Temitope Olusesi (born September 22, 1996 in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Enugu Rangers in the Nigeria Professional Football League.[2][3][4][5]

Temitope Olusesi
Personal information
Full name Olusesi Temitope Emmanuel[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Enugu Rangers
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2014 Heartland FC B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Heartland F.C. 20 (4)
2016– Enugu Rangers 27 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Olusesi started his career from Heartland Team B, he gained promotion to the first team Heartland F.C. in 2014 where he signed his first professional contract.[6][7] He sometimes play the role of an attacker.[8]

Olusesi joined Enugu Rangers in the 2016–17 Nigeria Professional Football League season on a three-year contract.[9][10][11]

He previously served as a vice captain of the club before his appointment as the general captain in 2020.[10][12][13]

Olusesi has also played at the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup in 2019.[14][15]

Honours edit

Enugu Rangers

Individual

  • Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) VAT Wonder Goal Award: 2018[18]

References edit

  1. ^ "Etoile du Sahel vs Enugu Rangers". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ admin (27 September 2019). "We know the importance of winning 2nd leg against AS pelicans- says Rangers' Olusesi". brila.net.
  3. ^ Correspondent. "Caf Confederation Cup: Enugu Rangers did everything but were unlucky against AS Pelican - Olusesi". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ NPFL (18 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi Breaks VAT Wonder Goal Polls Record In Historic Win". www.npfl.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ Completesports (18 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi Wins NPFL VAT Wonder Goal Award For Matchday 20". www.completesports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ NBF News. "RANGERS, HEARTLAND REKINDLE RIVALRY". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Madu Not Worried Over Heartland's Defeat - P.M. News". Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ Kolade Oni. "Enugu Rangers' Tope Olusesi out of Federation Cup final". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. ^ rangersinterfc. "FIRST TEAM". rangersinterfc.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b Agencies (14 February 2020). "Tope Olusesi: Everything is possible with Rangers to compete in NPFL". www.today.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. ^ remi sulola (11 February 2020). "Oladapo, Ikefe, Sane… TheCable's NPFL team of the week". thecable.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ^ Oyedele Adeyinka (29 November 2019). "Olusesi downplays Pyramid's scary record". www.brila.net. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ completesporrs (15 September 2019). "Rangers Captain Olusesi: We'll Defeat Pelicans Over Two Legs". completesports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ^ Seif Soliman (1 December 2019). "CAF CC: Pyramids earn tough away victory at Enugu". kingfut.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  15. ^ bbc africa (2 December 2019). "Confederation Cup: Egyptian clubs win away matches". kingfut.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. ^ Shina Oludare (25 September 2016). "The Flying Antelopes survived Oga Boys scare to win the Nigeria top-flight title for the first time in 32 years". Goal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
  17. ^ "| Goal.com". www.goal.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  18. ^ completesporrs (19 May 2018). "Rangers' Olusesi wins VAT wonder goal award". thecable.ng. Retrieved 8 April 2020.