Fola Onibuje

Fola Onibuje
Personal information
Full name	Folawiyo Onibuje
Date of birth	25 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ware
Youth career
000?–2002	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Preston North End
2003	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
2004–2005	Barnsley
2005	Peterborough United
2005–2006	Cambridge United
2006–2007	Swindon Town
2006	→ Brentford (loan)
2007	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
2007	Wycombe Wanderers
2007	Shrewsbury Town
2007	St Albans City
2008	Macclesfield Town
2008	Accrington Stanley
2009	Weymouth
2009	Woking
2009–2010	Grays Athletic
2010	Southport
2010	Boreham Wood
2011–2012	Tooting & Mitcham United
2013–	Cheshunt
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:32, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Folawiyo "Fola" Onibuje (born September 25, 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Isthmian League Division One North club Cheshunt.

Early life

Although born in Nigeria, he was educated at Chiswick Community School in West London.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He earned a contract with Cambridge United for the 2005–06 season after impressing with three goals in as many games in pre-season friendlies. This followed unsuccessful spells at Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, and Peterborough United F.C.; however, having established himself as a first-team player and regular goal scorer at Cambridge, he was released at the end of 2005–06.

Onibuje became Swindon manager Dennis Wise's second signing of the 2006 pre-season, signing a three-month contract that was later extended to a year in late August of the same year. He signed for Brentford on a two-month loan on November 10, 2006, to cover for injured target man Lloyd Owusu,^[2] after he was considered surplus to requirements by newly appointed Swindon boss Paul Sturrock. He was recalled by Swindon on December 30, 2006, but on January 1, 2007, he moved clubs again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers. He then signed for St. Albans City.

He was released by Wycombe Wanderers on July 27, 2007, with a year still remaining on his contract after failing to impress manager Paul Lambert. He was announced as a non-contract player for Shrewsbury Town on August 10, 2007; however, while he impressed, scoring in a reserve game, manager Gary Peters opted not to offer him a full-time contract and released him to find a new club.^[3]

After training with Conference North side Southport, he joined Macclesfield Town in February 2008 on non-contract forms to become Keith Alexander's first signing for the club. However, he was released after making only one substitute appearance for the Silkmen.

Onibuje joined Accrington Stanley at the beginning of the 2008–09 season but made just four substitute league appearances before manager John Coleman released him the following month. He has since had an unsuccessful trial at AFC Bournemouth. Joined Weymouth in March 2009 until the end of the season. He then moved on to Woking before signing for Grays Athletic on October 15.^[4] He scored three goals in 10 Conference National appearances for the Grays before his release in January 2010.^[5]

He signed for Conference North club Southport in 2010, having previously been training with Bradford City.^[6]

Onibuje signed for Boreham Wood in October 2010.^[7] Before joining Isthmian League Premier Division club Tooting & Mitcham United in August 2011.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES SIGNING SET FOR FA CUP DEBUT". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "Fola Decision". ShrewsWeb. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
^ "Grays bring in duo". Non-League Daily. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Zola jnr signs for Grays". Thurrock Gazette. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^ Kirkbride, Philip (12 March 2010). "Striker Fola Onibuje set to sign for Southport FC". Southport Visiter. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^ "NonLeagueDaily.com". 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.