Daniel Olerum
Encyclopedia
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born March 13, 1983 in Lagos
) is a Nigerian-born football
striker
. He currently plays for FC Aboomoslem in the Azadegan League.
, Enugu Rangers
, Pasargadae F.C. and Foolad F.C.. Olerum had a few unsuccessful seasons at Enugu Rangers
before moving to Shooting Stars FC
in Ibadan
where he was instrumental to the club returning to the Nigerian Premier League
. He had a short unsuccessful stint in the German
lower leagues.
In August 2003, Olerum signed with Foolad F.C.. After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for Foolad FC
in the IPL 2005/06
season, he decided to go to F.C. Aboomoslem, another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has managed to win the best IPL 2006/07
forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem, But in the next two season with Aboomoslem he only 9 goals together and could perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and again had couple of unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't even score one goal. Finally in the middle of the 2010-2011 season he moved to Gostaresh Foolad
in Azadegan League.
On 23 July 2011, He Joined Aboomoslem.
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in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
. He has also expressed his wish to play for the Iranian national football team.
"You know the death of my best friend Sam Okoye
affected my game a lot, but now I am happy to be in the news for the right reasons, it came against the biggest team in Iran and I am grateful for my teammates' efforts as well. The fact that the three goals came in the space of twenty minutes left everyone stunned."- Talking about his Hat-trick
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
) is a Nigerian-born football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He currently plays for FC Aboomoslem in the Azadegan League.
Club career
Olerum currently plays for FC Aboomoslem in Azadegan League. His previous clubs were Nigersity FC, Shooting Stars FCShooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Nigerian soccer club based in Ibadan.-History:The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called WNDC Ibadan .The nickname "Shooting Stars" was added with the suggestion of team foundation members the late Jide...
, Enugu Rangers
Enugu Rangers
Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers is one of only two Nigerian division one football teams that has never been relegated.-History:...
, Pasargadae F.C. and Foolad F.C.. Olerum had a few unsuccessful seasons at Enugu Rangers
Enugu Rangers
Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers is one of only two Nigerian division one football teams that has never been relegated.-History:...
before moving to Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Nigerian soccer club based in Ibadan.-History:The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called WNDC Ibadan .The nickname "Shooting Stars" was added with the suggestion of team foundation members the late Jide...
in Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
where he was instrumental to the club returning to the Nigerian Premier League
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Premier League is the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. It is fed into by the two First Division groups: the Nigerian Division 1-A and Nigerian Division 1-B. It is organized by the Nigeria Football Association. The NPL Chairman is Davidson Owunmi.- History :The league was...
. He had a short unsuccessful stint in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
lower leagues.
In August 2003, Olerum signed with Foolad F.C.. After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for Foolad FC
Foolad FC
Foolad Khuzestan Football Club is an Iranian football club, based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. It was named Foolad partially because it is funded by the industry in Khuzestan...
in the IPL 2005/06
IPL 2005/06
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2005/06 football season. This season will be the 5th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Esteghlal F.C. were defending champions.-Final classification:...
season, he decided to go to F.C. Aboomoslem, another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has managed to win the best IPL 2006/07
IPL 2006/07
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2006/07 football season. This season was the 6th season since the establishment of the Iranian Premier League...
forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem, But in the next two season with Aboomoslem he only 9 goals together and could perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and again had couple of unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't even score one goal. Finally in the middle of the 2010-2011 season he moved to Gostaresh Foolad
Gostaresh Foolad F.C.
Gostaresh Foolad F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.-History:Formed in 2009, Gostaresh took over the licence of Niroye Zamini F.C. when they ran into financial difficulties...
in Azadegan League.
On 23 July 2011, He Joined Aboomoslem.
Club Career Statistics
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Iran Football's 2nd Division
Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen...
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|2006–07||rowspan="3"|Aboomoslem ||27||17||1||0||-||-||28||17
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|2007–08||33||5||2||0||-||-||35||5
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|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Tractor Sazi ||18||0||0||0||-||-||18||0
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|Gostaresh Foolad
Gostaresh Foolad F.C.
Gostaresh Foolad F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.-History:Formed in 2009, Gostaresh took over the licence of Niroye Zamini F.C. when they ran into financial difficulties...
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- Assist Goals
Season Team Assists 05–06 Foolad 1 06–07 Aboomoslem 2 07–08 Aboomoslem 3 08–09 Aboomoslem 3 10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf CupThe 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...Tractor Sazi 0
International career
He aspires to play for NigeriaNigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
. He has also expressed his wish to play for the Iranian national football team.
Individual
- Iran's Premier Football LeagueIran's Premier Football LeagueThe Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
:- Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with Mehdi RajabzadehMehdi RajabzadehMehdi Rajabzadeh is an Iranian football player, currently playing for Fajr Sepasi in Iran Pro League.-Club career:Rajabzadeh started his career at Fajr Sepasi where he impressed enough to be transferred to Zob Ahan FC in 2003...
- Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with Mehdi Rajabzadeh
- Football Iran News & Events
- Striker of the year (2006/07)
- Foreigner player of the year player (2006/07)
Personal life
- He is Married to an Iranian Woman.
- In September 2006 Olerum converted to IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, although he was a devoted ChristianChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
beforehand. Along with his new belief, he also stated in IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
that people should refer to him as Erfan, an Islamic name rather than Daniel. - He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from the University of NigeriaUniversity of NigeriaThe University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Founded in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has four campuses – Nsukka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla – located in Enugu State and one in Aba, Abia...
. - He can speak EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as well as basic PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. - On February 6, 2007 he was offered Iranian citizenship.
Quotes
"All I needed was just a chance to show what I could do, and Iran provided me with that opportunity" - On his move to Iran"You know the death of my best friend Sam Okoye
Sam Okoye
Sam Okoye was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Career:...
affected my game a lot, but now I am happy to be in the news for the right reasons, it came against the biggest team in Iran and I am grateful for my teammates' efforts as well. The fact that the three goals came in the space of twenty minutes left everyone stunned."- Talking about his Hat-trick