Debola Ogunseye
Encyclopedia
Debola Ogunseye is a Nigeria
n footballer who currently plays for TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
in the Turkish
TFF First League
.
in his native Nigeria, and was part of the team which won the 2005 West African University Games and a silver medal in the Nigerian University Football League. He moved to the United States in 2006 after being offered a scholarship to attend and play college soccer
at Newberry College
in Newberry, South Carolina
.
At Newberry he was named to the All-SAC first team, the DAKTRONICS All-Appalachian Region second team and the NSCAA Appalachian Region first team as a freshman, to the all-SAC First Team and the All-Appalachian Region first feams by DAKTRONICS and the NSCCA as a sophomore, and earned NSCAA All-Southeast Region honors as a junior in 2008, before transferring to Furman University
prior to his senior year. He is ranked second in Newberry history with 48 goals, 19 assists and 115 total points.
During his college years Ogunseye also played in the USL Premier Development League
with Mississippi Brilla
, earning All-Conference and All-League honors and being named a finalist for the PDL MVP award.
of the USL Second Division
after taking part in the 2010 USL Men's Player Showcase. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against Charleston Battery
, and scored his first professional goal on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
. He remained with Charlotte for three months before signing with Turkish side Kartalspor
on July 28, 2010.
Ogunseye later moved to fellow TFF First League
side TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n footballer who currently plays for TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor is a sports club located in Tavşanlı, Kütahya province, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF First League. In 2009-2010 season of second league, they promoted to Bank Asya 1.Lig after play-off matches.-Squad 2011-2012:...
in the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
TFF First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...
.
College and Amateur
Ogunseye attended Olabisi Onabanjo UniversityOlabisi Onabanjo University
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, is a state-owned and -operated university in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State Nigeria. The university was founded July 7, 1982 as Ogun State University and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on May 29, 2001 in honour of a great citizen of the state, Chief Olabisi...
in his native Nigeria, and was part of the team which won the 2005 West African University Games and a silver medal in the Nigerian University Football League. He moved to the United States in 2006 after being offered a scholarship to attend and play college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Newberry College
Newberry College
Newberry College is a liberal-arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located on a historic campus in Newberry, South Carolina.The college has 1,025 students and a 19:1 student-teacher ratio...
in Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county...
.
At Newberry he was named to the All-SAC first team, the DAKTRONICS All-Appalachian Region second team and the NSCAA Appalachian Region first team as a freshman, to the all-SAC First Team and the All-Appalachian Region first feams by DAKTRONICS and the NSCCA as a sophomore, and earned NSCAA All-Southeast Region honors as a junior in 2008, before transferring to Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
prior to his senior year. He is ranked second in Newberry history with 48 goals, 19 assists and 115 total points.
During his college years Ogunseye also played in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
with Mississippi Brilla
Mississippi Brilla
Mississippi Brilla is an American soccer club based in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.The team plays its home games at...
, earning All-Conference and All-League honors and being named a finalist for the PDL MVP award.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, Ogunseye signed with the Charlotte EaglesCharlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
after taking part in the 2010 USL Men's Player Showcase. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, and scored his first professional goal on May 14, 2010 in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
. He remained with Charlotte for three months before signing with Turkish side Kartalspor
Kartalspor
Kartal SK is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006-2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007-2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a...
on July 28, 2010.
Ogunseye later moved to fellow TFF First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...
side TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor
TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor is a sports club located in Tavşanlı, Kütahya province, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF First League. In 2009-2010 season of second league, they promoted to Bank Asya 1.Lig after play-off matches.-Squad 2011-2012:...
.