Michael Olakigbe
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2004 (20 years old)
Birth Place
EnglandPosition
Right Winger
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Active
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Black
Team Number
11
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Wigan
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English League 1
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Michael Oluwakorede Olakigbe (born 6 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Premier League club Brentford.
Olakigbe is a product of the Fulham and Queens Park Rangers academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2022. He was capped by England at U18 level.
Club career
Early years
Following spells with Erith & Belvedere and the East Soccer Base and Queens Park Rangers academies, Olakigbe joined the Fulham Academy in 2018. He progressed through the ranks from U14 level to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season. He departed the club in July 2022.
Brentford
On 29 July 2022, Olakigbe transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee. Injured at the time of his arrival, Olakigbe made his B team debut in October 2022 and progressed sufficiently to be included in the first team squad for its mid-season training camp in Girona. He made three friendly appearances during the period and trained with the first team during the 2022–23 season. On 1 April 2023, Olakigbe won his maiden call into a first team matchday squad and he remained an unused substitute during a 3–3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. He made 9 appearances during the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning campaign.
Olakigbe was included in the first team group during the 2023–24 pre-season and made five friendly appearances, scoring two goals. He made his competitive debut for the club with a start in a EFL Cup second round shoot-out win over Newport County on 29 August 2023.
International career
In March 2021, Olakigbe was called into an England U17 training camp and played in a hybrid friendly versus Watford U23 during the camp. In September 2021, Olakigbe won his first U18 call-up to a training camp and friendly versus Wales. He made his international debut as a half-time substitute for Samuel Mather during the 1–1 draw. Olakigbe won 9 U18 caps and scored two goals during the 2021–22 season and was a part of the squad which emerged victorious in a four-nation tournament hosted in Zagreb in June 2022. On 1 September 2023, Olakigbe won his maiden call into the U20 squad, for a training camp at St George's Park.
Personal life
Olakigbe is of Nigerian descent. He grew up in Bexleyheath and his mother runs the Pro Ballers football academy in the area.
Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
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2022-2026 |
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