Victor Olatunji
 Olatunji in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Oluyemi Olatunji | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2017 | Lagos Islanders | ||
| 2017–2018 | Inter Bratislava | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Železiarne Podbrezová | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mattersburg II (loan) | 7 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Alki Oroklini | 12 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2023 | Slovan Liberec | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sparta Prague | 57 | (10) |
| 2025– | Real Salt Lake | 14 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Victor Oluyemi Olatunji (born 5 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.[1]
Career
Železiarne Podbrezová
Olatunji made his professional debut for Železiarne Podbrezová against Nitra on 16 February 2019.[2] Olatunji came on after some hour of play, as a replacement for Daniel Pavúk. While on the pitch, Podbrezová sealed off the win 3–1, through a late goal by Lukáš Urbanič.
Larnaca
On 19 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with AEK Larnaca.
Sparta Prague
On 17 July 2023, Olatunji signed a multi-year contract with Sparta Prague.[3] He scored the fourth goal in the 87th minute in a 4–1 comeback (5–4 aggregate) against Dinamo Zagreb in order to qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.[4]
He scored the second goal in 3–0 Champions League win against Red Bull Salzburg on 18 September 2024, also providing an assist to Qazim Laçi for the third goal of the match.[5] Hence, he became the first Nigerian and the third African player to score and assist on his competition debut, following Daniel Cousin and Serge Aurier.[6]
Real Salt Lake
On 6 August 2025, Olatunji signed a contract with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.[7][8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Bratislava | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Železiarne Podbrezová | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Mattersburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Mattersburg II (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |||
| Alki Oroklini | 2020–21 | Cypriot Second Division | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 23 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 30 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12[b] | 2 | — | 47 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14[c] | 4 | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| Total | 50 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 64 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Sparta Prague
References
- ↑ "Liberecké fotbalisty posílil útočník Olatunji z Larnaky". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "FC Nitra - FK Železiarne Podbrezová 1:3". futbalnet.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Potvrzeno. Olatunji přestoupil z Liberce do Sparty". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Win against Zagreb". AC Sparta Prague. 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sparta Prague 3 0 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS AND STATS - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE". IFFHS. 19 September 2024.
- ↑ Lizec, Jiří (6 August 2025). "Ze Sparty odchází další hráč do USA". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Real Salt Lake Adds Sparta Prague FW Victor Olatunji as Third Transfer Acquisition This Window". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav – Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Victor Olatunji at Soccerway
- Victor Olatunji at the Czech First League
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Victor Olatunji at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Sokoto
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Czech First League players
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová players
- SV Mattersburg players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- Alki Oroklini players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- AEK Larnaca FC players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian football forward stubs