Samson Kayode Olaleye
Hoàng Vũ Olaleye Samson
Personal information
Full name Hoàng Vũ Olaleye Samson
Birth name Samson Kayode Olaleye
Date of birth (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Quảng Nam
Number 39
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Than Quảng Ninh 22 (15)
2009–2011 Đồng Tháp 49 (43)
2011 Atlético Madrid B 0 (0)
2011Braga (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2017 Hà Nội 128 (93)
2018 Buriram United 2 (0)
2018–2019 Hà Nội 25 (21)
2019Quảng Nam (loan) 12 (7)
2020–2021 Đông Á Thanh Hóa 22 (9)
2022–2023 Hồ Chí Minh City 38 (14)
2023– Quảng Nam 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023

Samson Kayode Olaleye (born 6 October 1988), known as Hoàng Vũ Samson Olaleye in Vietnam, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Quảng Nam. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in V.League 1 history, he is the V.League 1's record goalscorer with 190 goals.[1]

Career

Samson started his playing in Vietnam for Than Quang Ninh. He scored 15 goals in his two years at the club. In 2009, he joined Dong Thap and later became one of the most popular foreign players in Vietnam. He scored 17 goals in 18 games in the 2011 season.

In August 2011, after being liquidated by Dong Thap ahead of time due to a hand injury, Kayode moved to Atlético Madrid B on a free transfer. He was then loaned to Braga because Atlético Madrid B had run out of quotas to sign non-EU players.[2][3]

However, as soon as they learned that Atlético Madrid B signed a contract with Samson, the representative of Hanoi had a file submitted to the VFF requesting not to issue an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) for the Nigerian striker because he had previously submitted a certificate to him. Then, Samson finally agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to play for the capital team from the 2012 season with a part of the transfer money and a compensation clause in case of any violation.

From the 2018 season, teams in the top two divisions of Thailand allow teams to register a foreign player of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) origin in the squad. Buriram United quickly reached an agreement with Hoàng Vũ Samson at the end of December 2017. However, he and his club ended their contract shortly after.

Returning to Hanoi, Hoàng Vũ Samson is still trusted by coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. At this team, the 30-year-old has scored 21 goals in the 2018-2019 season. In 2019, Hoàng Vũ Samson played for Quang Nam, scoring 7 goals in 12 matches. From the 2020 season, the Nigerian-born player was borrowed by Dong A Thanh Hoa, he scored 9 goals in 22 matches until March 31, 2021.

Statistics

Club Season League Nation Cup International Cup Others Total
League Matches Goal Matches Goal Matches Goal Matches Goal Matches Goal
Than Quang Ninh 2008 V.League 2 22 15 - - - - - - 22 15
Dong Thap 2009 V.League 1 16 13 1 0 - - - - 17 13
2010 15 13 1 0 - - - - 16 13
2011 18 17 1 0 - - - - 19 17
Total 71 58 3 0 - - - - 52 43
Atletico Madrid B 2010–11 Segunda División B 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Braga (loan) 2010-2011 Primeira Liga 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Ha Noi 2012 V.League 1 24 14 4 0 - - - - 28 14
2013 21 14 2 1 - - - - 23 15
2014 19 23 1 0 9 2 1 1 30 27
2015 19 15 4 4 2 2 - - 25 21
2016 23 15 7 4 2 0 1 0 33 19
2017 22 11 1 1 2 0 0 0 25 12
Total 128 93 19 10 15 2 2 1 164 108
Buriram United 2018 Thai League 1 2 0 - - - - 1 0 3 0
Ha Noi 2018 V.League 1 13 15 5 3 - - - - 18 18
2019 12 6 1 0 7 1 1 2 21 9
Total 25 21 6 3 7 1 1 2 39 27
Quang Nam (loan) 2019 V.League 1 12 7 2 0 - - - - 14 7
Dong A Thanh Hoa 2020 17 6 2 1 - - - - 19 7
2021 5 3 5 3 - - - - - -
Ho Chi Minh City FC 2022 21 5 - - - - - - - -
2023 17 9 1 - - - - - - -
Total 298 202 32 14 22 3 3 3 296 195

Honours

Hà Nội

Individuals

Top goalscorer V.League 1: 2013, 2014

References

  1. Hoàng Vũ Samson at Soccerway
  2. "El Atlético ficha a Olaleye y se lo 'presta' al Braga - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "Atletico Madrid sign Dong Thap's Samson Kayode and loan him out to Braga - report | Goal.com".
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