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Michael Olakigbe

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Michael Olakigbe
Personal information
Full name Michael Oluwakorede Olakigbe[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 WSG Tirol
(on loan from Brentford)
Number 17
Youth career
Erith & Belvedere
East Soccer Base
–2018 Queens Park Rangers
2018–2022 Fulham
2022–2023 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Brentford 8 (0)
2024 → Peterborough United (loan) 5 (0)
2024–2025 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 13 (0)
2025 → Chesterfield (loan) 17 (2)
2026 → Swindon Town (loan) 14 (1)
2026– → WSG Tirol (loan) 5 (2)
International career
2021–2022 England U18 9 (2)
2023 England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:02, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Michael Oluwakorede Olakigbe (born 6 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol, 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 has been capped by England at youth level.

Club career

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Early years

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Following spells with Erith & Belvedere and the East Soccer Base and Queens Park Rangers academies,[5][6] Olakigbe joined the Fulham Academy in 2018.[7] He progressed through the ranks from U14 level to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] He departed the club in July 2022.[9]

Brentford

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2022–23 season

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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,[7] for an undisclosed fee.[9] 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.[5] He made three friendly appearances during the period and trained with the first team during the 2022–23 season.[5][10][11] 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.[12] He made 9 appearances during the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning campaign and scored seven goals overall during the season.[12][13][14]

2023–24 season and loan to Peterborough United

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Olakigbe was included in the first team group during the 2023–24 pre-season and made five friendly appearances,[12][15] scoring two goals.[16] 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.[12][17] Thereafter, Olakigbe was included in the majority of Brentford's matchday squads and he made 11 substitute appearances through to mid-January 2024.[13] During his run of appearances, Olakigbe signed a new 4+1⁄2-year contract, with the option of a further year.[18] On 30 January 2024, he joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[19] During a spell interrupted by suspension and injury,[20][21] Olakigbe made just five appearances and was not involved in the club's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[22]

2024–25 season and loans to Wigan Athletic and Chesterfield

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On 29 May 2024, Olakigbe joined League One club Wigan Athletic on loan for the duration of the 2024–25 season.[23] In early July, an "innocuous challenge" during a practice match at the club's pre-season training camp resulted in Olakigbe missing the first six weeks of the regular season with a fractured fibula.[24][25][26] He made 18 appearances and scored one goal prior to his recall on 27 January 2025.[27] Four days later, Olakigbe joined League Two club Chesterfield on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[28] He made 18 appearances and scored two goals during the remainder of the season,[29] which culminated in a playoff semi-final defeat.[30] Following the expiry of the loan, Olakigbe played in the remainder of Brentford B's season and was part of the 2024–25 Professional Development League-winning squad.[31]

2025–26 season and loan to Swindon Town

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Olakigbe played exclusively B team football during the first half of the 2025–26 season and he joined League Two club Swindon Town on loan on 2 January 2026.[32] Deployed predominantly as a substitute,[33] Olakigbe made 18 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of a 2025–26 season in which the club fell short of the playoffs.[34][35]

2026–27 season and loan to WSG Tirol

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On 30 June 2026, Olakigbe joined Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol on loan for the duration of the 2026–27 season.[36]

International career

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Olakigbe is eligible to represent England or Nigeria at international level.[12] In March 2021, Olakigbe was called into an England U17 training camp and played in a hybrid friendly versus Watford U23 during the camp.[37][38] In September 2021, he won his first U18 call-up to a training camp and friendly versus Wales.[39] He made his international debut as a half-time substitute for Samuel Mather during the 1–1 draw.[40] Olakigbe won nine 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.[41][42]

On 1 September 2023, Olakigbe won his maiden call into the U20 squad, for a training camp at St George's Park.[43] One month later, he was called into the squad for the team's opening pair of Under 20 Elite League fixtures,[44] both of which he appeared in.[45]

Personal life

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Olakigbe is British born and of Nigerian descent.[4] He grew up in Bexleyheath and his mother runs the Pro Ballers football academy in the area.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2022–23[46] Premier League 000000―00
2023–24[17] Premier League 802020―120
Total 802020―120
Peterborough United (loan) 2023–24[17] League One 50――0050
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25[29] League One 13020003[c]1181
Chesterfield (loan) 2024–25[29] League Two 172――1[d]0182
Swindon Town (loan) 2025–26[34] League Two 16110―1[c]0181
WSG Tirol (loan) 2026–27[13] Austrian Bundesliga 5211――63
Career total 645612051777
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs

Honours

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Brentford B

References

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  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Michael Olakigbe". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Brentford – 2023/2024". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Michael Olakigbe at WorldFootball.net
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Olakigbe – Just getting started". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Confirmed : Talented Nigerian Winger Joins Premier League New Boys Fulham". All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Michael Olakigbe joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Academy Cast Of 2020/21". Fulham FC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Olakigbe Joins Brentford". Fulham FC. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Brentford 1 Celta Vigo 3". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Brentford 2 Wolfsburg 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Brace, Jack (8 November 2023). "Brentford's failed pursuit of diamonds unearths gem of their own in Michael Olakigbe". Vavel. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 Michael Olakigbe at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Highlights, report and reaction: Boreham Wood 1 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Michael Olakigbe: Chasing the Dream". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 "Games played by Michael Olakigbe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Michael Olakigbe signs new long-term contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Olakigbe makes Peterborough loan move". Brentford FC. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Peart-Harris and Portsmouth set the pace in League One". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Brentford pair to meet in League One play-offs". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Maghoma and Stevens set for play-off final showdown". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "Olakigbe makes Wigan loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Massive injury blow as new Wigan Athletic signing Michael Olakigbe ruled out for three months with broken leg". Wigan Today. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Shaun Maloney | Accrington Stanley (A) Preview". Wigan Athletic FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Report: Wigan Athletic 0 Stevenage 0 – Olakigbe debut is highlight of frustrating night for Tics". Wigan Today. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  27. ↑ "Olakigbe recalled from Wigan loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "Olakigbe makes Chesterfield loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  29. 1 2 3 "Games played by Michael Olakigbe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Walsall 2–1 Chesterfield (4–1 agg): Saddlers reach League Two play-off final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  31. ↑ "Bournemouth U21s 2 Brentford U21s 3: Yogane scores the winner to secure PDL title for young Bees". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  32. ↑ "Michael Olakigbe heads to Swindon Town on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  33. ↑ "2025–2026 Michael Olakigbe Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Olakigbe in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  35. ↑ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  36. ↑ "Michael Olakigbe joins Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "International Call-Ups". Fulham FC. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  38. ↑ "England Matches – Under-17's 2020–30". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  39. ↑ "International Call-Ups". Fulham FC. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  40. ↑ "England MU18s were held to a 1–1 draw by Wales in Newport". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  41. ↑ "England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 2020–30". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  42. ↑ "England MU18s win four nations tournament". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  43. ↑ "Training camp squad selected for England MU20s". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  44. ↑ "England men's Elite League squad named". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  45. ↑ "England Matches – Under-20's 2020–30". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Michael Olakigbe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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