Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983 in

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) is a

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striker playing for

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in the

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Club career

He started playing in Nigeria, first with

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and then with Shooting Stars SC. In August 2004, Olerum signed with

Foolad F.C. Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. 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 Football Club Aboomoslem Khorasan ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xerasan''), commonly known as Aboomoslem, is an Iranian Football team, football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan ...

, 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.
at khorasan.isna.ir In 2013, he joined

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side

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.Daniel Olerum profile
at Soccerway On 22 July 2013, he joined Al-Wehdat for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.

Club career

Honours

Individual

Iran's Premier Football League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

: **Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with

Mehdi Rajabzadeh Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...

* Football Iran News & Events **Striker of the year (2006/07) **Foreigner player of the year player (2006/07)

Club

;Shabab Al-Ordon *

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: 2016

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

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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 IranOlerum Interview with VanguardVIDEO : Olerum's Hat trickPersianFootball.com on olerum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olerum, Daniel 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Lagos Nigerian footballers University of Nigeria alumni Association football forwards Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Rangers International F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players Tractor S.C. players Foolad FC players F.C. Aboomoslem players Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate footballers in Iran FK Sloboda Užice players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate footballers in Serbia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Al-Wehdat SC players Expatriate footballers in Jordan