Daniel Olerum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Okechukwu Olerum | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| University of Nigeria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2004–2005 | Pasargad | 31 | (28) |
| 2005–2006 | Foolad | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Aboomoslem | 90 | (26) |
| 2009–2011 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | (0) |
| 2011 | Gostaresh | 11 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Aboomoslem | 20 | (2) |
| 2013 | Sloboda Užice | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Wehdat | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2016 | |||
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Shabab Al-Ordon Club in the Jordan Premier League.
Career
Olerum was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He started playing first with Enugu Rangers and then with Shooting Stars SC.
In August 2004, 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 won the best IPL 2006/07 forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem. In the next two seasons with Aboomoslem he scored 9 goals and could not perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and had unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't score a goal. In the middle of the 2010–2011 season, he moved to Gostaresh Foolad in Azadegan League.
On 23 July 2011, he joined Aboomoslem.[1]
In 2013, he joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Sloboda Užice.[2]
On 22 July 2013, he joined Al-Wehdat for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Pasargad | Division 1 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 32 | 30 |
| 2005–06 | Foolad | Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Aboomoslem | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 17 | |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2010–2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gostaresh | Division 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Aboomoslem | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sloboda Užice | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan | League | Jordan FA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Al-Wehdat | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| Total | Iran | 183 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 62 | |
| Total | Serbia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | Jordan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 196 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 64 | ||
Honours
- Shabab Al-Ordon
- Jordan FA Shield: 2016[2]
Individual
- Iran's Premier Football League:
- 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)
References
- ^ [1] at khorasan.isna.ir
- ^ a b Daniel Olerum profile at Soccerway
External links
- BBC Sport Article : Olerum Happy to be in Iran
- The Nigerian Who Became Iranian(IranSportsPress.com)
- Olerum Interview with Vanguard Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Olerum Statistics
- Nigerian sets Iranian League record
- Olerum fires on in Iran
- VIDEO : Olerum's Hat trick
- PersianFootball.com on olerum