Daniel Olerum
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football striker playing for Shabab Al-Ordon Club in the Jordan Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Okechukwu Olerum | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| University of Nigeria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2004–2005 | Pasargad | 31 | (28) |
| 2005–2006 | Foolad | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Aboomoslem | 90 | (26) |
| 2009–2011 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | (0) |
| 2011 | Gostaresh | 11 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Aboomoslem | 20 | (2) |
| 2013 | Sloboda Užice | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Wehdat | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2016 | |||
Club career
He started playing in Nigeria, first with Enugu Rangers and then with Shooting Stars SC.[1]
In August 2004, Olerum signed with Foolad F.C. After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for Foolad FC in the IPL 2005/06 season, he decided to go to F.C. Aboomoslem, another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has won the best IPL 2006/07 forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem, But in the next two season with Aboomoslem he only 9 goals together and could perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and again had couple of unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't even score one goal. Finally in the middle of the 2010–2011 season he moved to Gostaresh Foolad in Azadegan League.
On 23 July 2011, he joined Aboomoslem.[2]
In 2013, he joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Sloboda Užice.[3]
On 22 July 2013, he joined Al-Wehdat for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.
Club career
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Pasargad | Division 1 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 32 | 30 |
| 2005–06 | Foolad | Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Aboomoslem | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 17 | |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2010–2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gostaresh | Division 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Aboomoslem | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sloboda Užice | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan | League | Jordan FA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Al-Wehdat | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| Total | Iran | 183 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 62 | |
| Total | Serbia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | Jordan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 196 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 64 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Iran's Premier Football League:
- Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with Mehdi Rajabzadeh
- Football Iran News & Events
- Striker of the year (2006/07)
- Foreigner player of the year player (2006/07)
Club
- Shabab Al-Ordon
- Jordan FA Shield: 2016[3]
Quotes
"All I needed was just a chance to show what I could do, and Iran provided me with that opportunity" – On his move to Iran
"You know the death of my best friend Sam Okoye affected my game a lot, but now I am happy to be in the news for the right reasons, it came against the biggest team in Iran and I am grateful for my teammates' efforts as well. The fact that the three goals came in the space of twenty minutes left everyone stunned."- Talking about his Hat-trick
References
- بازیکنی که در ایران مسلمان شد
External links
- BBC Sport Article : Olerum Happy to be in Iran
- The Nigerian Who Became Iranian(IranSportsPress.com)
- Olerum Interview with Vanguard
- PersianFootball.com on olerum