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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
25 Apr 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Derry City 2 – 190
21 Apr 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Cork City FC v Waterford FC 2 – 190
18 Apr 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Sligo Rovers 0 – 490
11 Apr 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Shamrock Rovers v Waterford FCSubstitute, on 46′ 2 – 044
04 Apr 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Drogheda United FC v Waterford FC 2 – 063
28 Mar 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v St. Patrick\'s Athletic 1 – 290
14 Mar 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Galway United FC v Waterford FC 1 – 083
07 Mar 2025League of Ireland Premier Division Waterford FC v Bohemian Football ClubSubstitute, on 59′ 0 – 331
27 Apr 2024League One Stevenage FC v Cheltenham TownSubstitute, on 68′ 2 – 122
23 Apr 2024League One Cheltenham Town v Peterborough UnitedSubstitute, on 90′ 2 – 01
20 Apr 2024League One Cheltenham Town v Lincoln CitySubstitute, on 67′ 1 – 223
16 Apr 2024League One Burton Albion v Cheltenham TownSubstitute, on 82′ 1 – 28
01 Apr 2024League One Cheltenham Town v Exeter CitySubstitute, on 62′ 1 – 228
21 Oct 2023League One Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United 1 – 062
07 Oct 2023League One Cheltenham Town v Derby County 1 – 160
19 Sep 2023League One Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town 3 – 090
16 Sep 2023League One Exeter City v Cheltenham TownSubstitute, on 70′ 1 – 020
12 Aug 2023League One Cheltenham Town v Bolton WanderersSubstitute, on 61′ 0 – 39
08 Aug 2023EFL Cup Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City 0 – 245
05 Aug 2023League One Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town 1 – 090

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.