Dele Olaoye

Dolapo Olaoye (born 17 October 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer. He played in the Football League for Port Vale, and also played Conference football for Stafford Rangers.

Dele Olaoye
Personal information
Full name Dolapo Olaoye[1]
Date of birth (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Port Vale 1 (0)
2002–2005 Michigan Bucks
2006–2008 Stafford Rangers 24 (4)
2008–20?? Redditch United
2008 → Rugby Town (loan) 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Olaoye joined Port Vale in August 2000, making his debut on 19 August as a late substitute for Tony Naylor in Vale's 3–0 win at home to Oxford United.[3] However, this was his only appearance in the Vale first team before being released.[4]

He subsequently moved to the United States where he attended Mercer University and played for Michigan Bucks.[5] He scored 31 goals in four years with the Bucks, being named as Freshman of the Year in 2002, on the First Team All-Conference in 2002 and 2004, on the Second Team All-Conference in 2003 and 2005, and the All-Tournament Team in 2005.[6] He returned to Port Vale as a triallist in July 2005, scoring in their 4–1 friendly win against Northwich Victoria.[7]

He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2006,[5] but struggled with injuries and was released at the end of the 2007–08 season after Stafford's relegation to the Conference North.[8] He joined Redditch United , but was loaned to Rugby Town prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, returning to Redditch in August 2008.[8]

Career statistics

Source:[9][10]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2000–01Second Division10000010
Stafford Rangers2006–07Conference National1642000184
2007–08Conference National80000080
Total 2442000264

References
  1. "Dele Olaoye". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. Rothmans football yearbook 2002-03. London : Headline. 2002. ISBN 978-0-7553-1099-9. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "Port Vale 3-0 Oxford". Soccerbase. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  4. "Dele Oyaoye player profile". onevalefan.co.uk. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. "Rangers strengthen". NonLeagueDaily. 8 August 2002. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  6. Record Book (PDF). Mercer Bears.
  7. "Saturday's pre-season friendly round-up (part three)". NonLeaguedaily. 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  8. "Dolapo Olaoye". Rugby Town F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  9. Dele Olaoye at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. Dele Olaoye at Soccerbase
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