Daniel Oyegoke
Personal information
Full name Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
(on loan from Brentford)
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2017 Barnet
2017–2021 Arsenal
2021–2022 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Brentford 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 13 (0)
2023– → Bradford City (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U16 4 (0)
2019 England U17 2 (0)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 15 (0)
2022– England U20 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2022 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:32, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke (born 3 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL League Two club Bradford City, on loan from Premier League club Brentford.

Oyegoke is a product of the Barnet and Arsenal academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2021. He has been capped by England at youth level.

Club career

Early years

After beginning his youth career as a forward in the Barnet Academy,[4] Oyegoke moved to the Arsenal Academy in 2017.[5] While at Hale End, he was converted into a right back and progressed to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2018–19 season.[4][5] At the end of his two-year scholarship, Oyegoke elected to decline the offer of a professional contract and departed the club.[6]

Brentford

On 1 July 2021, Oyegoke transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made 24 B team appearances during the 2021–22 season and was an unused substitute during two first team cup matches.[8][9] Oyegoke was called into the first team's 2022–23 pre-season training camp in Germany and made two friendly appearances.[10][11][12]

On 27 July 2022, Oyegoke joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[9] He made 18 appearances, predominantly as a starter,[8] before being recalled by Brentford on 2 January 2023.[10] During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Oyegoke was a part of the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning squad.[13]

On 28 June 2023, Oyegoke joined League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan.[14] A second yellow card led Oyegoke to be sent off for the first time in his career after 41 minutes of the opening match of the 2023–24 season.[15][16] He made regular appearances until mid-November,[17] when he underwent surgery on a shoulder injury.[18] One month later, it was announced that the club would retain Oyegoke's registration until the end of the season, on reduced terms.[19]

International career

Oyegoke was capped by England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.[8] He participated in an U19 training camp in May 2021 and was named in the squad for a pair of friendly matches in September 2021,[20] both of which he appeared in.[21] During the 2021–22 season, Oyegoke was a part of the U19 squad which qualified for the 2022 UEFA European U19 Championship Finals.[22] He started in two of his five appearances at the Finals,[8] including the victory over Israel in the Final.[23]

In September 2022, Oyegoke was named in the England U20 squad for its Costa Cálida Supercup campaign.[24] He started in the opening match versus Chile and scored his first international goal in the 3–0 win.[25] Oyegoke was a member of England's 2023 U20 World Cup squad and started in every match prior to the team's exit in the round-of-16.[26]

Personal life

Oyegoke is of Nigerian descent.[3] He attended Aldenham School.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal U21 2020–21[28] ― 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 1 0
Brentford 2021–22[29] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2022–23[30] League One 13 0 0 0 2 0 3[lower-alpha 3] 0 18 0
Bradford City (loan) 2023–24[17] League Two 14 0 0 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 18 0
Career total 27 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 37 0
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Brentford B

England U19

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Oyegoke". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Daniel Oyegoke at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 Lammie, Freddie (7 September 2020). "Daniel Oyegoke – Better Late Than Never". The Secret Scout. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "First-year scholars confirmed for next season". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Oyegoke joins Brentford". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Oyegoke signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Daniel Oyegoke at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Oyegoke joins MK Dons on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Daniel Oyegoke returns to Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Report: Stuttgart 2 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Oyegoke makes Bradford loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Daniel Oyegoke Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Cox denied clean sheet on Bristol Rovers debut". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Oyegoke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "City uncertainty for Oyegoke after shoulder operation". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Bradford City boss provides update on Brentford defender plus latest on Aston Villa and West Brom loanees". The Yorkshire Post. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "England MU19s squad set for training camp in May". England Football. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Oyegoke features as England Under-19s draw in Germany". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Cox and Oyegoke in England Under-19 squad". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  23. 1 2 Veevers, Nicholas. "England U19s 3–1 Israel". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  24. ↑ "Oyegoke earns first England U20s call". www.mkdons.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Edwards graduates to England Under 20s after silverware-ladened Under 19 career". Peterborough Telegraph. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Cox and Oyegoke knocked out of U20 World Cup". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Aldenham are the Investec ISFA U15 Champions 2018". Aldenham Senior School. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Oyegoke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Oyegoke in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Oyegoke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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