Oriola Sunday (born 18 April 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Omiya Ardija.

Oriola Sunday
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Omiya Ardija
Youth career
0000–2018 IB Sports Dreams
2019–2021 Fukuchiyama Seibi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Tokushima Vortis 7 (0)
2023–2024Vanraure Hachinohe (loan) 33 (5)
2024– Omiya Ardija 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Oriola Sunday learned to play soccer in the youth team of IB Sports Dreams in Abuja, Nigeria, and in the school team of Fukuchiyama Seibi High School in Fukuchiyama, Japan. He signed his first professional contract with Tokushima Vortis on February 1, 2022. The club from Tokushima, a large city in the prefecture of the same name in Tokushima on the island of Shikoku, played in the second Japanese league, the J2 League. He made his second league debut on February 19, 2022 (matchday 1) at home against Zweigen Kanazawa. He was substituted for Akira Hamashita in the 78th minute. The game ended 0-0. After seven second-division games, he moved to third-division club Vanraure Hachinohe on loan in August 2023.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 11 July 2024.[1]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokushima Vortis 2022 J2 League 6 0 1 0 5 0 12 0
2023 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Vanraure Hachinohe (on loan) J3 League 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3
2024 19 2 2 0 2 0 24 2
Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 40 5 3 0 7 0 50 5
Notes

References

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  1. ^ Oriola Sunday at Soccerway