Daniel Oyegoke
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Oyegoke
| image = Daniel Oyegoke 2023.jpg
| caption = Oyegoke with Bradford City in 2023
| full_name = Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke{{Cite web |title=Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/2015249 |access-date=1 July 2021 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|1|3}}
| birth_place = Barnet, England{{Cite web |title=Daniel Oyegoke |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/daniel-oyegoke-268815/ |access-date=26 December 2021 |website=11v11.com}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Hellas Verona
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = Barnet
| youthyears2 = 2017–2021
| youthclubs2 = Arsenal
| youthyears3 = 2021–2022
| youthclubs3 = Brentford
| years1 = 2022–2024
| clubs1 = Brentford
| goals1 = 0
| caps1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| goals2 = 0
| caps2 = 13
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Bradford City (loan)
| goals3 = 0
| caps3 = 24
| years4 = 2024–2025
| clubs4 = Heart of Midlothian
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Hellas Verona
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021
| nationalteam3 = England U18
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = England U19
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam5 = England U20
| nationalcaps5 = 10
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 15:56, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2022 Slovakia|}}
}}
Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Oyegoke (born 3 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona.
Oyegoke is a product of the Barnet and Arsenal academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2021. A member of the club's B team, he gained his first senior experience on loan at EFL clubs Milton Keynes Dons and Bradford City. After failing to break into the Brentford first team squad, Oyegoke transferred to Heart of Midlothian in 2024. After a half-season spell, he transferred to Hellas Verona in 2025. He was capped by England at youth level.
Club career
= Early years =
After beginning his youth career as a forward in the Barnet Academy,{{Cite web |last=Lammie |first=Freddie |date=7 September 2020 |title=Daniel Oyegoke – Better Late Than Never |url=http://www.secretscout.co.uk/daniel-oyegoke-better-late-than-never/ |access-date=1 July 2021 |website=The Secret Scout |language=en-US}} Oyegoke moved to the Arsenal Academy in 2017.{{Cite web|title=First-year scholars confirmed for next season|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/first-year-scholars-confirmed-next-season|access-date=1 July 2021|website=www.arsenal.com|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181931/https://www.arsenal.com/news/first-year-scholars-confirmed-next-season|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=17 July 2024 |title=Daniel Oyegoke has never liked Tottenham as Hearts new boy tells all ahead of clash with Ange and Co |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/daniel-oyegoke-never-liked-tottenham-33260126 |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=Daily Record}} While at Hale End, he was converted into a right back and progressed to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2018–19 season. At the end of his two-year scholarship, Oyegoke elected to decline the offer of a professional contract and departed the club.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Oyegoke joins Brentford|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/daniel-oyegoke-joins-brentford|access-date=1 July 2021|website=www.arsenal.com|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701140107/https://www.arsenal.com/news/daniel-oyegoke-joins-brentford|archive-date=1 July 2021|url-status=live}}
= Brentford =
On 1 July 2021, Oyegoke transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Oyegoke signs for Brentford B|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/july/daniel-oyegoke-signs-for-brentford-b/|access-date=1 July 2021|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182032/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/july/daniel-oyegoke-signs-for-brentford-b/|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live}} He made 24 B team appearances during the 2021–22 season and was an unused substitute during two first team cup matches.{{Cite web|title=Oyegoke joins MK Dons on loan|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-joins-mk-dons-on-loan|access-date=27 July 2022|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727192249/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-joins-mk-dons-on-loan|archive-date=27 July 2022|url-status=live}}{{Soccerway|id=549725|accessdate=1 July 2021}} Oyegoke was called into the first team's 2022–23 pre-season training camp in Germany and made two friendly appearances.{{Cite web|title=Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/july/match-report-for-boreham-wood-vs-brentford-on-09-jul-22/|access-date=9 July 2022|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715034557/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/july/match-report-for-boreham-wood-vs-brentford-on-09-jul-22/|archive-date=15 July 2022|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|title=Report: Stuttgart 2 Brentford 1|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/july/match-report-for-vfb-stuttgart-vs-brentford-on-16-jul-22/|access-date=16 July 2022|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720065900/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/july/match-report-for-vfb-stuttgart-vs-brentford-on-16-jul-22/|archive-date=20 July 2022|url-status=live}}
On 27 July 2022, Oyegoke joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan. He made 18 appearances, predominantly as a starter, before being recalled by Brentford on 2 January 2023.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Oyegoke returns to Brentford|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-returns-to-brentford|access-date=2 January 2023|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102125301/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-returns-to-brentford|archive-date=2 January 2023|url-status=live}} During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Oyegoke was a part of the B team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning squad.
