PLAYER PROFILE

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
02 Dec 2022League One Charlton Athletic v Cheltenham Town 0 – 172
19 Nov 2022League One Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 067
12 Nov 2022League One Ipswich Town v Cheltenham Town 1 – 172
05 Nov 2022FA Cup Cheltenham Town v Alvechurch FC 1 – 276
29 Oct 2022League One Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons 0 – 070
22 Oct 2022League One Burton Albion v Cheltenham TownSubstitute, on 74′ 1 – 016
15 Oct 2022League One Cheltenham Town v Bristol RoversSubstitute, on 82′ 1 – 48
03 Sep 2022League One Port Vale FC v Cheltenham Town 2 – 246
08 May 2021League Two Southend United v Newport County 1 – 183
17 Apr 2021League Two Exeter City v Southend UnitedSubstitute, on 76′ 0 – 014
10 Apr 2021League Two Southend United v Crawley TownSubstitute, on 79′ 0 – 011
27 Mar 2021League Two Harrogate Town v Southend United 0 – 170
23 Mar 2021League Two Southend United v Walsall FCSubstitute, on 73′ 0 – 017
16 Jan 2021League Two Grimsby Town v Southend United 0 – 034
09 Jan 2021League Two Southend United v Barrow AFC 1 – 090
29 Dec 2020League Two Leyton Orient v Southend United 2 – 079
19 Dec 2020League Two Mansfield Town v Southend United 1 – 1581
15 Dec 2020League Two Southend United v Grimsby Town 3 – 189
12 Dec 2020League Two Southend United v Scunthorpe United 1 – 0881
05 Dec 2020League Two Stevenage FC v Southend United 0 – 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.