Waliu Ojetoye

Waliu Ojetoye
Personal information
Full name Waliu Ojetoye
Date of birth (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Ikorodu City 32[1] (0)
2025 Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) 2 (0)
2026– FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (0)
International career‡
2026– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2026

Waliu Ojetoye (born 29 April 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. He is currently signed to Czech club FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim and has represented the Nigeria national team.

Club career

Ojetoye began his professional career with Ikorodu City F.C. in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), where he became the captain of the team during the 2024–25 season.[2][3] In July 2025, he joined Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[4] In March 2026, Ojetoye completed a move to Czech side FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim that marked his first permanent transfer in European football.[2]

International career

In 2025, Waliu was invited by Coach Eric Chelle to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria team B.[5][6] In 2025, he was also called up for the Unity Cup where he was on bench against Ghana but did not make it to the team in the final [7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Waliu Ojetoye (Vlasim) stats". Flashscore.com.ng. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  2. 1 2 Akinsuroju, Toluwani (2026-03-16). "Former Ikorodu City Captain Waliu Ojetoye Begins Czech Adventure with FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  3. ↑ Oyebola, Mike (2024-11-17). "NPFL: Ikorodu City fired up for Shooting Stars clash -- Ojetoye". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Ojetoye Waliu joins Hapoel Jerusalem from Ikorodu City FC". Sports247 Nigeria. 21 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "CHAN: Ogunmodede invites 26 players as Eagles commence camping in Ikenne-Remo – The NFF Official Website". Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  6. ↑ Nwoke, Chidi (2025-07-06). "Chelle Selects 35 Players For African Nations Championship - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service". Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 2025-08-09. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  7. ↑ Anthony (2025-05-27). "Unity Cup: Chelle explains choice of 10 home-based players". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  8. ↑ ""It's my time"- Ikorodu City star shrugs off Eric Chelle's snub in Super Eagles Unity Cup win - Soccernet NG". 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2026-05-30.