PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
James Olayinka.
Derry City · England
TM 506965 · Current player profileAge today25
Recorded moves10
Peak recorded value€300k
Current market value€175k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Olujimi James Olayinka
- Born
- 05 Oct 2000
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 175
- Joined current club
- 01 Jan 2026
- Contract expires
- 30 Nov 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Waterford FCLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2026
- Cheltenham TownLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- Arsenal FC U21Last recorded move · 01 Sep 2022
- Southend UnitedLast recorded move · 31 May 2021
- Northampton TownLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2020
- Arsenal FC U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- Arsenal FC YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | 25 | Derry City | €175k |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 25 | Waterford FC | €150k |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 24 | Waterford FC | €150k |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 23 | Cheltenham Town | €150k |
| 27 Dec 2023 | 23 | Cheltenham Town | €200k |
| 09 Jun 2023 | 22 | Cheltenham Town | €300k |
| 05 Apr 2023 | 22 | Cheltenham Town | €200k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2026 | Waterford FC | Derry City | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jan 2025 | Not recorded | Waterford FC | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Cheltenham Town | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Sep 2022 | Arsenal FC U21 | Cheltenham Town | Transfer | — ? |
| 31 May 2021 | Southend United | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 16 Oct 2020 | Arsenal FC U21 | Southend United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Northampton Town | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 27 Jan 2020 | Arsenal FC U21 | Northampton Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2018 | Arsenal FC U18 | Arsenal FC U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Arsenal FC Youth | Arsenal FC U18 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.