Olorunleke Ojo

Olorunleke Ojo
Personal information
Birth name	Olorunleke Oluwasegun Ojo
Date of birth	August 17, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kogi State, Nigeria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Al-Merrikh SC
Number	16
Youth career
	Voice of Nigeria FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	Giwa
2014–2017	Kano Pillars
2017–2019	Akwa United
2019–2020	Sunshine Stars
2020–2021	Abia Warriors
2021–2024	Enyimba
2024-	Al-Merrikh SC
International career
2015	Nigeria U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olorunleke Oluwasegun Ojo MON (born 17 August 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Enyimba, and the Nigeria national team.

Career

Ojo began his senior career with Giwa in 2013, and helped them win the Nigeria National League and achieve promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League in his debut season.^[1] He moved to Kano Pillars on 9 December 2014.^[3] He transferred to Akwa United in 2017, where he won the 2017 Nigeria Federation Cup and was given the MVP and Best Goalkeeper award for the cup.^[4] In 2019, he moved to Sunshine Stars. After a season there, he had another year-long stint with Abia Warriors starting on 14 August 2020.^[4] In 2021, he transferred to Enyimba, and eventually helped them win the 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League.^[5] On 3 August 2023, he was named the captain at Enyimba.^[6]

Ojo is a former youth international for Nigeria, and was called up to the Nigeria U20s for the 2015 African U-20 Championship where they became champions.^[7] In May 2018, he was called up to the Nigeria B national team for a friendly against Atlético de Madrid.^[8] In May 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior Nigeria national team.^[9] He made the final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was the only player called up from the Nigeria Professional Football League.^[10]