Rayan Oyebade

Rayan Oyebade
Personal information
Full name Rayan Dan Oyebade
Date of birth (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 5
Youth career
–2025 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– West Ham United 0 (0)
2026– → Southend United (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U15 3 (0)
2025– Greece U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Rayan Dan Oyebade (Greek: Ραγιάν Ογιεμπάντε; born 30 April 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United, on loan from West Ham United. Born in England, he has represented England and Greece internationally at youth level.

Early life

Oyebade was born on 30 April 2007. Born in England, he was born to a Nigerian father and a Greek mother.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Oyebade joined the youth academy of English Premier League side West Ham United. In 2025, he was promoted to the club's under-21 team.

International career

Oyebade is an England and Greece youth international. During the autumn of 2025 and the spring of 2026, he played for the Greece national under-19 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[2]

Style of play

Oyebade plays as a defender. Nigerian newspaper The Nation wrote in 2025 that he is "a composed, left-footed centre-back... admired for his calmness in possession and sharp reading of the game".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ράγιαν Ογεμπάντε, Εθνική: Το προφίλ του αμυντικού της Γουέστ Χαμ που προβάρει τη γαλανόλευκη" [Rayan Oyebande, National Team: The profile of the West Ham defender who is trying out for the blue and white team] (in Greek). sport24.gr. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Rayan Oyebade at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Nigeria may lose rising defender Oyebade to Greece". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
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