On 28 June 2023, Oyegoke joined League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan.{{Cite web|title=Oyegoke makes Bradford loan move|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-daniel-oyegoke-brentford-bradford-city-loan|access-date=28 June 2023|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628160536/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-daniel-oyegoke-brentford-bradford-city-loan|archive-date=28 June 2023|url-status=live}} A second yellow card led Oyegoke to be sent off for the first time in his career after 41 minutes of the opening match of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |title=Daniel Oyegoke Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/c9866d69/Daniel-Oyegoke#all_stats_misc |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}
{{Cite web|title=Cox denied clean sheet on Bristol Rovers debut|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/loanees-matt-cox-portsmouth-1-bristol-rovers-1-sky-bet-league-one|access-date=7 August 2023|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807164552/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/loanees-matt-cox-portsmouth-1-bristol-rovers-1-sky-bet-league-one|archive-date=7 August 2023|url-status=live}} He made regular appearances until mid-November, when he underwent surgery on a shoulder injury.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2023 |title=City uncertainty for Oyegoke after shoulder operation |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/23944209.operation-bantams-brentford-loanee-daniel-oyegoke/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}} One month later, it was announced that the club would retain Oyegoke's registration until the end of the season, on reduced terms.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2023 |title=Bradford City boss provides update on Brentford defender plus latest on Aston Villa and West Brom loanees |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/bradford-city-boss-provides-update-on-brentford-defender-plus-latest-on-aston-villa-and-west-brom-loanees-4444356 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=The Yorkshire Post}} He returned to match play on 16 March 2024 and ended the 2023–24 season (in which the Bantams narrowly missed the League Two play-offs) with 28 appearances. Despite being offered a new contract,{{Cite web |title=Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4030168 |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}} Oyegoke departed Brentford on 21 June 2024.{{Cite web|title=Oyegoke departs Brentford|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-brentford-hearts-transfer|access-date=21 June 2024|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621155810/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/daniel-oyegoke-brentford-hearts-transfer|archive-date=21 June 2024|url-status=live}}
= Heart of Midlothian =
On 21 June 2024, Oyegoke transferred to Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed "moderate six-figure" fee.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Oyegoke signs for Hearts|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/daniel-oyegoke-signs-for-hearts|access-date=21 June 2024|website=www.heartsfc.co.uk|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621160758/https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/daniel-oyegoke-signs-for-hearts|archive-date=21 June 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Barry |date=27 January 2025 |title=Transfer profit for Hearts as they agree a fee with Serie A club |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/transfer-profit-for-hearts-as-they-agree-a-fee-with-serie-a-club-4960989 |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=Edinburgh News |language=en}} During the first half of the 2024–25 season, he made 25 appearances and scored the first professional goal of his career, in a 4–0 victory over St Mirren on 19 October 2024.{{Cite web |date=22 October 2024 |title=Oyegoke revels in 'best feeling' he's had in a Hearts jersey after St Mirren rout |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/daniel-oyegoke-revels-in-best-feeling-hes-had-in-a-hearts-jersey-as-he-admits-to-only-having-one-thing-on-his-mind-4831321 |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=Edinburgh News |language=en}} Oyegoke departed the club on 28 January 2025,{{Cite web |title=Oyegoke departs |url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/oyegoke-departs |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=www.heartsfc.co.uk |language=en}} "for a profit".{{Cite web |date=13 June 2025 |title=Verdict on Hearts' summer transfer window 2024 as nine players assessed |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/verdict-hearts-summer-transfer-window-nine-players-assessed-5176847 |access-date=14 June 2025 |website=Edinburgh News |language=en}}
= Hellas Verona =
On 28 January 2025, Oyegoke transferred to Serie A club Hellas Verona and signed a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract for an undisclosed "six figure" fee.{{Cite web |title=Dall'Inghilterra per la difesa gialloblù: benvenuto Daniel Oyegoke |url=https://www.hellasverona.it/news/dallinghilterra-per-la-difesa-gialloblu-benvenuto-daniel-oyegoke |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=hellasverona.it |language=it}} He made five appearances during the remainder of the 2024–25 season.
