Tope Fadahunsi

Tope Fadahunsi
Personal information
Full name Olusanya Temi Fadahunsi[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Wandsworth, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Prishtina
Youth career
2007–2015 Watford
2016–2017 Tooting & Mitcham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Tooting & Mitcham United 27 (1)
2019 PS Kemi
2019–2022 Loughborough University
2022–2024 Sutton United 27 (3)
2023 → Torquay United (loan) 11 (2)
2024 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 13 (2)
2024– Prishtina 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Olusanya Temi "Tope" Fadahunsi (born 29 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina

Club career

Originally starting his career with Watford, Fadahunsi went onto have spells with Tooting & Mitcham United where he played as a right back and Finnish side, PS Kemi before opting to study at Loughborough University, whilst featuring for their first-team.[3]

On 20 July 2022, following a successful trial period, Fadahunsi joined League Two side, Sutton United.[4] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut for the club, making an instant impact, coming off the substitutes bench to score the winner in their 1–0 victory over Barrow.[5] During that same month, he went onto score twice more in all competitions, netting against Mansfield Town[6] and Chelsea U21s.[7] In January 2023, he joined Torquay United on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 23 January 2024, he joined National League South side, Hampton & Richmond Borough on a one-month loan before returning to Sutton United on 20 February 2024 [9] Following Sutton United's relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Fadahunsi was released upon the expiration of his contract.[10]

On 15 July 2024, Fadahunsi joined Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.[11]

Personal life

Born in England, Fadahunsi is of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent.[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tooting & Mitcham United 2017–18[13] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 14 0
2018–19[14][15] Isthmian League South Central Division 14 1 3 0 — 2[a] 0 19 1
Total 27 1 3 0 — 3 0 33 1
PS Kemi 2019 Kolmonen No data currently available
Loughborough University 2019–20 United Counties League Premier Division No data currently available
2020–21[16] United Counties League Premier Division 12 5 1 0 — 3[b] 4 16 9
2021–22[17] United Counties League Premier Division North 29 17 2 2 — 7[b] 5 38 24
Total 41 22 3 2 — 10 9 54 33
Sutton United 2022–23[1] League Two 16 2 0 0 — 3[c] 1 19 3
2023–24[1] League Two 11 1 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 15 1
Total 27 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 34 4
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 11 2 — — 1[d] 0 12 2
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2023–24[1] National League South 13 2 — — — 13 2
Career total 116 30 8 2 0 0 19 10 143 42
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Vase
  3. ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "T. Fadahunsi". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Squads - English Football League Two 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ Smith, Leah (27 August 2020). "Tope Fadahunsi 20 RB The British youngster turning heads with incredible defensive attributes". Caught Offside. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Luke Gambin, Tobi Ogundega, Matt Ridley & Tope Fadahunsi: Sutton United sign four after trial periods". BBC. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Sutton United vs. Barrow". Soccerway. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Sutton United vs. Mansfield Town". Soccerway. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Sutton United vs. Chelsea U21". Soccerway. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "United Announce Double Signing". torquayunited.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Tope Fadahunsi loaned to Hampton & Richmond". Sutton United F.C. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Sutton United announce players who will leave the club at the end of the season". www.suttonunited.net. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  11. ^ @FC_Prishtina (15 July 2024). "📑✍️ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐞! Sulmuesi dhe anësori i krahut të djathtë, Olusanya Temitope Fadahunsi është lindur më 29.08.1999 në Angli, ndërsa është aktivizuar së fundi për klubet, Sutton United, Torquay United dhe Hamton & Richmond Borough" [📑✍️ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 , 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐞 ! 💙 Striker and right winger, Olusanya Temitope Fadahunsi was born on 29.08.1999 in England, while he has recently been active for the clubs, Sutton United, Torquay United and Hamton & Richmond Borough.] (Tweet) (in Albanian). Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Homepage". EFL.
  13. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Tope Fadahunsi – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Tope Fadahunsi – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Fadahunsi OLUSANYA – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Olusanya Temitope Fadahunsi Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Olusanya Temitope Fadahunsi Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 4 September 2022.