Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for AFC Fylde. He has also competed in mixed martial arts.

Career

Omotayo began his career in the youth team at FC Zürich as a goalkeeper, before dropping to regional football to play for FC Schlieren. In summer 2016, he moved to Wettswil-Bonstetten in the 1. Liga. He then moved to English non-league club Whitehawk in December 2017, signing a contract with the club in January 2018 after impressing in his first four games.

Gold Omotayo

After scoring nine league goals in the second half of the 2017–18 season, Omotayo turned professional with Bury in July 2018, scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018. On 5 October 2018, Bury loaned him to Maidstone United on a 35-day deal. Omotayo's first appearance after returning to Bury was as a substitute in the EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town on 4 December 2018; Bury won 1–0.

Gold Omotayo

On 25 August 2019, Omotayo signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.

Gold Omotayo

Omotayo signed for FC Halifax Town on a short-term deal on 3 October 2020, making his debut later that day. He left the club on 29 October 2020, having made five appearances in all competitions without scoring.

On 5 February 2021, Omotayo signed for National League North side Gloucester City after impressing on trial. He appeared in the only game between him signing for the club and the early curtailment of the season, a 1–1 draw against Chorley in which he scored a debut goal.

On 10 April 2021, Omotayo joined Wrexham on a non-contract basis, one of three signings for the club that day including Gloucester teammate Keanu Marsh-Brown.

After leaving Wrexham he signed for King's Lynn Town on 5 July 2021. He was named in the National League North Team of the Year for the 2022–23 season.

In June 2023, Omotayo signed for AFC Fylde on a two-year deal, the club that had beaten King's Lynn to the title in the previous season.

Career statistics

Honours

Bury

EFL League Two runner-up: 2018–19

Individual

National League North Team of the Season: 2022–23

Mixed martial arts

Omotayo had one mixed martial arts fight in September 2012.

References

1994 births

Living people

Swiss people of Nigerian descent

Swiss men's footballers

Swiss male mixed martial artists

Light heavyweight mixed martial artists

FC Zürich players

Whitehawk F.C. players

Bury F.C. players

Maidstone United F.C. players

Yeovil Town F.C. players

FC Halifax Town players

Gloucester City A.F.C. players

Wrexham A.F.C. players

King's Lynn Town F.C. players

AFC Fylde players

English Football League players

National League (English football) players

Men's association football forwards

Swiss expatriate men's footballers

Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Footballers from Zürich

Expatriate men's footballers in Wales