Michael Onovwigun

Michael Onovwigun
Onovwigun playing for Lewes in September 2019
Personal information
Full name Michael Richie Onovwigun[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996[2]
Place of birth Clapham, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tooting & Mitcham United
Youth career
2011–2014 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Chesterfield 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Sheffield (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2016 Dulwich Hamlet 2 (0)
2016 Kingstonian 9 (2)
2016–2017 Farnborough 4 (0)
2017 Southport 1 (0)
2017 Merstham 1 (0)
2017–2019 Dulwich Hamlet 31 (0)
2018 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 13 (1)
2019 Carshalton Athletic 2 (0)
2019 Lewes 12 (0)
2020 Dartford 0 (0)
2020 → Staines Town (dual-reg) 5 (1)
2020 Maldon & Tiptree 3 (0)
2023 AFC Whyteleafe 5 (0)
2024–2025 Corinthian-Casuals 19 (0)
2025– Tooting & Mitcham United 31 (2)
Total 153 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:25, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Michael Richie Onovwigun (born 9 April 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Combined Counties League Premier Division South club Tooting & Mitcham United.

Onovwigun was a product of the Brentford academy and began his professional career with Chesterfield in 2014. After his release in 2016, Onovwigun embarked on a journeyman career in non-League football.

Playing career

Brentford

Born in Clapham, London,[3] Onovwigun began his career in the academy at Brentford and signed a two-year scholarship during the 2012 off-season.[4] After featuring regularly for the Development Squad in friendly matches during the 2012–13 pre-season, Onovwigun was called into the first team squad for a friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2012 and he replaced Jake Reeves after 73 minutes of the 4–1 victory.[5] Onovwigun made over 50 appearances for the youth team and 9 for the Development Squad between 2011 and 2014 and departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season,[6][7][8][9] after failing to be offered a professional contract.[10]

Chesterfield

2014–15 season and loans to Sheffield and Stalybridge Celtic

On 31 July 2014, Onovwigun signed a one-year professional Development Squad contract at League One club Chesterfield after a successful trial.[11] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Rochdale on 16 August and made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 2–1 win.[12] Onovwigun joined Northern Premier League First Division South club Sheffield on a loan that was later extended until 3 January 2015.[13][14] He made eight appearances and scored two goals for the club.[15] On 6 February 2015, Onovwigun and Chesterfield teammate Charlie Dawes joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on one month loans.[16] He made just one appearance and after his return to Chesterfield,[17] he had a run of three first team calls in March 2015 and made one substitute appearance against Gillingham in the middle of the month.[18] Onovwigun finished the 2014–15 season with three appearances and the option to extend his contract was taken up for another season.[12][19]

2015–16 season and loan to Gateshead

Onovwigun made his only appearance of the 2015–16 season as a substitute during a 3–1 League Cup first round extra time defeat to Carlisle United on 11 August 2015.[20] On 24 March 2016, he joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[21] Onovwigun made three appearances he departed Chesterfield when his contract expired.[20][22]

Non-League football

2016–17 season

On 16 August 2016, Onovwigun transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet.[19] He made just two appearances,[23] before moving within the division to join Kingstonian on 31 August.[24] After making 11 appearances and scoring two goals,[25] he transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Farnborough on 24 November.[26] Onovwigun moved back up to the National League to join Southport on 7 January 2017 and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Merstham on 6 March.[27][28]

2017–2019

Onovwigun rejoined Dulwich Hamlet at the beginning of the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which secured promotion to the National League South, though he did not feature in Hamlet's successful Isthmian League Premier Division play-off campaign.[29][30] After signing a new contract,[31] Onovwigun joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic on a three-month loan in September 2018 and after returning to Dulwich Hamlet for the second half of the 2018–19 season,[18][32] he rejoined Carshalton on a permanent basis during the 2019 off-season.[33]

2019–20 season

Onovwigun made two early-2019–20 season appearances for Carshalton Athletic,[34] before transferring to division rivals Lewes in late August 2019.[35] Until his release in December 2019,[36] Onovwigun was a regular member of the Lewes team and he moved up to the National League South to join Dartford in January 2020.[37][38] After just one appearance for the Darts,[39] he joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Staines Town on a dual-registration deal in February and then moved to North Division club Maldon & Tiptree on a permanent transfer in early March.[40][41] Onovwigun made three appearances for the Jammers,[42] before the 2019–20 Isthmian League season was ended early.[43] He announced his retirement from non-League football in July 2020.[44][45]

