Daniel Olerum
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel "Erfan" Olerum
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Daniel Okechukwu Olerum
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|3|13}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| currentclub = Shabab Al-Ordon
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = University of Nigeria
| years1 = 2002–2003
| years2 = 2003–2004
| years3 = 2004–2005
| years4 = 2005–2006
| years5 = 2006–2009
| years6 = 2009–2011
| years7 = 2011
| years8 = 2011–2012
| years9 = 2013
| years10 = 2013–2014
| years11 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = Enugu Rangers
| clubs2 = Shooting Stars
| clubs3 = Pasargad
| clubs4 = Foolad
| clubs5 = Aboomoslem
| clubs6 = Tractor Sazi
| clubs7 = Gostaresh
| clubs8 = Aboomoslem
| clubs9 = Sloboda Užice
| clubs10 = Al-Wehdat
| clubs11 = Shabab Al-Ordon
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| caps3 = 31
| caps4 = 11
| caps5 = 90
| caps6 = 20
| caps7 = 11
| caps8 = 20
| caps9 = 6
| caps10 = 7
| caps11 = 10
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| goals3 = 28
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 26
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 4
| goals8 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| goals11 = 1
| pcupdate = 17 October 2016
}}
File:Persepolis_F.C._v_FC_Aboumoslem,_10_February_2008_2.jpg
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football striker playing for Shabab Al-Ordon Club in the Jordan Premier League.
Club career
He started playing in Nigeria, first with Enugu Rangers and then with Shooting Stars SC.[http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador.php?id=97599 Erfan Olerum] at zerozero.pt
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, 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.[http://khorasan.isna.ir/Default.aspx?NSID=5&SSLID=46&NID=13853] at khorasan.isna.ir
In 2013, he joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Sloboda Užice.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-okechukwu-olerum/139521/ Daniel Olerum profile] at Soccerway
On 22 July 2013, he joined Al-Wehdat for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.
=Club career=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||
| colspan=3 | Iran
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Hazfi Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 2004–05 | rowspan="1"|Pasargad | rowspan="1"|Division 1 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| |32 | 30 | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Foolad | rowspan="6"|Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | rowspan="3"|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 | rowspan="2"|Tractor Sazi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0| | |||||
| |18 | 0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|2010–2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0| | ||||||
| |3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gostaresh | rowspan="2"|Division 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0| | |||||
| |11 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Aboomoslem | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0| | |||||
| |20 | 2 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Serbia
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Serbian Cup ! colspan=2 | Europe ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Sloboda Užice | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0| | ||||
| |6 | 0 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Jordan
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Jordan FA Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Al-Wehdat | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2| | ||||
| |12 | 2 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Total
! colspan=2 | Iran !183||60||7||2||0||0||190||62 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Total
! colspan=2 | Serbia !6||0||0||0| | ||||||||||
| |6 | 0 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Total
! colspan=2 | Jordan !7||0||5||2| | ||||||||||
| |12 | 2 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!196||60||12||4||0||0||208||64 |
Honours
=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)
=Club=
;Shabab Al-Ordon
- Jordan FA Shield: 2016
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 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
References
- [http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=43310&KEYWORD=+%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%db%8c%da%a9%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86+%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%db%8c+%d8%af%d8%b1+%d9%81%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84+%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86+(%d9%82%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%aa بازیکنی که در ایران مسلمان شد]
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4950932.stm BBC Sport Article : Olerum Happy to be in Iran]
- [http://www.iransportspress.com/news/45/ARTICLE/6193/2008-07-20.html The Nigerian Who Became Iranian(IranSportsPress.com)]
- [http://www.persianleague.com/news/morenews.cfm?news=2071 Olerum Interview with Vanguard]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070128025841/http://www.iplstats.com/Olrom_e.htm Olerum Statistics]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070402071454/http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story7710.html Nigerian sets Iranian League record]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234513/http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story7724.html Olerum fires on in Iran]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235407/http://www.irangoals.com/2007/01/25/video-perspolis-tehran-abu-moslem/ VIDEO : Olerum's Hat trick]
- [http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49040 PersianFootball.com on olerum]
{{Iran Pro League Top Scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olerum, Daniel}}
Category:Footballers from Lagos
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:University of Nigeria alumni
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:Azadegan League players
Category:Rangers International F.C. players
Category:Shooting Stars S.C. players
Category:F.C. Aboomoslem players
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Category:FK Sloboda Užice players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia