Olakunle Olusegun
 Olusegun with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olakunle Junior Olusegun | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilorin, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | ABS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | FDC Vista Gelendzhik | ||
| 2020–2021 | Fremad Amager | 34 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Botev Plovdiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Krasnodar-2 (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Krasnodar | 70 | (10) |
| 2025–2026 | → Pari Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2026– | Rostov | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2025– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Olakunle Junior Olusegunⓘ (born 23 April 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian club Rostov and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
In August 2021, Olusegun's rights were purchased by Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv who immediately loaned him to Krasnodar-2 in Russia for the 2021–22 season.[2]
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Krasnodar-2 on 29 August 2021 in a game against Baltika Kaliningrad.[3]
In April 2022, Olusegun was promoted to the main squad of Krasnodar and made his Russian Premier League debut on 3 April 2022 in a game against Dynamo Moscow.[4]
On 14 June 2022, Olusegun transferred to FC Krasnodar on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[5] On 5 March 2024, Olusegun extended his contract with Krasnodar until 30 June 2028.[6]
On 23 July 2025, Olusegun was loaned by Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[7]
International career
Olusegun represented Nigeria at the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal against Angola, and at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored in their Round of 16 1–3 loss to the Netherlands.[9]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 6 June 2025 in a friendly against Russia.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fremad Amager | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 34 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2021–22 | Russian First League | 19 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| Krasnodar (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 70 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 12 | ||
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |
| Rostov | 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 164 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 33 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup & Russian Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Krasnodar
References
- ↑ Olakunle Olusegun at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ ""КРАСНОДАР-2" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ОЛАКУНЛЕ ОЛУСЕГУНОМ" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "Baltika vs. Krasnodar II 2 - 1". Soccerway. 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Krasnodar v Dynamo 0 - 1". Russian Premier League. 3 April 2022.
- ↑ ""Краснодар" выкупил трех нигерийцев" (in Russian). tele-sport.ru. 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "КРАСНОДАР ПЕРЕПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ОЛАКУНЛЕ ОЛУСЕГУНОМ". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ ""Пари НН" арендовал Оланкунле Олусегуна" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Олакунле Олусегун стал игроком «Ростова»!" [Olakunle Olusegun became a Rostov player!] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nigeria U-17 vs. Netherlands U-17 1 - 3". Soccerway. 6 November 2019.
- ↑ Olakunle Olusegun at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
- Olakunle Olusegun at Soccerway
- Olakunle Olusegun at WorldFootball.net
- Olakunle Olusegun at Krasnodar
- 2002 births
- People from Ilorin
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Fremad Amager players
- FC Krasnodar-2 players
- FC Krasnodar players
- FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players
- FC Rostov players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Russian First League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football forward stubs