| Kudus Oyenuga | |
| Fullname: | Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Walthamstow, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → MyPa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → Bury (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 15 |
| Years6: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs6: | Dundee United |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Clubs7: | → Boreham Wood (loan) |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs8: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps8: | 28 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs9: | Hartlepool United |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs10: | Greenock Morton |
| Caps10: | 24 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Chelmsford City |
| Caps11: | 33 |
| Goals11: | 10 |
| Years12: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs12: | Dartford |
| Caps12: | 21 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | → Haringey Borough (loan) |
| Caps13: | 10 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2019 |
| Clubs14: | Welling United |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs15: | Margate |
| Caps15: | 15 |
| Goals15: | 5 |
| Years16: | 2020 |
| Clubs16: | Leatherhead |
| Caps16: | 1 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs17: | Brentwood Town |
| Caps17: | 2 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Years18: | 2021 |
| Clubs18: | Grays Athletic |
| Caps18: | 7 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Years19: | 2021 |
| Clubs19: | Coggeshall Town |
| Caps19: | 9 |
| Goals19: | 2 |
| Years20: | 2022 |
| Clubs20: | Basildon United |
| Caps20: | 7 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Years21: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs21: | Southend Manor |
| Caps21: | 9 |
| Goals21: | 1 |
| Years22: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs22: | Burnham Ramblers |
| Caps22: | 18 |
| Goals22: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs1: | Southend Manor |
| Manageryears2: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs2: | Burnham Ramblers |
| Club-Update: | 16:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC) |
Olalekan Kudus Oyenuga (born 18 March 1993) is an English footballer, who plays as a forward. He was most recently player-manager at Burnham Ramblers.
He has played for Tottenham Hotspur,[1] Hayes & Yeading United, Dundee United, Hartlepool United and Greenock Morton. He has also played for MyPa, Bury, St Johnstone, Boreham Wood, Dartford and Cowdenbeath on loan.
Oyenuga was born in Walthamstow[2] and began his football career by joining the Tottenham Hotspur academy in 2008. In April 2011, Oyenuga agreed a two-year deal with Tottenham and then went out on loan to Finnish side MyPa, until the end of August 2011.[3]
On 15 August 2011, he joined Bury on loan for a month,[4] making one appearance, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Charlton on 28 August 2011.[5] Afterwards, he left Bury. In November, Oyenuga went on trial with Southampton after scoring twice in a reserve match in a 4–1 win over Plymouth Argyle,[6] but no move was made.
In the January 2012 transfer window, Oyenuga joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan, until the end of the season.[7] On 14 February he made his St Johnstone debut, coming on as a substitute in extra time, in a 2–1 loss against Hearts in a fifth round replay in the Scottish Cup. Two months later, he made his league debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Celtic. At the end of the season, Oyenuga returned to Tottenham and was soon released by the club.[8]
In August 2012, Oyenuga joined Hayes & Yeading United[9] He established himself in the first team, making 40 appearances and scoring eighteen in all competitions. In addition, he was the club's top-scorer and helped the club avoid relegation.[10] At the end of the season it was thought that Oyenuga might leave the club.[11] The club then granted permission for him to leave the club.[12]
After leaving Hayes & Yeading United, Kudus returned to Scotland, joining Dundee United on trial, along with former teammate Calum Butcher.[13] After impressing manager Jackie McNamara during their trial,[14] both players subsequently joined the club, Oyenuga signing a three-year contract.[15] On 22 September 2013, he made his Dundee United debut, coming on as a substitute against Motherwell.[16]
In January 2014, Oyenuga joined Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season.[17] On 25 August 2014, he was loaned out again, this time to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath until January 2015,[18] later extended for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[19] On 13 May 2015, he was released by Dundee United.[20]
On 6 July 2015, Oyenuga signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer, becoming their eighth signing of the summer.[21] He scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 1–0 FA Cup win against Cheltenham Town on 7 November 2015.[22] A week later he scored his first league goal in a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient.[23]
On 4 May 2016, Oyenuga was named as one of three players released by Hartlepool United, and went on trial at Livingston and then Greenock Morton.[24] After his trial match for Morton, Oyenuga signed a five-month contract with the club.[25] He scored his first goal for Morton in a 1–1 draw with Dumbarton on 20 August 2016.[26] In late December, Oyenuga would sign a contract to keep him at the club until the end of the season.[27] He was released at the end of his contract.[28]
In June 2017, Oyenuga signed for Chelmsford City.[29] On 5 August 2017, Oyenuga scored twice on his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Gloucester City.[30] In June 2018, Oyenuga signed for Dartford.[31] On 15 February 2019, Oyenuga joined Haringey Borough on an initial month's loan.[32] On 19 June 2019, Oyenuga joined Welling United.[33] Before playing a single game for Welling United, Oyenuga joined Margate.[34] He left the club on 6 January 2020 and joined Leatherhead.[35] In July 2021, Oyenuga signed for Grays Athletic.[36] In November 2021, Oyenuga signed for Coggeshall Town.[37] In March 2022, Oyenuga signed for Basildon United.[38]
In October 2022, Oyenuga was appointed assistant manager at Southend Manor,[39] whilst also holding a playing role at the club.[40] In December 2022, Oyenuga was named as Southend Manor manager alongside Jack Morris.[41] On 25 March 2023, Oyenuga resigned as manager of Southend Manor, also leaving the club as a player.[42]
On 13 May 2023, Burnham Ramblers announced the appointment of Oyenuga as manager.[43] On 7 January 2024, Burnham Ramblers announced Oyenuga had departed the club.[44]