Junior Olaitan

Junior Olaitan
Personal information
Full name Junior Olaitan Ishola
Date of birth (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Porto-Novo, Benin
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Ayema
2022–2024 Niort 42 (4)
2022–2024 Niort B 4 (2)
2023–2024 → Troyes (loan) 20 (0)
2024 → Troyes B (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Troyes 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Benin 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Junior Olaitan Ishola (born 9 May 2002) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes and the Benin national team.

Club career

Olaitan began his senior career with the Beninese club Ayéma Adjarra, where he scored 10 goals in 28 matches during the 2020–21 season.[1] Olaitan transferred to the French club Niort on 31 January 2022, signing a three-year contract.[2] He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Quevilly-Rouen, coming on as a late sub in the 84th minute. He joined ES Troyes AC in the 2023 transfer market with a release clause amounting to €1,700,000 and his contract is valid until 2025.[3]

International career

Olaitan was born in Benin to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother, and raised in Nigeria.[4] He debuted with the Benin national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Madagascar on 2 September 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sélo, Arthur (January 31, 2022). "Football / Mercato : le Béninois Junior Olaïtan signe à Niort". banouto.bj (in French). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Bonnin, Christian (January 31, 2022). "Junior Olaitan Ishola signe aux Chamois ainsi que Nassim El Hassani - 31 January 2022". La Nouvelle Republique (in French). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Niort vs. Quevilly Rouen - 19 March 2022". Soccerway. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  4. ^ Jumeau, Denis (February 8, 2022). "Football – Ligue 2. Junior Ishola Olaitan veut se faire un nom aux Chamois niortais - Courrier de l'Ouest". Courrier de l'Ouest (in French). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". www.fifa.com.