Paul Ogunkoya

Nigerian footballer (born 2004)

Paul Ogunkoya
Personal information
Full name	Paul Adeniran Ogunkoya
Date of birth	(2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	KuPS
Number	23
Youth career
	Mahanaim
2022	→ Ikorodu United (loan)
2022	→ Baník Ostrava (loan)
2023	→ One Rocket (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	→ Stabæk (loan)	0	(0)
2023	→ Stabæk 2 (loan)^[1]	3	(1)
2024–	→ KuPS (loan)	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Paul Adeniran Ogunkoya (born 17 September 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club KuPS, on loan from Nigerian side Mahanaim FC.

Club career

After a short loan stint with Norwegian Eliteserien side Stabæk,^[2]^[3] Ogunkoya joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club KuPS on loan for the 2024 season.^[4]^[5]^[6] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Ilves. On 6 April 2024, Ogunkoya debuted in Veikkausliiga in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki.^[7]

Honours

KuPS

Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024

References

^ Paul Ogunkoya at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ Official: Paul Ogunkoya completes his move to Stabeak of Norway, bsnsports.com, 1 September 2023
^ Norwegian Eliteserien side Stabaek captures Paul Ogunkoya, brila.net, 1 September 2023
^ KuPS sopimukseen kahden testipelaajan kanssa, kups.fi, 10 January 2024
^ Testipelaaja Paul Ogunkoya mestaroi KuPSin maali-iloittelua – Katso kaikki osumat tästä, Savon Sanomat, 16 December 2023
^ Mahanaim FC Forward Paul Ogunkoya Secures Move to Finnish Outfit Kuopion Palloseura, sports247.ng, 12 January 2024
^ KuPS – HJK, veikkausliiga.com