Ajayi Oluseye

Ajayi Oluseye
Personal information
Full name Ajayi Oluseye
Date of birth (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Shooting Stars
1994–1995 Julius Berger
1996–2001 Al-Seeb Club
2001 → DPMM FC (loan)
2002–2005 DPMM FC (65)
2005 Brunei (4)
Managerial career
2023–2025 Osun United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2021

Ajayi Oluseye (born 12 April 1975) is a Nigerian former football player and current coach.[1] He played professionally in Oman, Brunei and Malaysia.

Career

Oluseye started his playing career as a striker at Shooting Stars S.C. before transferring to Al-Seeb Club of Oman, where he reportedly became the top scorer in the 1999–2000 Omani League and helped his team finish in third place.[2][3][4] He attended trials held by newly established DPMM FC of Brunei in early 2001 and signed full terms the following year, just in time for the inaugural 2002 Proton B-League.[5][6] He scored seven goals before succumbing to an injury suffered at a friendly tournament between rounds, forcing a premature end to his season.[7]

Oluseye was back to Brunei for the 2003 B-League and started some hot form which would last for two seasons.[8] He first scored four goals against IBM Bukok in an 11-0 routing of the Temburong District side on 30 May,[9] followed by a first-half hattrick against Jerudong FC on 4 July.[10] Having been made captain by the club and tasting regional club football at the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship,[11] Oluseye led the goalscoring charts and finished with 28 goals,[12] yet failed to defend the league title due to a 1–3 defeat by the Armed Forces which handed the championship to unbeaten Wijaya FC.[13]

Oluseye began the 2004 season by smashing a 23-minute hattrick against defending champions Wijaya on 9 May, eager to prove a point.[14] His next outing was against Kasuka FC on 11 June, when he repeated his three-goal haul in a 7–0 victory.[15] Five days later, Sengkurong FC were the third victims of Oluseye's triple prowess.[16] It was not until 25 August that he scored his fourth hattrick of the season against Kota Ranger, with DPMM running away as 11-0 winners.[17] A fifth hattrick of the season came against QAF FC near the end of the season and DPMM ended their campaign as unbeaten champions with Oluseye reaching the 30-goal mark.[18] He also managed to get a Brunei FA Cup winner's medal by beating MS ABDB 3–1 on penalties in the final match, scoring the winning penalty.[19]

When DPMM's domestic double-winning coach Amir Alagic took the reins of the Brunei representative team playing in Malaysia's second tier, Oluseye was brought to the team as their import player.[20] A hat-trick in his debut brought hope to a languishing Brunei side fighting to keep attendances,[21] but eventually the team suffered poor form and lost their final four games and finished in mid-table.[22][23] Ajayi quietly left Brunei after the season's end and studied for his coaching badges in his native Lagos, eventually becoming head coach of Premier Football Academy in 2015.[24]

In early 2023, he was announced as the new head coach of Osun United.[25] Under Oluseye, the once amateur team won promotion to the Nigeria National League, and managed to finish second in the 2024–25 season to qualify for the playoffs for a place in the 2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League.[26] Osun would lose the playoff place to Kun Khalifat FC, and Oluseye resigned from his post shortly after.[27]

Honours

Team

Shooting Stars SC
Julius Berger FC
  • Lagos State FA Cup: 1994
Al Seeb Club
DPMM FC

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "CAF-C certified Coaches - Nigerian Football Coaches Association". Nigerian Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Oman - Division 1 1999/2000". Arab Football. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Five imports to beef up DPMM". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "2 Selected players to arrive this week". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "DPMM F. C. belasah ABDB 5 - 1". Pelita Brunei. 10 July 2002. Archived from the original on 18 September 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kota Rangers tekad calar imej bersih DPMM". Media Permata. 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 August 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Imports TRIO injured". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ajayi confirmed for the League, AFC". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "DPMM show no mercy". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "DPMM FC storm to top group A". DPMM FC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "ASEAN Club Championship 2003 - Match Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Anugerah pencapaian terbaik bola sepak harus dikekalkan". Pelita Brunei. 12 October 2003. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Wijaya FC grabs championship at National Football". Borneo Bulletin. 29 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "DPMM FC win battle of B-League big boys". Borneo Bulletin. 10 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "DPMM FC Whips Kasuka FC". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "DPMM FC Beats Sengkurong In Shell Helix B-League". Borneo Bulletin. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "DPMM FC in goal feast". DPMM FC. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "DPMM FC Crushes QAF FC". Borneo Bulletin. 27 September 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "DPMM FC win FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 9 January 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Brunei's Wasps To Take On Selangor Tonight". Borneo Bulletin. 13 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Brunei Wasp Leads Group "A" In Malaysian Premier". Borneo Bulletin. 9 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Jamsari to keep Kelantan at bay". The Star (Malaysia). 13 July 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Malaysia 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Fieldoo Nigeria Challenge crew visits Premier Football Academy Abuja". Peoples Daily. Abuja, Nigeria. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "NNL Osun Utd Unveils new coach ahead of new season". Pulse Nigeria. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "NNL: Ajayi attributes Osun United's Super Eight playoff feat to consistency". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Wikki Tourist, Barau FC, Warri Wolves, Kun Khalifat secure promotion to NPFL 2025/26 season". Premium Times. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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