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James Olayinka.

Derry City · England

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At a glance

Full name
Olujimi James Olayinka
Born
05 Oct 2000
Age today
26
Nationality
England

Career by season

91 recorded appearances
James Olayinka appearances by season, competition and team
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsStartsGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
26/27UEFA Europa League Derry City 22101800
26/27UEFA Conference League Derry City 22001420
2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City 101000—0
2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC 1412101,1012
23/24League One Cheltenham Town 114004130 / 1 red
23/24EFL Cup Cheltenham Town 1100450
22/23League One Cheltenham Town 2715131,2110
22/23FA Cup Cheltenham Town 1100760
20/21League Two Southend United 2017201,4132
20/21FA Cup Southend United 11101200
19/20League Two Northampton Town 22001800

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first
James Olayinka match log
DateCompetitionMatchScoreMinutesGoals
30 Jul 2026UEFA Conference League Derry City v HNK Rijeka 0 – 162
23 Jul 2026UEFA Conference League HNK Rijeka v Derry City 1 – 080
16 Jul 2026UEFA Europa League Derry City v CSKA Sofia 1 – 290
09 Jul 2026UEFA Europa League CSKA Sofia v Derry City 3 – 2901
29 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Dundalk FC v Derry City 2 – 1—
25 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City v Shelbourne FC 0 – 0—
22 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City v St. Patrick\'s Athletic 0 – 0—
15 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Derry City 2 – 2—
04 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City v Galway United FC 1 – 1—
01 May 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Bohemian Football Club v Derry City 1 – 1—
24 Apr 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City v Shamrock Rovers 1 – 0—
03 Apr 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Galway United FC v Derry City 2 – 1—
20 Mar 2026League of Ireland Premier Division Derry City v Drogheda United FC 2 – 2—
16 Mar 2026League of Ireland Premier Division St. Patrick\'s Athletic v Derry City 0 – 0—
30 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Drogheda United FC 2 – 278
23 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division St. Patrick\'s Athletic v Waterford FC 2 – 290
16 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Shamrock Rovers 1 – 390
09 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Galway United FC 1 – 090
05 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Shelbourne FC v Waterford FC 0 – 182
02 May 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Bohemian Football Club v Waterford FC 1 – 2901

Career transfers

10 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

James Olayinka career transfers
Date FromToMoveFee
01 Jan 2026 Waterford FC Derry City Transfer Free
01 Jan 2025 Without club Waterford FC Transfer —
01 Jul 2024 Cheltenham Town Without club Released —
01 Sep 2022 Arsenal U21 Cheltenham Town Transfer —
31 May 2021 Southend United Arsenal U21 Loan return
16 Oct 2020 Arsenal U21 Southend United Loan —
30 Jun 2020 Northampton Town Arsenal U21 Loan return
27 Jan 2020 Arsenal U21 Northampton Town Loan —
01 Jul 2018 Arsenal FC U18 Arsenal U21 Internal move —
01 Jul 2017 Arsenal FC Youth Arsenal FC U18 Internal move —

Contracts and market values are not available yet.