Debola Ogunseye (born April 27, 1988 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor in the Turkish TFF First League.

Career

College and amateur

Ogunseye attended Olabisi Onabanjo University in his native Nigeria, and was part of the team which won the 2005 West African University Games and a silver medal in the Nigerian University Football League. He moved to the United States in 2006 after being offered a scholarship to attend and play college soccer at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina.

Debola Ogunseye

At Newberry he was named to the All-SAC first team, the Daktronics All-Appalachian Region second team and the NSCAA Appalachian Region first team as a freshman, to the all-SAC First Team and the All-Appalachian Region first teams by Daktronics and the NSCCA as a sophomore, and earned NSCAA All-Southeast Region honors as a junior in 2008, before transferring to Furman University prior to his senior year. He is ranked second in Newberry history with 48 goals, 19 assists and 115 total points.

Debola Ogunseye

During his college years Ogunseye also played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) with Mississippi Brilla, earning All-Conference and All-League honors and being named a finalist for the PDL most valuable player award.

Debola Ogunseye

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Ogunseye signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division after taking part in the 2010 USL Men's Player Showcase. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against Charleston Battery, and scored his first professional goal on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He remained with Charlotte for three months before signing with Turkish side Kartalspor on July 28, 2010.

Ogunseye later moved to fellow TFF First League side TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor.

References

External links

Charlotte Eagles bio

Furman bio

Newberry bio

1988 births

Living people

Yoruba sportspeople

Footballers from Lagos

Newberry College alumni

Nigerian men's footballers

Furman Paladins men's soccer players

Mississippi Brilla FC players

Charlotte Eagles players

Nigerian expatriates in the United States

USL League Two players

USL Second Division players

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Kartal S.K. footballers

TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor footballers

Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni

Men's association football forwards