Gold Omotayo
Personal information
Full name Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kidderminster Harriers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 FC Zürich 0 (0)
2014–2017 FC Schlieren
2017 FC Wettswil-Bonstetten
2017–2018 Whitehawk 16 (9)
2018–2019 Bury 13 (1)
2018 → Maidstone United (loan) 5 (1)
2019–2020 Yeovil Town 14 (2)
2020 FC Halifax Town 4 (0)
2021 Gloucester City 1 (1)
2021 Wrexham 11 (3)
2021–2023 King's Lynn Town 79 (31)
2023 AFC Fylde 17 (3)
2023– Kidderminster Harriers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan (born 27 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Kidderminster Harriers. He has also competed in mixed martial arts.

Career

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.[2][3] 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.[4]

After scoring nine league goals in the second half of the 2017–18 season, Omotayo turned professional with Bury in July 2018,[5] scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018.[6] On 5 October 2018, Bury loaned him to Maidstone United on a 35-day deal.[7] 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.[8]

On 25 August 2019, Omotayo signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9]

Omotayo signed for FC Halifax Town on a short-term deal on 3 October 2020, making his debut later that day.[10] He left the club on 29 October 2020, having made five appearances in all competitions without scoring.[11]

On 5 February 2021, Omotayo signed for National League North side Gloucester City after impressing on trial.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

After leaving Wrexham he signed for King's Lynn Town on 5 July 2021.[15] He was named in the National League North Team of the Year for the 2022–23 season.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Omotayo is of Nigerian descent.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitehawk 2017–18[1] National League South 16900—00169
Bury 2018–19[20] League Two 13100103[lower-alpha 1]0171
Maidstone United (loan) 2018–19[1] National League 5100—0051
Yeovil Town 2019–20[21] National League 14220—1[lower-alpha 2]0172
FC Halifax Town 2020–21[22] National League 4010—0050
Gloucester City 2020–21[1] National League North 11——0011
Wrexham 2020–21[22] National League 113———113
King's Lynn Town 2021–22[1] National League 381021—2[lower-alpha 2]04211
2022–23[1] National League North 402164—2[lower-alpha 3]04825
Total 783185—409036
AFC Fylde 2023–24[1] National League 17 3 2 0 — — 19 3
Kidderminster Harriers 2023–24[1] National League 0 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 1 0
Career total 15851135109018256
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy and one in National League North play-offs

Honours

Bury

Individual

Mixed martial arts

Omotayo had one mixed martial arts fight in September 2012.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gold Omotayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vom FC Schlieren zu Crystal Palace?" [From FC Schlieren to Crystal Palace?]. regional-fussball.ch (in German). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Official: Bury Strike Gold With The Signing Of Nigerian Striker". All Nigeria Soccer. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Brian Owen (12 January 2018). "Whitehawk believe they have struck Gold as Omotayo goes on contract". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gold Omotayo: Bury sign Swiss striker on one-year deal following trial". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bury 1–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wheeler goes for Gold". Maidstone United F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury". Bury Football Club. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Signing | Glovers dig for Gold". Yeovil Town F.C. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "FC Halifax Town 2-0 Dagenham and Redbridge: Town boss Wild "ecstatic" after opening day win". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "FC Halifax Town: Shaymen confirm departure of striker Omotayo". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Gold is in his element at Meadow Park". Gloucester City A.F.C. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Gloucester City 1–1 Chorley". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "SIGNED: Wrexham sign three new players". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 10 April 2021.
  15. ↑ Lakey, Chris (5 July 2021). "New signing: Lynn strike Gold". Eastern Daily Press.
  16. 1 2 "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Gold's The Word At Mill Farm As Striker Omotayo Signs". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gold Omotayo signs". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official : Bury Strike Gold With The Signing Of Nigerian Striker | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Gold Omotayo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Gold Omotayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Gold Omotayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  24. ↑ "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Gold Omotayo: Official MMA Fight Record (0–1–0)". The Underground. 22 May 2021.
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