Kudus Oyenuga

Kudus Oyenuga
Personal information
Full name Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2008–2011 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2011 → MyPa (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Bury (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → St Johnstone (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 36 (15)
2013–2015 Dundee United 1 (0)
2014 → Boreham Wood (loan) 16 (3)
2014–2015 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 28 (6)
2015–2016 Hartlepool United 8 (1)
2016–2017 Greenock Morton 24 (4)
2017–2018 Chelmsford City 33 (10)
2018–2019 Dartford 21 (1)
2019 → Haringey Borough (loan) 10 (1)
2019 Welling United 0 (0)
2019–2020 Margate 15 (5)
2020 Leatherhead 1 (0)
2020–2021 Brentwood Town 2 (0)
2021 Grays Athletic 7 (0)
2021 Coggeshall Town 9 (2)
2022 Basildon United 7 (0)
2022–2023 Southend Manor 9 (1)
2023–2024 Burnham Ramblers 18 (5)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Southend Manor
2023–2024 Burnham Ramblers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga (born 18 March 1993) is an English footballer, who plays as a forward. He was most recently player-manager at Burnham Ramblers.

He has played for Tottenham Hotspur,[2] Hayes & Yeading United, Dundee United, Hartlepool United and Greenock Morton. He has also played for MyPa, Bury, St Johnstone, Boreham Wood, Dartford and Cowdenbeath on loan.

Playing career

Oyenuga was born in Walthamstow[3] and began his football career by joining the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2008. In April 2011, Oyenuga agreed a two-year deal with Tottenham and then went out on loan to Finnish side MyPa, until the end of August 2011.[4]

On 15 August 2011, he joined Bury on loan for a month,[5] making one appearance, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Charlton on 28 August 2011.[6] Afterwards, he left Bury. In November, Oyenuga went on trial with Southampton after scoring twice in a reserve match in a 4–1 win over Plymouth Argyle,[7] but no move was made.

In the January 2012 transfer window, Oyenuga joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan, until the end of the season.[8] On 14 February he made his St Johnstone debut, coming on as a substitute in extra time, in a 2–1 loss against Hearts in a fifth round replay in the Scottish Cup. Two months later, he made his league debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Celtic. At the end of the season, Oyenuga returned to Tottenham and was soon released by the club.[9]

In August 2012, Oyenuga joined Hayes & Yeading United[10] He established himself in the first team, making 40 appearances and scoring eighteen in all competitions. In addition, he was the club's top-scorer and helped the club avoid relegation.[11] At the end of the season it was thought that Oyenuga might leave the club.[12] The club then granted permission for him to leave the club.[13]

After leaving Hayes & Yeading United, Kudus returned to Scotland, joining Dundee United on trial, along with former teammate Calum Butcher.[14] After impressing manager Jackie McNamara during their trial,[15] both players subsequently joined the club, Oyenuga signing a three-year contract.[16] On 22 September 2013, he made his Dundee United debut, coming on as a substitute against Motherwell.[17]

In January 2014, Oyenuga joined Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season.[18] On 25 August 2014, he was loaned out again, this time to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath until January 2015,[19] later extended for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[20] On 13 May 2015, he was released by Dundee United.[21]

On 6 July 2015, Oyenuga signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer, becoming their eighth signing of the summer.[22] He scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 1–0 FA Cup win against Cheltenham Town on 7 November 2015.[23] A week later he scored his first league goal in a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient.[24]

On 4 May 2016, Oyenuga was named as one of three players released by Hartlepool United, and went on trial at Livingston and then Greenock Morton.[25] After his trial match for Morton, Oyenuga signed a five-month contract with the club.[26] He scored his first goal for Morton in a 1–1 draw with Dumbarton on 20 August 2016.[27] In late December, Oyenuga would sign a contract to keep him at the club until the end of the season.[28] He was released at the end of his contract.[29]

In June 2017, Oyenuga signed for Chelmsford City.[30] On 5 August 2017, Oyenuga scored twice on his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Gloucester City.[31] In June 2018, Oyenuga signed for Dartford.[32] On 15 February 2019, Oyenuga joined Haringey Borough on an initial month's loan.[33] On 19 June 2019, Oyenuga joined Welling United.[34] Before playing a single game for Welling United, Oyenuga joined Margate.[35] He left the club on 6 January 2020 and joined Leatherhead.[36] In July 2021, Oyenuga signed for Grays Athletic.[37] In November 2021, Oyenuga signed for Coggeshall Town.[38] In March 2022, Oyenuga signed for Basildon United.[39]

Managerial career

In October 2022, Oyenuga was appointed assistant manager at Southend Manor,[40] whilst also holding a playing role at the club.[41] In December 2022, Oyenuga was named as Southend Manor manager alongside Jack Morris.[42] On 25 March 2023, Oyenuga resigned as manager of Southend Manor, also leaving the club as a player.[43]

On 13 May 2023, Burnham Ramblers announced the appointment of Oyenuga as manager.[44] On 7 January 2024, Burnham Ramblers announced Oyenuga had departed the club.[45]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2020
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
Tottenham Hotspur 2011–12[46] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MyPa (loan) 2011[47] Veikkausliiga 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bury (loan) 2011–12[46] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
St Johnstone 2011–12[46] Scottish Premier League 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Hayes & Yeading United 2012–13[47] Conference South 36 15 1 0 — 1[b] 0 38 15
Dundee United 2013–14[48] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Boreham Wood (loan) 2013–14[47] Conference South 16 3 0 0 — 0 0 16 3
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2014–15[49] Scottish Championship 28 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 6
Hartlepool United 2015–16[50] League Two 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 2
Greenock Morton 2016–17[51] Scottish Championship 24 4 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 30 4
Chelmsford City 2017–18[47] National League South 33 10 4 0 — 2[b] 0 39 10
Dartford 2018–19[47] National League South 21 1 0 0 — 3[b][d] 1 24 2
Haringey Borough (loan) 2018–19[47] Isthmian League Premier Division 10 1 — — 1[e] 1 11 2
Welling United 2019–20[47] National League South 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Margate 2019–20[47] Isthmian League Premier Division 15 5 0 0 — 0 0 15 5
Leatherhead 2019–20[47] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Brentwood Town 2020–21[47] Isthmian League North Division 2 0 3 1 — 0 0 5 1
Career total 200 45 14 2 4 0 11 2 229 49
  1. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in the Isthmian League Premier Division Play-Offs

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