32 | 7 | |
| Macclesfield | 2023–24[30] | NPL Premier Division | 16 | 9 | — | — | 5[e] | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||
| Soutport | 2024–25[2] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 189 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 239 | 96 | ||
- ^ 1 appearance in the FA Trophy; 3 appearances and 1 goal in the Manchester Premier Cup; 2 appearances and 2 goals in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
- ^ 5 appearances and 6 goals in the FA Trophy; 3 appearances and 1 goal in the Manchester Premier Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in NPL Premier Division play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b "Tunde setting Radcliffe's sights higher after promotion". Bury Times.
- ^ a b c d e f Tunde Owolabi at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ McCadden, Mark (6 June 2021). "Finn Harps star Tunde Owolabi on his journey from non league to Ballybofey". Buzz.ie.
- ^ a b "FC United of Manchester – News Story". fc-utd.co.uk.
- ^ "Hyde bring in Owolabi | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Owolabi Returns To Cables". 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Tunde Owolabi – Skelmersdale United F.C. First Team". www.pitchero.com.
- ^ "2018/19 NPL Roll of Honour". thenpl.co.uk. 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Victoria Hotspurs sign Tunde Owolabi". Victoria Hotspurs. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "FC United of Manchester – News Story". fc-utd.co.uk.
- ^ a b "FC United of Manchester – Profile – Tunde Owolabi". www.fcunited.ru.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical sign Tunde Owolabi from FC United of Manchester". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Grimsby Town miss out on Tunde Owolabi". Grimsbylive. 4 August 2020 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tunde Owolabi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies release attacking duo Tunde Owolabi and Justin Johnson". Daily Record. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Lee, Ethan (7 March 2021). "Harps sign Tunde Owolabi | Finn Harps FC".
- ^ Foley, Alan. "Hat-trick hero Owolabi secures the spoils for Harps as St Pat's feel the pinch". The42.
- ^ Ashmore, Chris (20 August 2021). "Tunde Owolabi hat trick shocks high-flying Saints". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Owolabi Becomes A Super Saint!". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "St Pat's complete signing of Tunde Owolabi". 24 December 2021 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul. "Memorable return for Jack Byrne as Shamrock Rovers beat Pat's on penalties". The42.
- ^ Goulden, David (25 February 2022). "Former Saint Keena haunts old club on Sligo debut" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Saints hero Tunde Owolabi puts Bohs to sword after thumping home derby hat-trick". independent.
- ^ "Chris Forrester inspires revival as St Patrick's Athletic keep the tie alive". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Tunde Owolabi signs for City!". Cork City FC Shop.
- ^ Leah, Ben (28 December 2023). "TUNDE OWOLABI JOINS THE SILKMEN". Macclesfield FC Official Website.
- ^ "Welcome Tunde". southportfc.net. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Tunde Owolabi returns to Radcliffe". radcliffefc.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "StackPath". www.radcliffefc.com.
- ^ "Macclesfield | Appearances | Babatunde Owolabi | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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