Kenny Oluwafemi Gbolahan Ademola "Femi" Orenuga (born 18 March 1993) is an English

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who plays as a

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Career

Southend United

Born in

Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified i ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, Orenuga joined

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

in 2006 after he impressed the club following his recommendation by an agent. Not long after joining the club he helped Southend win the Norhalne Cup in Denmark, attracting interest from

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

and Brøndby in the process. He became the youngest player to appear for

when he came on as a 93rd-minute substitute in their 3–1 victory over

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

in the

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second round on 29 November 2008.

Everton

In March 2009, Orenuga agreed to sign for

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team Everton on 1 July for an undisclosed fee believed to be £30,000, increasing based on first team appearances. He joined on a two-year academy scholarship. He was released from the club on 18 May 2012.

Loan to Notts County

On 21 October 2011, it was confirmed by

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

that Orenuga had joined on a month-long loan deal.

Sweden

On 9 November 2012 joined to Sweden and signed a two-year contract with

AFC United Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching ownership and t ...

Whitehawk

Following an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra earlier in the summer, Orenuga played for Northern Premier League First Division South side Carlton Town in pre-season as well as for

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

before signing for

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in August 2014. He left the club having appeared just once in September.

Norway

In September 2014, after a trial with the club, he signed for Norwegian second division side

Raufoss Raufoss is the administrative centre of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The village area is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvi ...

. He featured for their first team four times, and three times for the reserves.

Back in England

He joined Gloucester City for the first time in January 2015, and played his part in the run-in towards the end of the 2014–15 season. He started the 2015–16 season at

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway ...

, before re-joining Gloucester City in October 2015. On 5 February 2016 he signed for Wealdstone, and on 19 March 2016 he joined Bedford Town on dual registration terms. On 16 May 2016 he signed a one-year deal with

Corby Town Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Steel Park. History The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team i ...

. He moved on to

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, signing for them on 24 November 2016, however the spell was short-lived as he re-joined Bedford Town in December 2016. Prior to the 2018-season of the

Victorian State League Division 2 State League 2 is a semi-professional association football league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Sitting at level 5 of the Victorian league system, below the three NPL Victoria divisions, it forms part of the fifth tier of the over ...

he joined Peninsula Strikers in Australia until the end of the season. He scored two goals in five league games before leaving the club in June 2018.

Personal life

His younger brother, Keith, is a student in Arsenal FC's Centre of Excellence. He attended

Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School was a secondary school and sixth form located in the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Its closure was announced in January 2012 and the school formally close ...

References

External links

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Femi Orenuga profile
at the Everton F.C. website
Femi Orenuga profile
at the Aylesbury United website {{DEFAULTSORT:Orenuga, Femi 1993 births Living people Footballers from Lewisham English footballers Association football midfielders Southend United F.C. players Everton F.C. players Notts County F.C. players AFC Eskilstuna players Whitehawk F.C. players Raufoss IL players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Sweden English expatriate footballers