Rayan Oyebade
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayan Dan Oyebade | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Southend United (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Rayan Dan Oyebade (Greek: Ραγιάν Ογιεμπάντε; born 30 April 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Southend United, on loan from West Ham United. Born in England, he has represented England and Greece internationally at youth level.
Early life
[edit]Oyebade was born on 30 April 2007. Born in England, he was born to a Nigerian father and a Greek mother.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Oyebade joined the youth academy of English Premier League side West Ham United. In 2025, he was promoted to the club's under-21 team.
International career
[edit]Oyebade is an England and Greece youth international. During the autumn of 2025 and the spring of 2026, he played for the Greece national under-19 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[2]
Style of play
[edit]Oyebade plays as a defender. Nigerian newspaper The Nation wrote in 2025 that he is "a composed, left-footed centre-back... admired for his calmness in possession and sharp reading of the game".[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ράγιαν Ογεμπάντε, Εθνική: Το προφίλ του αμυντικού της Γουέστ Χαμ που προβάρει τη γαλανόλευκη" [Rayan Oyebande, National Team: The profile of the West Ham defender who is trying out for the blue and white team] (in Greek). sport24.gr. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Rayan Oyebade at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Nigeria may lose rising defender Oyebade to Greece". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Rayan Oyebade at WorldFootball.net
- 2007 births
- Living people
- English people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Greek people of Nigerian descent
- English men's footballers
- Greek men's footballers
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- England men's youth international footballers
- Greece men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen