James

Olayinka

CM Derry City #28

Central Midfield · Midfielder

James Olayinka

Derry City Premier Division

#960 central midfielder aged 26–29

Score

44/100

#2,987 in the world

Market value

€130K

above 53% of Premier Division

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Date of birth / Age: 5 Oct 2000 (26)
Passports: EnglandNigeria
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 68 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#2987

central midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#960

among central midfielders aged 26–29

In his league

35%

of Premier Division central midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−3.8

goals below expected · better than 2% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

2 Expected

5.8

49 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

1 Expected

1.9

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026/27

AppsAppearances: 4
StartsStarting eleven: 4
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: –
YellowYellow cards: 0
2nd yellowSecond yellows: –
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 322

Starting eleven100%

4 of 4 appearances

Minutes played322

81 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals

Positions played

56 matches · since 2025

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Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	27	1	0
Defensive Midfield	14	0	0
Attacking Midfield	5	0	0
Left Winger	4	1	1
Other · CF, RW, RB	6	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	UEFA Europa Conference League - QualificationEuropa Conference League · Qual.	Derry City	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	142
2026/2726/27	UEFA Europa League - QualificationEuropa League · Qual.	Derry City	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
20262026	Premier DivisionPremier Division	Derry City	25	13	1	1	2	0	0	1,429
20262026	FAI CupFAI Cup	Derry City	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	74
20252025	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Waterford FC	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20252025	Premier DivisionPremier Division	Waterford FC	31	27	1	0	6	0	0	2,404
20252025	FAI CupFAI Cup	Waterford FC	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	85
2023/2423/24	League OneLeague One	Cheltenham Town	11	4	0	–	0	–	1	320
2023/2423/24	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Cheltenham Town	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	70
2023/2423/24	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Cheltenham Town	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2022/2322/23	League OneLeague One	Cheltenham Town	27	15	1	–	0	–	0	1,207
2022/2322/23	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Arsenal U21	4	4	2	–	0	–	0	331
2022/2322/23	FA CupFA Cup	Cheltenham Town	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	76
2022/2322/23	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Arsenal U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2021/2221/22	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Arsenal U23	13	6	0	–	0	–	0	587
2021/2221/22	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Arsenal U21	3	3	2	–	0	–	0	233
2020/2120/21	League TwoLeague Two	Southend United	20	17	2	–	2	–	0	1,403
2020/2120/21	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Arsenal U23	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	360
2020/2120/21	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Arsenal U21	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2019/2019/20	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Arsenal U23	6	5	1	–	0	–	0	460
2019/2019/20	League TwoLeague Two	Northampton Town	4	2	0	–	1	–	0	214
2019/2019/20	Premier League International CupPremier League International Cup	Arsenal U23	3	2	2	–	0	–	0	185
2019/2019/20	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Arsenal U21	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	186
2018/1918/19	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Arsenal U23	13	10	0	–	0	–	0	852
2018/1918/19	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Arsenal U18	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	179
2018/1918/19	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Arsenal U21	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
20192019	International Champions CupInternational Champions Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	63
2017/1817/18	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Arsenal U18	15	13	4	–	0	–	0	1,121
2017/1817/18	Premier League International CupPremier League International Cup	Arsenal U23	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	4
2016/1716/17	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Arsenal U18	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	16

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			208	146	20	1^*	11	0^*	1	12,947

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier Division	56	2	1
Premier League 2	40	4	–
League One	38	1	–
League Two	24	2	–
U18 Premier League	19	5	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	15	3	–
FAI Cup	4	0	–
Premier League International Cup	4	2	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	2	0	–
UEFA Europa League - Qualification	2	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Transfer Waterford FC Derry City Transfer
Jan 2025 Jan 2025 · Free Transfer – Waterford FC Free Transfer Free
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Free Agent Cheltenham Town – Free Agent Free
Sept 2022 Sept 2022 · Free Transfer Arsenal FC Under 23 Cheltenham Town Free Transfer Free
May 2021 May 2021 · Back from Loan Southend United Arsenal FC Under 23 Back from Loan
Oct 2020 Oct 2020 · Loan Arsenal FC Under 23 Southend United Loan Loan
Jun 2020 Jun 2020 · Transfer Northampton Town Arsenal U23 Transfer
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Transfer Arsenal U23 Northampton Town Transfer
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Free Transfer – Arsenal Under 23 Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Derry City 2026 32 2
Waterford FC 2025 33 1
Cheltenham Town 2022–2024 43 1
Arsenal U21 2018–2023 16 5
Arsenal U23 2017–2022 40 4
Southend United 2020 20 2
Northampton Town 2019 4 0
Arsenal 2019 1 0

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