Michael Olaha

Michael Olaha
Olaha in 2022
Personal information
Full name Michael Onyedikachi Olaha
Date of birth (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cong An Ho Chi Minh City
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2014 New Generation Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Abia Warriors 39 (10)
2017–2019 Sông Lam Nghệ An 58 (10)
2020–2021 Hapoel Tel Aviv 15 (0)
2020–2021 → Hapoel Kfar Shalem (loan) 34 (10)
2021–2026 Sông Lam Nghệ An 115 (35)
2026– Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026

Michael Onyedikachi Olaha (born 4 July 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.

Club career

Olaha signed for Nigerian Premier League side Abia Warriors in 2015 from the New Generation Academy.[2] After impressing in his first season, he was offered a trial with Slovenian side NK Domžale.[3]

In January 2017, he signed with Vietnamese side Sông Lam Nghệ An.[4] He scored a goal in the 2017 Vietnamese Cup final, helping the club win the title.[5]

After two and a half years, he left Sông Lam Nghệ An and signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv, for four years.[6]

On 23 July 2020, he moved on loan to Hapoel Kfar Shalem.[7]

In July 2021, Olaha re-joined Sông Lam Nghệ An.[8] In the 2023–24 season, he was designated to be the team captain.[9]

After Olaha's contract with Sông Lam Nghệ An expired, he joined Cong An Ho Chi Minh City in July 2026.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Abia Warriors 2015 NPFL 62??——62
2016 NPFL 338??——338
Total 3910??00003910
Song Lam Nghe An 2017 V.League 1 25573——328
2018 V.League 1 268514[a]11[b]03610
2019 V.League 1 25510——255
Total 761813441109423
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 15030——180
Hapoel Kfar Shalem (loan) 2020–21 Liga Leumit 341120——3611
Song Lam Nghe An 2022 V.League 1 22300——223
2023 V.League 1 18500——185
2023–24 V.League 1 261300——2613
2024–25 V.League 1 23522——257
2025–26 V.League 1 26912——2711
Total 1153534000011839
Total career 27974218411030583
  1. ↑ Appearance in AFC Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup

Honours

Sông Lam Nghệ An

References

  1. ↑ "Olaha Michael Onyedikachi". vpf.vn.
  2. ↑ "GNPL: Abia Warriors sign 19 new players". futaa. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Abia Warriors Olaha on Trials in Slovenia". AfricanFootball. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "SLNA, bao giờ cho đến ngày xưa?". Bongda (in Vietnamese). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Sông Lam Nghệ An vô địch Cúp Quốc gia 2017". Lao Động. 30 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "מייקל אולהה חתם בהפועל ת"א". Israel Today (in Hebrew). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Igal (23 July 2020). "מייקל אולהה חתם בהפועל כפר שלם" (in Hebrew). Sport Channel. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Buổi tập đầu tiên của Olaha trong ngày trở lại SLNA" (in Vietnamese). Báo Nghệ An. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sông Lam Nghệ An khởi sắc nhờ ngoại binh" (in Vietnamese). Người Lao Động. 27 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "CLB Công an TP.HCM mua sắm tất bật: Người hùng Thường Châu Phan Văn Đức và ai nữa". Thanh Niên. 17 July 2026.


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