Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lausanne-Sport | 33 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 | |||
Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji (born 4 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport.
Career
Born in London, Butler-Oyedeji joined Arsenal at the age of 8,[3] turning professional in 2021.[4] He spent time training with the Arsenal first team,[5][6] before moving on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2023.[7]
On 1 September 2023, he signed with EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan.[8]
He made his senior debut for Arsenal on 22 January 2025, replacing Gabriel Martinelli as a late substitute in a 3–0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League.[9] Butler-Oyedeji made his Premier League debut on 20 April 2025, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win away to Ipswich Town.[10]
Provided limited playing opportunities, he was released by Arsenal at the end of their 2024–25 campaign.[11]
On 2 July 2025, he signed for Lausanne-Sport on a three-year contract with the Swiss club.[12]
Personal life
Butler-Oyedeji is of Nigerian descent through his father, and Vincentian descent through his mother.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 2 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2022–23[14] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2023–24[15] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2025–26[1] | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- 1 2 3 "England - N. Butler-Oyedeji - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". www.arsenal.com.
- ↑ "Butler-Oyedeji: Arsenal hand Nigerian youngster first professional contract | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ↑ Dawes, Olly (30 October 2022). "'Explosive' teen Nathan Butler-Oyedeji spotted in Arsenal first-team training". HITC.
- ↑ Dawes, Olly (28 November 2022). "Arsenal coaches impressed with Nathan Butler-Oyedeji's development". HITC.
- ↑ "Accrington sign Butler-Oyedeji from Arsenal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Cheltenham sign Arsenal, WBA and Blues youngsters". BBC Sport. September 2023.
- ↑ Palmer, Jon (23 January 2025). "Former Robins loanee makes Arsenal debut". Gloucestershire Live.
- ↑ "From Hale End to the Premier League: Butler-Oyedeji makes debut for Arsenal in 4-0 rout of Ipswich | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ "Contract updates: 20 players to depart this summer". arsenal.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ "nathan-butler-oyedeji-est-lausannois". lausanne-sport.ch/. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Young Gun: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji". Young Gun: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji. 1 October 2024.
- 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Nathan Butler-Oyedeji in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- 21st-century Black British people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Black British sportsmen
- Sportspeople of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland