Junior Olaitan Ishola (born 9 May 2002) is a Beninese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for club
Troyes
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and the
Benin national team.
Club career
Olaitan began his senior career with the Beninese club
Ayéma Adjarra, where he scored 10 goals in 28 matches during the 2020–21 season. Olaitan transferred to the French club
Niort on 31 January 2022, signing a three-year contract.
He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–0
Ligue 2
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win over
Quevilly-Rouen, coming on as a late sub in the 84th minute. He joined ES Troyes AC in the 2023 transfer market with a release clause amounting to €1,700,000 and his contract is valid until 2025.
International career
Olaitan was born in Benin to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother, and raised in Nigeria.
He debuted with the
Benin national team in a 1–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Parallel tour ...
win over
Madagascar on 2 September 2021.
References
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2002 births
Living people
People from Porto-Novo
Beninese men's footballers
Benin men's international footballers
Beninese people of Nigerian descent
Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
ES Troyes AC players
Men's association football midfielders
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 3 players
Benin Premier League players
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France