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Oluwaseun Oyegunle
Personal information
Full name Oluwaseun Oyegunle
Date of birth (2002-11-03) November 3, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Brampton East SC
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Syracuse Orange 62 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Sigma FC 17 (0)
2019 Forge FC 1 (0)
2022– Sigma FC 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 23, 2023

Oluwaseun Oyegunle (born 3 November 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.

Early life

Oyegunle began playing organized soccer at age seven with Brampton East SC. When he was 15, he joined Sigma FC.

College career

In January 2021, he began attending Syracuse University, where he played for the men's soccer team. He had initially been set to join in September 2020, however, he delayed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his debut during the 2021 Spring season against the Hofstra Pride. In his first season during the 2021 Spring, he made seven appearances. Over his four seasons with Syracuse, he appeared in 62 matches and helped them win the 2022 NCAA national title.

Club career

In 2018, Oyegunle made his senior debut in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC, and would make a total of five appearances that season. In 2019, he made twelve league appearances for Sigma and made one additional appearance in the League1 Ontario playoffs.

In September 2019, Oyegunle signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. On October 12, 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 loss to York9 FC, at age sixteen.

In 2022, he returned to League1 Ontario with Sigma FC. He was named a league Second Team All-Star and U20 All-Star in 2022.

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the second round (33rd overall) by the Chicago Fire.

International career

In August 2019, Oyegunle received his first international call-up for a Canada U17 preparation camp ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played July 23, 2023
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma FC 2018 League1 Ontario 5 0 0 0 — ? 0 5 0
2019 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Total 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sigma FC 2022 League1 Ontario 14 0 — — — 14 0
2023 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 0

References

  1. Oluwaseun Oyegunle at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ Hamer, Alex (November 11, 2020). "Breaking down Syracuse men's soccer 2021 recruiting class". The Daily Orange.
  3. "Four to Join Orange Men's Soccer Program". Syracuse Orange. November 11, 2020.
  4. "Olu Oyegunle Syracuse profile". Syracuse Orange.
  5. Alandt, Anthony (September 7, 2021). "Oyegunle, rest of Syracuse defense shut out Niagara in 2-0 win". The Daily Orange.
  6. Jacques, John (December 12, 2022). "Sigma FC's Oyegunle Set For NCAA Championship Bout". Northern Tribune.
  7. "Kocevski, Oyegunle Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Syracuse Orange. December 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. "Forge FC Signs Midfielder Stoddart and Defender Oyegunle". Forge FC. Forge FC. September 15, 2019.
  11. "Forge sign Sigma products Stoddart and Oluwaseun". Canadian Premier League. September 15, 2019.
  12. Molinaro, John (October 12, 2019). "Smyrniotis makes no apologies for heavily rotated squad in loss to Y9". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ^ "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Ilyass, Green, and Ferrin lead the line in the 2022 Men's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2022.
  15. "Five midfielders selected for 2022 Men's Premier Division U20 All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2022.
  16. Andrews, Cooper (December 20, 2023). "Chicago Fire select SU's Olu Oyegunle 33rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  17. Jacques, John (September 15, 2019). "Forge FC Brings In Two Sigma FC Players". Northern Tribune.
  18. Oluwaseun Oyegunle at Soccerway
  19. "Oluwageun Oyegunle 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.

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