2022–present

Onovwigun made five appearances for Southern Counties East League First Division club AFC Whyteleafe during the 2022–23 season.[46] He made 21 appearances for Combined Counties League Premier Division South club Corinthian-Casuals during the 2024–25 season.[47] In July 2025, Onovwigun transferred across the division to Tooting & Mitcham United.[48] He made 41 appearances during a 2025–26 season in which the club reached the Combined Counties League Premier Division South playoff semi-finals.[49][50] Onovwigun was retained for the 2026–27 season.[51]

Sunday league football

In 2020, Onovwigun dropped into Sunday league football and joined Orpington & Bromley District Sunday League Senior Division club Lambeth Allstars.[52][53][54]

Personal life

Onovwigun attended a football and education programme at the University of East London.[55]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield 2014–15[12] League One 2000001[a]030
2015–16[20] League One 4000100040
Total 6000101040
Sheffield (loan) 2014–15[15] Northern Premier League First Division South 51——3[b]182
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2014–15[17] Conference North 10———10
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[20] National League 30———30
Dulwich Hamlet 2016–17[23] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Kingstonian 2016–17[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 9 2 1 0 — 1[c] 0 11 2
Farnborough 2016–17[39] Southern League First Division Central 4 0 — — — 4 0
Southport 2016–17[18] National League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Merstham 2016–17[56] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Dulwich Hamlet 2017–18[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 21 0 0 0 — 3[d] 0 24 0
2018–19[18] National League South 10 0 0 0 — 2[e] 0 12 0
Total 33 0 0 0 — 5 0 38 0
Carshalton Athletic (loan) 2018–19[57] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 1 — — 4[f] 0 17 1
Carshalton Athletic 2019–20[34] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 15 1 — — 4 0 19 1
Lewes 2019–20[37] Isthmian League Premier Division 12 0 3 0 — 3[g] 0 18 0
Dartford 2019–20[39] National League South 0 0 — — 1[h] 0 1 0
Staines Town (dual-reg) 2019–20[58] Isthmian League South Central Division 5 1 — — — 5 1
Maldon & Tiptree 2019–20[42] Isthmian League North Division 3 0 — — — 3 0
AFC Whyteleafe 2022–23[46] Southern Counties East League First Division 5 0 — — — 5 0
Corinthian-Casuals 2024–25[47] Combined Counties League Premier Division South 19 0 2 0 — 0 0 21 0
Tooting & Mitcham United 2025–26[49] Combined Counties League Premier Division South 31 2 1 0 — 9[i] 0 41 2
2026–27[59] Combined Counties League Premier Division South 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 31 2 2 0 — 0 0 42 2
Career total 153780102711898
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Isthmian League Cup
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in London Senior Cup
  6. ↑ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  7. ↑ 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  8. ↑ Appearance in Kent Senior Cup
  9. ↑ 3 appearances in FA Vase, 3 appearances in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Surrey Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Combined Counties League Premier Division South play-offs

References

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  3. ↑ "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bees Sign New Scholar". Brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 1 Brentford 4". Brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Youth Team Stats 2012/13". Brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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  14. ↑ "Loanee Stays Longer at Club". 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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  42. 1 2 "Michael Onouwigun – Maldon & Tiptree 1st Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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  44. ↑ @herefor2mins (29 July 2020). "Thanks to everyone that's helped me along the way really appreciate all of you 1/2 ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  45. ↑ @herefor2mins (29 July 2020). "2/2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  46. 1 2 "Michael Onovwigun player stats | Southern Counties East Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  47. 1 2 "Corinthian-Casuals | Appearances | Michael Onovwigun | 2024–2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  48. ↑ @OfficialTmufc (25 July 2025). "New Signing We are pleased to announce the signing of Michael Onovwigun" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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  50. ↑ Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  51. ↑ @OfficialTmufc (30 June 2026). "We're delighted to announce that Michael Onovwigun has been retained for the 2026/27 season" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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