Ifedayo Olusegun

Ifedayo Olusegun Patrick Omosouyi (born 14 January 1991) is a Nigerian-Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Ifedayo Olusegun
Personal information
Full name Ifedayo Olusegun Patrick Omosouyi [1][2][3]
Date of birth (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Rising Stars 56 (2)
2012–2014 Malkiya 9 (6)
2014–2017 Al-Hidd 24 (17)
2017 Felda United 9 (5)
2018 Al-Hidd 1 (1)
2018 Melaka United 9 (8)
2019 Al-Riffa 20 (18)
2019–2021 Selangor 43 (50)
2022 Melaka United 12 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2022

Club career

Felda United

On 15 June 2017, Felda United have completed the signing of Omosuyi but the terms of the deal are concealed.[4] Omosuyi has also played for Bahrain for five years making a massive impact in the club before being a free agent. Omosuyi scored three minutes into his debut for the club in their 2–1 victory over Terengganu in a mid-week friendly. Omosuyi scored a hat-trick as they thrashed Shahzan Muda 5–2 over the weekend friendly match.[5] On 1 July 2017, Omosuyi scored his first goal for the team during his league debut playing against Pahang.[6] Was not disconcerted by the intimidating crowd for Felda's Malaysia Cup semi-final game versus Kedah.[7]

Return to Al Hidd, and Melaka

After his contract were not renewed by Felda, he signed for his former club Al-Hidd for the 2018 season. But in June 2018, he returned to Malaysia to sign for Melaka United.

Selangor

In mid of 2019 season on a second transfer window, Ifedayo has surprised official signed up for Selangor.[8][9][10]

King Dayo, is a nickname given to him by Red Giants Selangor fans after he positioned himself as the top scorer and golden boot winner 2 times 2020 season and 2021 season with 26 goals in a row also break records for the most valuable professional import player in Malaysian football[11] history after the former teammates Rufino Segovia player was crowned top scorer of the 2018 season with 19 goals, adding the Best Foreign Player award, just five matches into the following campaign.

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 September 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Felda United 2017 Malaysia Super League 950094—189
Total 95009400189
Melaka United 2018 Malaysia Super League 980066—1514
Total 980066001514
Selangor 2019 Malaysia Super League 101200104—2016
2020 Malaysia Super League 1112—11—1213
2021 Malaysia Super League 2226—31—2527
Total 435000146005756
Melaka United 2022 Malaysia Super League 1272100—148
Total 127210000148
Career total 0000000000

Honours

Club
Al-Hidd

Individual

References
  1. "Ifedayo Olusegun". BFA.bh. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "Ifedayo Olusegun". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "AFCS". the-AFC.com.
  4. "Transfer Round-up: Melaka secures 8 players and Felda swaps 3 imports". goal.com. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. "Nigerian striker bangs hat-trick for new club". fcnaija.com. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. "Asian Giants Sign Former Nigerian League Player". soccerblitz.net. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  7. "Felda United FC's Ifedayo won't be fazed by big Darul Aman crowd against Kedah FA | Goal.com".
  8. "FAS ikat Ifedayo, Endrick dalam perhatian". bharian.com.my. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ""No offence, Selangor is the BIGGEST team in Malaysia" - Ifedayo Olusegun". stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. "Ifedayo : "Selangor satu-satunya pasukan hebat berdasarkan rekod dan pencapaian"". labolamalaya.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. "Ifedayo cipta rekod baharu Liga Super". utusan.com.my. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. "I. Olusegun". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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