 Olofinjana training with Cardiff City in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Crown | ||
| 1999–2003 | Kwara United | ||
| 2003–2004 | Brann | 34 | (11) |
| 2004–2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 135 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | Stoke City | 18 | (2) |
| 2009–2013 | Hull City | 34 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 39 | (6) |
| 2013 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Start | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 280 | (36) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2011 | Nigeria | 48 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana (born 30 June 1980) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Olofinjana began his career with local sides Crown and Kwara United before moving to Europe with Norwegian side SK Brann. After two seasons at Brann he moved to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became a regular at Molineux making 213 appearances for the club over four seasons before joining Premier League club Stoke City in August 2008 for a fee of £3 million. He played only the 2008–09 season with the team before joining another top flight side, Hull City, again for a fee of £3 million.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Seyi Olofinjana". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2018.