Dare Olatunji

Dare Olatunji
Personal information
Full name Oluwadamilare Mathew Olatunji[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Naft Maysan
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Osun United
2018–2021 Enyimba 35 (0)
2021–2023 Shooting Stars 28 (1)
2023 Samtredia 19 (1)
2024 Al-Minaa 14 (0)
2024– Naft Maysan 55 (2)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U23 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2019

Oluwadamilare Mathew "Dare" Olatunji listenⓘ(born 24 November 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraq Stars League club Naft Maysan.[2][3][4]

Club career

Dare Olatunji started playing for Osun United, and played for them for two seasons,[5] then moved to Enyimba International Football in 2018. In his first season, his team won the 2019 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and qualified for the CAF Champions League.[6][7]

In 2021 Olatunji moved to joined Shooting Stars with his fellow Enyimba star Wasiu Alalade.[8] On 30 January 2022, he scored his first goal with Shooting Stars in his team’s 1-0 win against MFM F.C.[9]

In 2023 Olatunji moved to joined Georgian side FC Samtredia, Samtredia got their season off to a start, beating Telavi 1-0 with Olatunji participating in the win, for the full ninety minutes of the match.[10] On 28 May 2023. Olatunji scored his first goal for his club Samtredia and helped them win 1-0 against Gagra.[11]

International career

Olatunji was first picked to represent Nigeria in 2019, when the under-23 coach Imama Amapakabo selected Olatunji to be a part of his squad to play in 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[12][13]

Honours

Enyimba

References

  1. 1 2 Dare Olatunji at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Dare Olatunji, besoccer.com, 26 April 2024
  3. ↑ Dare Olatunji, flashscore.com, 26 April 2024
  4. ↑ "نفط ميسان يدعم صفوفه بنجم الكهرباء". kooora.com (in Arabic). 28 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dare Olatunji Optimistic Enyimba Can Win League Title After COVID-19". sports247.ng. 18 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Olatunji Confident of Enyimba's Continental Success, Wishes Osun United Well". osbcng.org. 21 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Osun United Management Celebrates Ex-Player for Winning NPFL". osbcng.org. 21 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "NPFL: Anietie Uko eyes big impact with Shooting Stars". aclsports.com. 18 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "NPFL Review: Remo, Rivers draw; Akwa win". aclsports.com. 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Olatunji in Samtredia to win trophies". goalballlive.com. 3 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Football: Doucouré saves Everton as Osimhen scores twice". sportnewsafrica.com. 28 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Olympic Eagles set to overpower Libya in Tunisia". Peoples Daily. Abuja, Nigeria. 20 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Nigeria begins quest for Tokyo 2020 football ticket against Libya today". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 20 March 2019.
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