James Olayinka

James Olayinka is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Derry City, born on October 5, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow James Olayinka on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025 Premier Division season, James Olayinka has recorded 1 goal, 0 assists, 2,406 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.65, 6 yellow cards.

James Olayinka scores highly on Started and Minutes compared to central midfielders in the Premier Division.

James Olayinka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• February 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Bohemian FC (unused substitute)
• February 13, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Dundalk (unused substitute)
• February 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sligo Rovers (unused substitute)
• January 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at Shamrock Rovers (unused substitute)
• November 7, 2025: 2-1 win away at Bray Wanderers (90 minutes, 6.4 FotMob rating)
• November 1, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Galway United FC (87 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• October 24, 2025: 1-1 draw away at St. Patrick's Athletic (90 minutes, 7.3 FotMob rating)
• October 17, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs Derry City (68 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• October 5, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Drogheda United (90 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• September 26, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Shelbourne (90 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)

James Olayinka's next match is on February 27, 2026 when Derry City face Waterford FC in the Premier Division.

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James Olayinka currently plays for Derry City alongside Brian Maher, Patrick McClean, Jamie Stott, Robert Slevin, Michael Duffy, Adam O'Reilly, Dipo Akinyemi, Darragh Markey, Gavin Whyte, Eddie Beach, Ben Doherty, James Clarke, James McClean, Josh Thomas, Brandon Fleming, Carl Winchester, Kevin Santos, Cameron Dummigan, Henry Rylah, Alex Bannon, Shea Callister, Liam Boyce, Cole Smyth, Ryan Long, Conor Barr, Callum Downey, and Ciaran Mullan. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

James Olayinka's career has also included time at Waterford FC, Cheltenham Town, Southend United, Arsenal, and Northampton Town.

James Olayinka is from England, and the national teams include Adam Wharton, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka, Daniel Burn, Dean Henderson, Declan Rice, Djed Spence, Eberechi Eze, Elliot Anderson, Ezri Konsa, Harry Kane, James Trafford, Jarell Quansah, Jarrod Bowen, John Stones, Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham, Marc Guehi, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, Nico O'Reilly, Phil Foden, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Agnes Beever-Jones, Alessia Russo, Alex Greenwood, Anna Moorhouse, Chloe Kelly, Ellie Roebuck, Esme Morgan, Freya Godfrey, Georgia Stanway, Grace Clinton, Grace Fisk, Hannah Hampton, Jessica Carter, Jessica Park, Keira Walsh, Laura Blindkilde, Lauren Hemp, Lauren James, Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lucia Kendall, Lucy Bronze, Maya Le Tissier, Poppy Pattinson, and Taylor Hinds. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, James Olayinka has won 3 titles: FA Cup (2019/2020) and Community Shield (2020/2021) with Arsenal and Premier League 2 (2017/2018) with Arsenal U23.

James Olayinka has competed in Premier Division, Premier Division Qualification, League One, EFL Cup, Premier League 2 Division 1, FA Cup, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. F, and League Two. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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