Scott Olumide Durojaiye (born 20 October 1992) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

semi-professional

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who last played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

. He played youth football for

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

and

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

, before joining Scottish sides

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

and

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

. He has also played for non-league clubs

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

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 ...

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

, Hayes & Yeading United,

Hungerford Town Hungerford Town Football Club is a semi-professional Football club (association football), football club based in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of and play at B ...

, Haringey Borough,

Maidstone United Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system. The current club filled the void left by the ol ...

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

and

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

Club career

Durojaiye joined

at the age of seven and worked his way through the ranks up to the Under-18s as a striker. After failing to be offered a professional contract, trialled with

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

and

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

before moving to

in August 2012. He signed a one-year professional deal but was released at the end of the season. In July 2013, Durojaiye signed for

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club

. He spent two seasons at the club before his release in May 2015. On 20 February 2015, Durojaiye joined

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side

on loan for the remainder of the season. Durojaiye joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division club

ahead of the 2015–16 season. He failed to score for the club in 12 appearances and was released in early November. The following month, he completed a move to Haringey Borough. In February 2016, Durojaiye joined Hayes & Yeading United and began playing in a defensive role. After a short spell at

ahead of the 2016–17 season, he returned to Hayes & Yeading for a second time in October 2016. He went on to score twice in 20 appearances for the club. In December 2016, he returned to Haringey Borough. Durojaiye made 20 appearances for the club, including in the

Division One North play-off semi-final, and scored braces against

Bury Town Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meetin ...

and Great Wakering Rovers. In August 2017, Durojaiye joined

National League South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

club

after impressing in a pre-season trial. On 5 August, he made his debut replacing

Toby Ajala Ridwan Oluwatobi A. T. "Toby" Ajala (born 27 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Faversham Town. Early life Ajala was born in Newham, London, and moved to Dublin aged five. He played youth football in Dublin for ...

in a 3–2 defeat to Truro City. Durojaiye joined

for the 2017–18 season. On 10 September 2018, it was announced that Durojaiye had left the club despite starting all seven league fixtures. On 21 September 2018, following his departure from Braintree, Durojaiye agreed to join fellow National League side,

. On 26 February 2019, Olumide agreed to join

side

, following a spell back at Haringey Borough. Despite gaining promotion during his spell with Woking, prior to the 2019–20 campaign, Durojaiye opted to return to Haringey Borough once more. On 22 January 2021, Durojaiye rejoined

side

. On 18 March 2022, Welling United announced that Durojaiye was one of five players that had left the club. On 26 March 2022, Durojaiye joined

. He made his debut for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 victory at Princes Park against Hampton & Richmond Borough. On 6 July 2022, Durojaiye joined

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. However, on 3 August 2022 - under a month after signing for Hereford and before the

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2022-23 season kicked off - Durojaiye left the club having only appeared in a handful of pre-season friendlies. On 30 July 2023, Durojaiye signed for National League South club

, however departed just one month later having failed to make an appearance.

International career

Durojaiye is eligible to play for

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

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and has previously expressed his desire to represent

. He was called up to the Under-20 Development squad.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durojaiye, Olumide 1992 births Living people Welling United F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Enfield Town F.C. players Haringey Borough F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Woking F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Black British sportsmen