Folawiyo "Fola" Onibuje (born September 25, 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Isthmian League Division One North club Cheshunt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Folawiyo Onibuje[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ware | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Peterborough United | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Cambridge United | 34 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Swindon Town | 14 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Brentford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | St Albans City | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Weymouth | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Woking | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Grays Athletic | 10 | (3) |
| 2010 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Boreham Wood | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Cheshunt | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:32, 12 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editAlthough born in Nigeria, he was educated at Chiswick Community School in West London.[citation needed]
Career
editHe earned a contract with Cambridge United for the 2005–06 season after impressing with three goals in as many games in pre-season friendlies. This followed unsuccessful spells at Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, and Peterborough United F.C.; however, having established himself as a first-team player and regular goal scorer at Cambridge, he was released at the end of 2005–06.
Onibuje became Swindon manager Dennis Wise's second signing of the 2006 pre-season, signing a three-month contract that was later extended to a year in late August of the same year. He signed for Brentford on a two-month loan on November 10, 2006, to cover for injured target man Lloyd Owusu,[2] after he was considered surplus to requirements by newly appointed Swindon boss Paul Sturrock. He was recalled by Swindon on December 30, 2006, but on January 1, 2007, he moved clubs again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers. He then signed for St. Albans City.
He was released by Wycombe Wanderers on July 27, 2007, with a year still remaining on his contract after failing to impress manager Paul Lambert. He was announced as a non-contract player for Shrewsbury Town on August 10, 2007; however, while he impressed, scoring in a reserve game, manager Gary Peters opted not to offer him a full-time contract and released him to find a new club.[3]
After training with Conference North side Southport, he joined Macclesfield Town in February 2008 on non-contract forms to become Keith Alexander's first signing for the club. However, he was released after making only one substitute appearance for the Silkmen.
Onibuje joined Accrington Stanley at the beginning of the 2008–09 season but made just four substitute league appearances before manager John Coleman released him the following month. He has since had an unsuccessful trial at AFC Bournemouth. Joined Weymouth in March 2009 until the end of the season. He then moved on to Woking before signing for Grays Athletic on October 15.[4] He scored three goals in 10 Conference National appearances for the Grays before his release in January 2010.[5]
He signed for Conference North club Southport in 2010, having previously been training with Bradford City.[6]
Onibuje signed for Boreham Wood in October 2010. Before joining Isthmian League Premier Division club Tooting & Mitcham United in August 2011.
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES SIGNING SET FOR FA CUP DEBUT". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Fola Decision". ShrewsWeb. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "Grays bring in duo". Non-League Daily. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Zola jnr signs for Grays". Thurrock Gazette. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Kirkbride, Philip (12 March 2010). "Striker Fola Onibuje set to sign for Southport FC". Southport Visiter. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
External links
edit- Fola Onibuje at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
