Nigerian flag Seyi Olofinjana

Born30 June 1980, Lagos
NationalityNigerian
Weight74 kg
Height1.93 m
PositionMidfielder

Seyi, who prefers to be known as George, joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2004 with a four-year contract that was extended to June 2011 in October 2007.

He was made available for transfer in June 2008 and joined Stoke City the following month with a four-year contract.

Seyi joined Hull City in August 2009 with a four-year contract.

Career stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Nigeria International 1
2002-03 Nigeria International 1
2003-04 Nigeria African Nations Cup 5
2003-04 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 2
2003-04 Nigeria International 2
2003-04 Nigeria Unity Cup 1
2004-05 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 3
2004-05 Nigeria International 1
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers Carling Cup 1
1
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 2
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 41
1
5
5
2005-06 Nigeria FIFA World Cup
1
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers Carling Cup 1
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 6
7
2006-07 Nigeria African Nations Cup 1
2006-07 Nigeria International 1
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers Carling Cup 1
1
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 3
1
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 41
3
8
6
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship Play-Offs 2
1
2007-08 Nigeria African Nations Cup 4
2
2007-08 Nigeria International 2
1
1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 35
1
3
8
2008-09 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 2
2
2008-09 Nigeria International 3
2008-09 Stoke City Carling Cup 2
2008-09 Stoke City FA Cup 1
2008-09 Stoke City Premier League 14
4
2
3
2009-10 Hull City Premier League 11
8
1
3
2009-10 Nigeria African Nations Cup 1
2009-10 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 3
2010-11 Cardiff City Carling Cup 1
2010-11 Cardiff City League Championship 38
1
6
1
2010-11 Cardiff City League Championship Play-Offs 2
2011-12 Hull City FA Cup
2
2011-12 Hull City League Championship 1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Match history

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Aug 2010 Derby County v Cardiff City W 1-2 League Championship
21 Aug 2010 Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers W 4-0 League Championship
24 Aug 2010 Peterborough United v Cardiff City L 2-1 Carling Cup 2nd round
28 Aug 2010 Portsmouth v Cardiff City W 0-2 League Championship
11 Sep 2010 Cardiff City v Hull City W 2-0 League Championship
28 Sep 2010 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace D 0-0 League Championship
02 Oct 2010 Barnsley v Cardiff City W 1-2 League Championship
16 Oct 2010 Cardiff City v Bristol City W 3-2 League Championship
19 Oct 2010 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 1-2 League Championship
25 Oct 2010 Leeds United v Cardiff City W 0-4 League Championship
30 Oct 2010 Cardiff City v Norwich City W 3-1 League Championship
07 Nov 2010 Cardiff City v Swansea City L 0-1 League Championship
10 Nov 2010 Reading v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
13 Nov 2010 Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City W 2-4 League Championship
20 Nov 2010 Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Championship
27 Nov 2010 Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City L 2-1 League Championship
04 Dec 2010 Cardiff City v Preston North End D 1-1 League Championship
11 Dec 2010 Middlesbrough v Cardiff City L 1-0 League Championship
26 Dec 2010 Cardiff City v Coventry City W 2-0 League Championship
28 Dec 2010 Watford v Cardiff City L 4-1 League Championship
01 Jan 2011 Bristol City v Cardiff City L 3-0 League Championship
04 Jan 2011 Cardiff City v Leeds United W 2-1 League Championship
15 Jan 2011 Norwich City v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
22 Jan 2011 Cardiff City v Watford W 4-2 League Championship
01 Feb 2011 Cardiff City v Reading D 2-2 League Championship
06 Feb 2011 Swansea City v Cardiff City W 0-1 League Championship
12 Feb 2011 Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United W 1-0 League Championship
15 Feb 2011 Cardiff City v Burnley D 1-1 League Championship
19 Feb 2011 Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City L 2-1 League Championship
22 Feb 2011 Cardiff City v Leicester City W 2-0 League Championship
13 Mar 2011 Cardiff City v Barnsley D 2-2 League Championship
19 Mar 2011 Millwall v Cardiff City D 3-3 League Championship
02 Apr 2011 Cardiff City v Derby County W 4-1 League Championship
09 Apr 2011 Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City W 1-3 League Championship
12 Apr 2011 Sheffield United v Cardiff City W 0-2 League Championship
16 Apr 2011 Cardiff City v Portsmouth W 3-0 League Championship
23 Apr 2011 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers D 2-2 League Championship
25 Apr 2011 Preston North End v Cardiff City W 0-1 League Championship
02 May 2011 Cardiff City v Middlesbrough L 0-3 League Championship
07 May 2011 Burnley v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
13 May 2011 Reading v Cardiff City D 0-0 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
17 May 2011 Cardiff City v Reading L 0-3 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Kwara United 01 Jul 2000 21 Feb 2003
SK Brann Bergen 21 Feb 2003 15 Jul 2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 Jul 2004 26 Jul 2008
Stoke City 26 Jul 2008 06 Aug 2009
Hull City 06 Aug 2009
Cardiff City 10 Aug 2010 31 May 2011 L