| Gold Omotayo | |
| Fullname: | Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | King's Lynn Town |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | FC Zürich |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs2: | FC Schlieren |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Whitehawk |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Bury |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Maidstone United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | FC Halifax Town |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Gloucester City |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Wrexham |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs11: | King's Lynn Town |
| Caps11: | 79 |
| Goals11: | 31 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps12: | 17 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs13: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps13: | 18 |
| Goals13: | 3 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Clubs14: | King's Lynn Town |
| Caps14: | 2 |
| Goals14: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 13:35, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for club King's Lynn Town. He has also competed in mixed martial arts.
Omotayo began his career in the youth team at FC Zürich as a goalkeeper, before dropping to regional football to play for FC Schlieren. In summer 2016, he moved to Wettswil-Bonstetten in the 1. Liga.[1] [2] He then moved to English non-league club Whitehawk in December 2017, signing a contract with the club in January 2018 after impressing in his first four games.[3]
After scoring nine league goals in the second half of the 2017–18 season, Omotayo turned professional with Bury in July 2018,[4] scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018.[5] On 5 October 2018, Bury loaned him to Maidstone United on a 35-day deal.[6] Omotayo's first appearance after returning to Bury was as a substitute in the EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town on 4 December 2018; Bury won 1–0.[7]
On 25 August 2019, Omotayo signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
Omotayo signed for FC Halifax Town on a short-term deal on 3 October 2020, making his debut later that day.[9] He left the club on 29 October 2020, having made five appearances in all competitions without scoring.[10]
On 5 February 2021, Omotayo signed for National League North side Gloucester City after impressing on trial.[11] He appeared in the only game between him signing for the club and the early curtailment of the season, a 1–1 draw against Chorley in which he scored a debut goal.[12]
On 10 April 2021, Omotayo joined Wrexham on a non-contract basis, one of three signings for the club that day including Gloucester teammate Keanu Marsh-Brown.[13]
After leaving Wrexham he signed for King's Lynn Town on 5 July 2021.[14] He was named in the National League North Team of the Year for the 2022–23 season.[15]
In June 2023, Omotayo signed for AFC Fylde on a two-year deal, the club that had beaten King's Lynn to the title in the previous season.[16]
On 8 December 2023, Omotayo signed for divisional rivals Kidderminster Harriers on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, joining for an undisclosed fee.[17]
In July 2024, Omotayo returned to National League North side King's Lynn Town.[18]
Born in Switzerland, Omotayo is of Nigerian descent.[19]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Whitehawk | 2017–18 | National League South | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Bury | 2018–19 | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2019–20 | National League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| FC Halifax Town | 2020–21 | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City | 2020–21 | National League North | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wrexham | 2020–21 | National League | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| King's Lynn Town | 2021–22 | National League | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League North | 40 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 48 | 25 | |||
| Total | 78 | 31 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | 90 | 36 | ||||
| AFC Fylde | 2023–24 | National League | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2023–24 | National League | 18 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| King's Lynn Town | 2024–25 | National League North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 203 | 61 | |||
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Omotayo had one mixed martial arts fight in September 2012.[22]