International career
Oyegoke was capped by England between U16 and U20 level.{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-16's 2010–20 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU16pg4.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=englandfootballonline.com}}{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-17's 2010–20 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU17pg2.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=englandfootballonline.com}}{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 2020–30 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU18pg8.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=englandfootballonline.com}}{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-19's 2020–30 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU19pg3.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=englandfootballonline.com}}{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-20's 2020–30 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU20pg2.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=englandfootballonline.com}} He was a part of the 2022 UEFA European U19 Championship Finals squad and started in two of his five appearances at the Finals,{{Cite web|title=Cox and Oyegoke in England Under-19 squad|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2022/june/matthew-cox-daniel-oyegoke-england-under-19-squad/|access-date=17 June 2022|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830200701/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/cox-and-oyegoke-in-england-under-19-squad-641983|archive-date=30 August 2024|url-status=live}} including the victory over Israel in the Final.
In September 2022, Oyegoke was named in the England U20 squad for its Costa Cálida Supercup campaign.{{Cite web|title=Oyegoke earns first England U20s call|url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2022/september/oyegoke-earns-first-england-u20s-call/|access-date=20 September 2022|website=www.mkdons.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226135559/https://www.mkdons.com/news/2022/september/oyegoke-earns-first-england-u20s-call/|archive-date=26 February 2024|url-status=live}} He started in the opening match versus Chile and scored his first international goal in the 3–0 win.{{Cite news|date=21 September 2022|title=Edwards graduates to England Under 20s after silverware-ladened Under 19 career|language=en|work=Peterborough Telegraph|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/peterborough-uniteds-ronnie-edwards-graduates-to-england-under-20s-following-european-championship-success-3851920|access-date=21 September 2022}} Oyegoke was a member of England's 2023 U20 World Cup squad and started in every match prior to the team's round-of-16 exit.{{Cite web|title=Cox and Oyegoke knocked out of U20 World Cup|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/international-matt-cox-daniel-oyegoke-england-u20-world-cup|access-date=1 June 2023|website=www.brentfordfc.com|language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601123138/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/international-matt-cox-daniel-oyegoke-england-u20-world-cup|archive-date=1 June 2023|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 25 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Arsenal U21
|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=125663|season=2020|access-date=1 July 2021}} | colspan="9" |― |0 |1 |0 |
| Brentford
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=125663|season=2021|access-date=1 July 2021}} |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |0 |0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=125663|season=2022|access-date=23 July 2022}} |13 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |18 |0 |
| Bradford City (loan)
|2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=125663|season=2023|access-date=28 June 2023}} |24 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |28 |0 |
| Heart of Midlothian
|2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=125663|season=2024|access-date=21 June 2024}} |19 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |6One appearance in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Conference League |0 | colspan="2" |― |26 |1 |
| Hellas Verona
|5 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |5 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!61 !1 !1 !0 !4 !0 !6 !0 !6 !0 !78 !1 |
Honours
Brentford B
England U19
- UEFA European U19 Championship: 2022{{Cite web |last=Veevers |first=Nicholas |title=England U19s 3–1 Israel |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2022/Jul/01/england-mu19s-v-israel-uefa-u19-euro-final-match-report-20220107 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=The Football Association |language=en}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerbase|125663}}
- {{UEFA player|id=250128389}}
{{Hellas Verona FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oyegoke, Daniel}}
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:English people of Nigerian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:People educated at Aldenham School
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy