Seyi Olofinjana

Date of birth30 June 1980
Place of birthLagos
NationalityNigerian
Weight74 kg
Height1.93 m
PositionMidfielder

Olofinjana, 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.

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

He joined Sheffield Wednesday in October 2013 on a monthly contract.

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 30 Jun 2013
Cardiff City 10 Aug 2010 31 May 2011 L
Sheffield Wednesday 27 Mar 2013 31 May 2013 L
Sheffield Wednesday 26 Oct 2013 26 Dec 2013
IK Start 08 Aug 2014

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 2
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 41
1
5
5
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 6
7
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 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
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 35
1
3
8
2008-09 Stoke City FA Cup 1
2008-09 Stoke City League Cup 2
2008-09 Stoke City Premier League 14
4
2
3
2009-10 Hull City Premier League 11
8
1
3
2010-11 Cardiff City League Championship 38
1
6
1
2010-11 Cardiff City League Championship Play-Offs 2
2010-11 Cardiff City League Cup 1
2011-12 Hull City FA Cup
2
2011-12 Hull City League Championship 1
2
2012-13 Hull City FA Cup 2
1
2012-13 Hull City League Championship 9
3
1
2012-13 Hull City League Cup 1
2012-13 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 6
2
2013-14 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 6
1
1


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

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Aug 2009 Chelsea v Hull City L 2-1 Premier League
19 Aug 2009 Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-5 Premier League
22 Aug 2009 Hull City v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 Premier League
29 Aug 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City D 1-1 Premier League
12 Sep 2009 Sunderland v Hull City L 4-1 Premier League
19 Sep 2009 Hull City v Birmingham City L 0-1 Premier League
03 Oct 2009 Hull City v Wigan Athletic W 2-1 Premier League
24 Oct 2009 Hull City v Portsmouth D 0-0 Premier League
31 Oct 2009 Burnley v Hull City L 2-0 Premier League
08 Nov 2009 Hull City v Stoke City W 2-1 Premier League
12 Dec 2009 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 Premier League
19 Dec 2009 Arsenal v Hull City L 3-0 Premier League
27 Dec 2009 Hull City v Manchester United L 1-3 Premier League
29 Dec 2009 Bolton Wanderers v Hull City D 2-2 Premier League
06 Feb 2010 Hull City v Manchester City W 2-1 Premier League
10 Feb 2010 Blackburn Rovers v Hull City L 1-0 Premier League
20 Feb 2010 West Ham United v Hull City L 3-0 Premier League
27 Mar 2010 Hull City v Fulham W 2-0 Premier League
21 Apr 2010 Hull City v Aston Villa L 0-2 Premier League
07 Jan 2012 Hull City v Ipswich Town W 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round
28 Jan 2012 Hull City v Crawley Town L 0-1 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 2012 Hull City v Doncaster Rovers D 0-0 League Championship
02 Mar 2012 Blackpool v Hull City D 1-1 League Championship
09 Apr 2012 Hull City v Middlesbrough W 2-1 League Championship
28 Aug 2012 Doncaster Rovers v Hull City L 3-2 League Cup 2nd round
01 Sep 2012 Hull City v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Championship
15 Sep 2012 Hull City v Millwall W 4-1 League Championship
23 Sep 2012 Leicester City v Hull City L 3-1 League Championship
29 Sep 2012 Hull City v Peterborough United L 1-3 League Championship
02 Oct 2012 Hull City v Blackpool L 2-3 League Championship
06 Oct 2012 Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City W 0-1 League Championship
20 Oct 2012 Hull City v Ipswich Town W 2-1 League Championship
23 Oct 2012 Middlesbrough v Hull City L 2-0 League Championship
27 Oct 2012 Bristol City v Hull City W 1-2 League Championship
17 Nov 2012 Birmingham City v Hull City W 2-3 League Championship
24 Nov 2012 Hull City v Burnley L 0-1 League Championship
05 Jan 2013 Hull City v Leyton Orient D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 2013 Leyton Orient v Hull City W 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
26 Jan 2013 Hull City v Barnsley L 0-1 FA Cup 4th round
19 Feb 2013 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Championship


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2002-03 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2003-04 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 5
2003-04 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 2
2003-04 Nigeria International Friendly 2
2003-04 Nigeria Unity Cup 1
2004-05 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 3
2004-05 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2005-06 Nigeria FIFA World Cup
1
2005-06 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2006-07 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 4
2006-07 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2007-08 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 4
2
2007-08 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 1
2007-08 Nigeria International Friendly 2
1
1
2008-09 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 3
2
2008-09 Nigeria International Friendly 3
2009-10 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 1
2009-10 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 3


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Jun 2000 Nigeria v Malawi W 4-1 International Friendly
25 Nov 2002 Nigeria v Egypt D 1-1 International Friendly
26 Jul 2003 Nigeria v Venezuela W 1-0 International Friendly
20 Aug 2003 Japan v Nigeria L 3-0 International Friendly
27 Jan 2004 Nigeria v Morocco L 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
31 Jan 2004 Nigeria v South Africa W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
04 Feb 2004 Benin v Nigeria W 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
08 Feb 2004 Cameroon v Nigeria W 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
11 Feb 2004 Tunisia v Nigeria L 1-1 (3-5) Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final
29 May 2004 Nigeria v Republic of Ireland W 3-0 Unity Cup
05 Jun 2004 Nigeria v Rwanda W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
20 Jun 2004 Angola v Nigeria L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
03 Jul 2004 Nigeria v Algeria W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
17 Nov 2004 South Africa v Nigeria L 2-1 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 Nigeria v Gabon W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
18 Jun 2005 Nigeria v Angola D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
17 Aug 2005 Libya v Nigeria W 0-1 International Friendly
04 Sep 2005 Algeria v Nigeria W 2-5 FIFA World Cup Africa group 4
02 Sep 2006 Nigeria v Niger W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
08 Oct 2006 Lesotho v Nigeria W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
06 Feb 2007 Ghana v Nigeria L 4-1 International Friendly
24 Mar 2007 Nigeria v Uganda W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
16 Jun 2007 Niger v Nigeria W 1-3 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
22 Aug 2007 North Macedonia v Nigeria D 0-0 International Friendly
08 Sep 2007 Nigeria v Lesotho W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 3
14 Oct 2007 Mexico v Nigeria D 2-2 International Friendly
20 Nov 2007 Switzerland v Nigeria W 0-1 International Friendly
21 Jan 2008 Ivory Coast v Nigeria L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group B
25 Jan 2008 Nigeria v Mali D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group B
03 Feb 2008 Ghana v Nigeria L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals quarter-final
01 Jun 2008 Nigeria v South Africa W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 4
07 Jun 2008 Sierra Leone v Nigeria W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 4
15 Jun 2008 Equatorial Guinea v Nigeria W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 4
06 Sep 2008 South Africa v Nigeria W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 4
11 Feb 2009 Nigeria v Jamaica D 0-0 International Friendly
29 May 2009 Republic of Ireland v Nigeria D 1-1 International Friendly
02 Jun 2009 France v Nigeria W 0-1 International Friendly
07 Jun 2009 Nigeria v Kenya W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group B
20 Jun 2009 Tunisia v Nigeria D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group B
06 Sep 2009 Nigeria v Tunisia D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group B
11 Oct 2009 Nigeria v Mozambique W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group B
14 Nov 2009 Kenya v Nigeria W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group B
30 Jan 2010 Nigeria v Algeria W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations 3rd place play-off


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