| Oluwaseun Oyegunle | |
| Fullname: | Oluwaseun Oyegunle |
| Birth Date: | November 3, 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Brampton East SC |
| Youthclubs2: | Sigma FC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2021–2023 |
| College1: | Syracuse Orange |
| Collegecaps1: | 62 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sigma FC |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Forge FC |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Sigma FC |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | July 23, 2023 |
Oluwaseun Oyegunle (born 3 November 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.
Oyegunle began playing organized soccer at age seven with Brampton East SC. When he was 15, he joined Sigma FC.[1]
In January 2021, he began attending Syracuse University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] He had initially been set to join in September 2020, however, he delayed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his debut during the 2021 Spring season against the Hofstra Pride.[3] In his first season during the 2021 Spring, he made seven appearances.[4] [5] Over his four seasons with Syracuse, he appeared in 62 matches and helped them win the 2022 NCAA national title.[6]
In 2018, Oyegunle made his senior debut in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC, and would make a total of five appearances that season.[7] In 2019, he made twelve league appearances for Sigma and made one additional appearance in the League1 Ontario playoffs.[8]
In September 2019, Oyegunle signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[9] [10] On October 12, 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 loss to York9 FC, at age sixteen.[11]
In 2022, he returned to League1 Ontario with Sigma FC.[12] He was named a league Second Team All-Star and U20 All-Star in 2022.[13] [14]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the second round (33rd overall) by the Chicago Fire.[15]
In August 2019, Oyegunle received his first international call-up for a Canada U17 preparation camp ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sigma FC | 2018 | League1 Ontario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ? | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Forge FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sigma FC | 2022 | League1 Ontario | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2023[17] | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||