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
16 Aug 2008 Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City L 3-1 Premier League
23 Aug 2008 Stoke City v Aston Villa W 3-2 Premier League
30 Aug 2008 Middlesbrough v Stoke City L 2-1 Premier League
14 Sep 2008 Stoke City v Everton L 2-3 Premier League
20 Sep 2008 Liverpool v Stoke City D 0-0 Premier League
27 Sep 2008 Stoke City v Chelsea L 0-2 Premier League
05 Oct 2008 Portsmouth v Stoke City L 2-1 Premier League
19 Oct 2008 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 Premier League
26 Oct 2008 Manchester City v Stoke City L 3-0 Premier League
29 Oct 2008 Stoke City v Sunderland W 1-0 Premier League
01 Nov 2008 Stoke City v Arsenal W 2-1 Premier League
08 Nov 2008 Wigan Athletic v Stoke City D 0-0 Premier League
11 Nov 2008 Stoke City v Rotherham United W 2-0 Carling Cup 4th round
15 Nov 2008 Manchester United v Stoke City L 5-0 Premier League
02 Dec 2008 Stoke City v Derby County L 0-1 Carling Cup 5th round
20 Dec 2008 Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City L 3-0 Premier League
26 Dec 2008 Stoke City v Manchester United L 0-1 Premier League
28 Dec 2008 West Ham United v Stoke City L 2-1 Premier League
03 Jan 2009 Hartlepool United v Stoke City L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
04 Apr 2009 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City W 0-2 Premier League
02 May 2009 Stoke City v West Ham United L 0-1 Premier League


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