Profile of James Olayinka
Season 2024/25
Official matches
20
Matches
1522'
Minutes
1
0.06
Goals/90'
3/0
0.18
Cards/90'
Performance in the last match
Liga Irlanda,
6 days ago
James Olayinka
Olujimi James Olayinka
24
years
England
69
kgs
Mid
position
175
cms
8
shirt number
1.01
M.€
56
ELO
Born on 05 October 2000 in London
Personal data
Country of birth
England Other nationality
Nigeria Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Islas Británicas
Career details
Current club
Waterford United
Current competition
Premier League
Previous club
Cheltenham Town
Previous competition
League One
Historic team
Cheltenham Town
Historical competition
Premier League 2 Division One
Last number
8
Most common shirt number
17
Other shirt numbers
17, 66, 63, 54, 21, 75, 16, 14
Form in last matches
44'
5.5 Pts.
63'
4.8 Pts.
90'
5.7 Pts.
90'
5.9 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Team's position in the competition
| Matchday 26 | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4
|
|
Drogheda United | 38 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 |
|
5
|
|
Shelbourne | 35 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 |
|
6
|
|
Waterford United | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 44 | -12 |
|
7
|
|
St Patrick's | 32 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
|
8
|
|
Galway United | 29 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 |
Position on the pitch
Main position
Midfielder
89%
Other positions
- Defensive midfielder 11%
CM
CDM
Rating progression
56
▲ 11
18
17
16
19
20
20
21
24
Highest value in career
57 (2025)
Rankings
General
35385º
Age
2675º
By country
1402º
By position
10059º
MF
By position
7589º
CM
Evolution of market value
1 M€
▲ 0.6
18
17
16
19
20
20
21
24
Highest value in career
1M (2025)
Rankings
General
26396º
Age
2243º
By country
667º
By position
7591º
MF
By position
5895º
CM
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Momentum Sports Management
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
01/01/2025
|
|
|
Free agent
|
|
24/25
01/07/2024
|
|
|
Released
|
|
20/21
27/01/2021
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
20/21
20/10/2020
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
19/20
30/06/2020
|
|
|
End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 0 | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | 20 |
1
▼
|
0.05
▼
|
51
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 68 |
4
▼
|
0.06
▼
|
52
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 111 |
9
▼
|
0.08
▼
|
51
▲
|
| Career | 166 |
16
▲
|
0.1
▲
|
49
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1522' | 24 | 5.9 | 51 |
|
|
20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1522' | 24 | 5.9 | 51 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 463' | 23 | 4.6 | 52 |
|
|
2022/23 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 1285' | 22 | 5.6 | 54 |
|
|
2022/23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 421' | 21 | 7.2 | 51 |
|
|
2021/22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 590' | 21 | 5 | 50 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 43 | 22 | 1748' | 1 | 1 |
|
|
4 | 36 | 25 | 2264' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
3 | 25 | 21 | 1803' | 5 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 21 | 18 | 1494' | 3 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 20 | 17 | 1522' | 1 | 3 |
|
|
5 | 16 | 16 | 1321' | 5 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 215' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 40 | 29 | 2595' | 3 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 38 | 19 | 1556' | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 21 | 18 | 1494' | 2 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 20 | 17 | 1522' | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 18 | 15 | 1262' | 5 | 0 |
For the national team
1 once at International
-
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
1
Off the bench
1
Debut
13/10/2019
Age on debut
19.0 years
Last match
13/10/2019
Age in last game
19.0 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1' | 19 | 4 | 47 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1' | 19 | 4 | 47 |
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
English Super Cup winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
02 MAY. 25
24 years
Team debut, Category debut
07 MAR. 25
24 years
Category debut
08 AUG. 23
22 years
First goal for the team
14 FEB. 23
22 years
Team debut
03 SEP. 22
21 years
Best performances
90'
9.6 Pts.
90'
9.3 Pts.
88'
9.3 Pts.
90'
9.1 Pts.