| Tosin Olufemi | |
| Fullname: | David Oluwatosin Osho Olufemi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hackney, London, England |
| Position: | Full-back Winger |
| Currentclub: | Haringey Borough |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Colchester United |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Colchester United |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | Hayes & Yeading United |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Haringey Borough |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Concord Rangers |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Haringey Borough |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps6: | 70 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Haringey Borough |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:36, 13 August 2024 (UTC) |
David Oluwatosin Osho "Tosin" Olufemi (born 13 May 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for club Haringey Borough.
Olufemi progressed through the Colchester United Academy, breaking into the first-team in 2013. He made 26 appearances for Colchester between 2013 and his release in the summer of 2016. He then joined Hayes & Yeading United before joining Haringey Borough, and then to Concord Rangers in 2019.
Born in Hackney, London,[2] Olufemi came through the ranks at Colchester United's Academy, primarily as a winger who could also play at full-back.[3] He began to feature in the clubs' reserve team in 2011, where he scored in a 6–0 win against Stevenage Reserves in their first game of the season on 7 September,[4] helping the side win the last-ever Football Combination North Division title that season.[5]
Alongside fellow Academy products Bradley Hamilton, Drey Wright, Ryan Melaugh and Shaun Phillips, Olufemi signed a two-year professional development contract with the club in May 2012.[6] He then featured a number of times for the first-team in their 2012–13 pre-season campaign, where he scored twice in a 6–0 victory over Heybridge Swifts in the opening fixture on 14 July.[7] He scored again in pre-season, this time for a young Colchester United XI against Needham Market in a 3–1 away defeat on 31 July.[8] Olufemi was selected for the matchday squad for the first time in Colchester's trip to Bournemouth on 15 December, although he was an unused substitute in the U's 1–0 defeat.[9] He made his first-team debut in a League One match away at Bury on 16 March 2013. He came on as a 70th-minute substitute for goalscorer Clinton Morrison in the 2–1 victory,[10] impressing manager Joe Dunne with his performance.[11] His appearance at Bury was to be his only game of the season.
Olufemi once again appeared alongside the first-team for their opening 2013–14 pre-season fixture, which again saw them come up against Heybridge Swifts. He played in the second half of the 2–1 win on 10 July 2013.[12] With captain Brian Wilson missing much of pre-season through injury, Olufemi was handed his chance to impress at full-back,[13] where he featured in a friendly 2–0 win at Bishop's Stortford on 13 July,[14] as well as providing the assist for Colchester's goal in their 2–1 home reverse to Premier League West Ham United on 16 July, sending in a cross for Jabo Ibehre to head home a consolation goal.[15] He also faced further Premier League opposition when he started against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 July in a 0–0 draw.[16]
Before making any first-team appearances in the 2013–14 season, Olufemi was offered a three-year contract extension to see him through to the summer of 2016 with the club on 20 August 2013.[3] Following this, he was called into action to replace Ryan Dickson at left-back who was suffering from illness.[17] He subsequently made his first start for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Carlisle United on 23 August, playing the full 90 minutes and hitting the bar with a fine strike in the second half.[18] With Dickson returning for the U's next match on 31 August, Olufemi was required to cover Brian Wilson at right-back, who was also suffering from illness.[19] Colchester went on to lose the game 2–1 to league leaders Leyton Orient.[20] Olufemi then made his third consecutive start in a third different position, this time playing as a winger alongside Clinton Morrison and Gavin Massey in a 4–1 Football League Trophy defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.[21] He continued his run in the first-team squad in an injury depleted side during a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City on 8 September.[22]
On the back of his excellent start to the season, manager Dunne described Olufemi as a "great example for all the younger players coming through [the Academy]", praising his "determination" and his "attitude and drive".[23] A thigh injury then ruled him out of contention[24] until 30 October, when he returned to action in the Essex Senior Cup, scoring in the 4–0 win over Great Wakering Rovers.[25] He made his return to first-team action as a second-half substitute for Gavin Massey in a 1–1 draw with Preston North End on 23 November.[26] Olufemi ended the campaign with 14 appearances to his name.
After beginning to establish himself in the first-team in the latter stages of 2013–14 season, Olufemi featured regularly in pre-season for the 2014–15 season, featuring in the second-half team selection in Colchester's 8–0 win against Heybridge on 15 July 2014[27] and starting in a 2–1 friendly defeat at Southend United on 22 July,[28] However, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury during a friendly with Bishop's Stortford on 30 July, leaving the player out of action for at least six months.[29] In October 2014, it was reported that he was making good progress in his recovery after the removal of a wedge from his boot cast. At this stage, he was targeting a comeback ready for the Christmas period.[30] He returned to action with the development squad in their 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League match against Charlton Athletic on 9 February 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–0 draw.[31]
Olufemi finally made his Colchester United first-team comeback on 26 September 2015 when he replaced the injured Kane Vincent-Young in the starting line-up of his side's 2–1 win against Swindon Town at the County Ground, playing the full 90-minutes. It was his first start since April 2014.[32] After making eleven appearances during the season, the club announced that Olufemi would be leaving Colchester after seven years following the expiry of his contract.[33] [34]
Olufemi joined recently relegated Southern League Premier Division side Hayes & Yeading United ahead of the 2016–17 season on 2 August 2016.[35] He made his debut on 6 August in Hayes & Yeading's 2–1 defeat by Frome Town.[36]
Olufemi began playing for Isthmian League Division One North side Haringey Borough in November 2016.[37]
Olufemi was transferred with Michael O'Donoghue to Concord F.C. for the beginning of the 2019-20 National League South in England.[38]
In August 2024, Olufemi returned to Isthmian League North Division club Haringey Borough for a third spell.[39]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Colchester United | 2012–13 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[40] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2016–17[41] | Southern League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Haringey Borough | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One North | 25 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Isthmian League Division One North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[42] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Concord Rangers F.C. | 2019–20 | National League South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||