Michael Ogungbaro

Michael Ogungbaro
Personal information
Full name Michael Olusoji Ogungbaro
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996
Place of birth Eruwa, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Jaro
Number 4
Youth career
–2016 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jerv 49 (5)
2018–2019 Start 0 (0)
2018 → Åsane (loan) 27 (4)
2019 → Jerv (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 Bravo 3 (0)
2020–2023 KTP 77 (4)
2024– Jaro 67 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026

Michael Ogungbaro (born 10 July 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Finnish club FF Jaro in Veikkausliiga.

Career

He moved to Norway and FK Jerv from Midtjylland ahead of the 2016 season.[1] Bought by IK Start in 2018, he was immediately loaned out to Åsane in the entire 2018 season and Jerv in the first half of 2019.

In the 2019 Start released him, only to see him being picked up by Slovene club NK Bravo.[2][3] He made his Slovenian Prva Liga debut in September 2019 against NK Rudar Velenje.[4]

After playing for Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for four seasons, Ogungbaro signed with FF Jaro in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga on 4 April 2024.[5]

Career statistics

As of 26 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jerv 2016 1. divisjon 28411–295
2017 1. divisjon 21120–231
Total 4953100526
Start 2018 Eliteserien 0000–00
Åsane (loan) 2018 1. divisjon 27420–294
Jerv (loan) 2019 1. divisjon 7020–90
Bravo 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3000–30
KTP 2020 Ykkönen 14200–142
2021 Veikkausliiga 23110–241
2022 Ykkönen 160304[b]0230
2023 Veikkausliiga 241505[c]0341
Total 7749090954
Jaro 2024 Ykkösliiga 2822000302
2025 Veikkausliiga 2634130334
2026 Veikkausliiga 1502050220
Total 6958180856
Career total 2331824217027420
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup and Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Ykköscup
  3. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

Jaro

KTP

References

  1. ↑ "Her er vår nye nr. 25!". www.fkjerv.no (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Stenersen, Steffen (30 August 2019). "Han fikk ingen kamper som Start-spiller. Nå har Ogungbaro funnet seg ny klubb". Fædrelandsvennen/Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Michael Ogungbaro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Michael Ogungbaro at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ↑ MICAEL OGUNGBARO FF JAROON, ffjaro.fi, 4 April 2024


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