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Isaac Olaofe
Olaofe with Stockport County in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Isaac Tanitoluwaloba Aduraoluwatimileyin Olaofe[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Number 9
Youth career
–2019 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Millwall 2 (0)
2020 → Sutton United (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → St Johnstone (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Sutton United (loan) 37 (14)
2021–2022 → Sutton United (loan) 27 (8)
2023– Stockport County 90 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Tanitoluwaloba Aduraoluwatimileyin Olaofe (born 21 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Stockport County as a striker.

Career

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Early career

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Raised in Dartford, Olaofe had trials with Crystal Palace and Millwall.[2] While playing county football for Kent, he signed for Millwall after impressing in his six-week trial, joining at the age of 14.[2][3][4] He signed his first professional contract in May 2018.[5] He extended his contract in May 2019.[6]

He moved on loan to Sutton United in February 2020.[7] He made his debut on 22 February in a 2–2 home draw with Barrow, and scored his first goal in his final game for the club, a 1–1 draw with Hartlepool United on 14 March.[8] He scored 1 goal in 5 league games for the club.[9]

After extending his contract with Millwall in June 2020,[10] he moved on loan to Scottish club St Johnstone in July 2020.[11][12] He said he was looking forward to working with St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson, who had previously been the assistant manager at Millwall.[13][14] He made his debut for the club in a 0–3 defeat away at Rangers on 12 August.[15] On 5 October, Olaofe's loan was terminated by mutual consent, having only made two substitute appearances for the club, 41 minutes in total.[16][17] St Johnstone captain Liam Gordon later said of him, "Maybe we didn’t get the best out of Tanto [Olaofe] but I can’t speak highly enough of him. He’s a great lad – a proper, genuine boy who gave everything. It’s just wasn’t the right place at the right time."[17]

Later that month he returned to Sutton United on loan.[18] He scored his first goals back at the club with a hat-trick in a 5–1 defeat of King's Lynn Town on 14 November 2020.[19] Sutton were crowned champions and promoted to the Football League for the first time in their history.[20] Olaofe was Sutton's top scorer for the season with 16 goals in all competitions, and won the Young Player of the Year award.[21]

In June 2021, Olaofe signed a new contract with Millwall.[22] He returned to Sutton United on loan for the rest of the season on 31 August 2021.[23] After sustaining an injury in pre-season, he made his Football League debut on 25 September in a 4–0 win over Carlisle United.[24]

In the summer of 2022, Olaofe was set to join League One club Barnsley on loan. However, Barnsley were unable to complete the paperwork in time, and the move fell through.[25] He signed a new contract on 5 September 2022, stating he would remain at Millwall for the "foreseeable future".[26][27]

Stockport County

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On 30 December 2022, it was announced that Olaofe would join Stockport County once the transfer window opened on 1 January 2023, for an undisclosed fee.[28]

Olaofe extended his contract by three years in June 2024.[29]

Personal life

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Olaofe attended Wilmington Grammar School. While at Millwall, Olaofe was also studying for a Business Management degree at the Open University.[30]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 2019–20[8] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23[32] Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Sutton United (loan) 2019–20[33] National League 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
St Johnstone (loan) 2020–21[15] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sutton United (loan) 2020–21[33] National League 37 14 1 0 — 3[a] 2 41 16
Sutton United (loan) 2021–22[31] League Two 27 8 2 0 0 0 5[b] 1 34 9
Stockport County 2022–23[32] League Two 18 2 1 0 0 0 3[c] 1 22 3
2023–24[34] League Two 43 20 2 0 1 0 2[b] 1 48 21
2024–25[35] League One 29 5 3 1 0 0 4[b] 2 36 8
Total 90 27 6 1 1 0 9 4 106 32
Career total 163 50 9 1 2 0 17 7 191 58
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

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Sutton United

Stockport County

Individual

  • Sutton United Young Player of the Season: 2020–21[21]

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Richard Cawley (28 May 2021). "Millwall striker Isaac Olaofe on Sutton United title win and his plan to capture all of the celebrations". South London Press. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Isaac Olaofe". www.millwallfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Isaac Olaofe departs Millwall". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Millwall announce retained list". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Millwall announce retained list". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Isaac Olaofe joins Sutton United on loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Isaac Olaofe".
  10. ^ "Millwall Football Club Retained List 2019/20". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  11. ^ "St Johnstone: Millwall's Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara sign on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020.
  12. ^ Nicolson, Eric (14 July 2020). "St Johnstone complete loan signing double from Millwall".
  13. ^ Bannerman, Gordon (24 July 2020). "St Johnstone new boy Isaac 'Tanto' Olaofe opens up on furthering his football education in Scotland and working with Callum Davidson again".
  14. ^ Gallagher, Matthew (23 July 2020). "Isaac Olaofe ready to learn as Millwall loanee looks to shine for St Johnstone". Daily Record.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Olaofe returns to Lions". www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. ^ a b Eric Nicolson (24 November 2023). "Striker who lasted just 2 months at St Johnstone now key man at record-breaking EFL side". The Courier. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Isaac Oloafe returns ahead of Weymouth trip". 9 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Sutton United 5–1 King's Lynn Town". BBC Sport. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Sutton United 3–0 Hartlepool United: Us win National League title". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b @suttonunited (30 May 2021). "Our end of season awards took place at GGL last night. 🏆 Club player of the year - Craig Eastmond 🏆 Players play…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Millwall academy graduates extend Lions stay". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Sutton re-sign Millwall striker Olaofe". BBC Sport.
  24. ^ "Millwall loan watch: Forward makes Football League debut as Sutton United continue good start". Southwark News. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  25. ^ Richard Cawley (6 January 2023). "Isaac Olaofe opens up on failed summer loan move to Barnsley, exit from Millwall and signing for Stockport County". South London Press. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Isaac Olaofe: Millwall striker signs new contract for 'foreseeable future'". BBC Sport. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Millwall's Isaac Olaofe signs new contract". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  28. ^ "Stockport County sign Millwall striker Olaofe". BBC Sport. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  29. ^ "Olaofe signs three-year Stockport deal". BBC Sport. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  30. ^ John Kelly (22 October 2021). "Isaac Olaofe interview: Studying for a degree, inspiring others and making history with Sutton". Southwark News. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  33. ^ a b Isaac Olaofe at Soccerway
  34. ^ "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Games played by Isaac Olaofe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  36. ^ Phillips, Owen (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  37. ^ Chris Peddy (3 April 2022). "Rotherham beat Sutton after extra time to win EFL Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  38. ^ "Join us in League One next season". Stockport County. 7 May 2024.


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