![]() Onovwigun playing for
Lewes in September 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Richie Onovwigun [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 April 1996||
Place of birth | Clapham, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2016 | Chesterfield | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Sheffield (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2015 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Gateshead (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Kingstonian | 9 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Farnborough | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Southport | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Merstham | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dulwich Hamlet | 31 | (0) |
2018 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | Carshalton Athletic | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Lewes | 12 | (0) |
2020 | Dartford | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Staines Town (dual-reg) | 5 | (1) |
2020 | Maldon & Tiptree | 3 | (0) |
2023 | AFC Whyteleafe | 5 | (0) |
Total | 103 | (5) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Richie Onovwigun (born 9 April 1996 in Clapham, England) is a retired English semi-professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Onovwigun was a product of the Brentford academy and began his professional career with Chesterfield in 2014. After his release in 2016, Onovwigun embarked on a journeyman career in non-League football before retiring in 2020.
Born in Clapham, London, [3] Onovwigun began his career in the academy at Brentford and signed a two-year scholarship during the 2012 off-season. [4] After featuring regularly for the Development Squad in friendly matches during the 2012–13 pre-season, Onovwigun was called into the first team squad for a friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2012 and he replaced Jake Reeves after 73 minutes of the 4–1 victory. [5] Onovwigun made over 50 appearances for the youth team and 9 for the Development Squad between 2011 and 2014 and departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season, [6] [7] [8] [9] after failing to be offered a professional contract. [10]
On 31 July 2014, Onovwigun signed a one-year professional Development Squad contract at League One club Chesterfield after a successful trial. [11] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Rochdale on 16 August and made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 2–1 win. [12] Onovwigun joined Northern Premier League First Division South club Sheffield on a loan that was later extended until 3 January 2015. [13] [14] He made eight appearances and scored two goals for the club. [15] On 6 February 2015, Onovwigun and Chesterfield teammate Charlie Dawes joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on one month loans. [16] He made just one appearance and after his return to Chesterfield, [17] he had a run of three first team calls in March 2015 and made one substitute appearance against Gillingham in the middle of the month. [18] Onovwigun finished the 2014–15 season with three appearances and the option to extend his contract was taken up for another season. [12] [19]
Onovwigun made his only appearance of the 2015–16 season as a substitute during a 3–1 League Cup first round extra time defeat to Carlisle United on 11 August 2015. [20] On 24 March 2016, he joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. [21] Onovwigun made three appearances he departed Chesterfield when his contract expired. [20] [22]
On 16 August 2016, Onovwigun transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet. [19] He made just two appearances, [23] before moving within the division to join Kingstonian on 31 August. [24] After making 11 appearances and scoring two goals, [25] he transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Farnborough on 24 November. [26] Onovwigun moved back up to the National League to join Southport on 7 January 2017 and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Merstham on 6 March. [27] [28]
Onovwigun rejoined Dulwich Hamlet at the beginning of the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which secured promotion to the National League South, though he did not feature in Hamlet's successful Isthmian League Premier Division play-off campaign. [29] [30] After signing a new contract, [31] Onovwigun joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic on a three-month loan in September 2018 and after returning to Dulwich Hamlet for the second half of the 2018–19 season, [18] [32] he rejoined Carshalton on a permanent basis during the 2019 off-season. [33]
Onovwigun made two early- 2019–20 season appearances for Carshalton Athletic, [34] before transferring to division rivals Lewes in late August 2019. [35] Until his release in December 2019, [36] Onovwigun was a regular member of the Lewes team and he moved up to the National League South to join Dartford in January 2020. [37] [38] After just one appearance for the Darts, [39] he joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Staines Town on a dual-registration deal in February and then moved to North Division club Maldon & Tiptree on a permanent transfer in early March. [40] [41] Onovwigun made three appearances for the Jammers, [42] before the 2019–20 Isthmian League season was ended early. [43] He announced his retirement from non-League football in July 2020. [44] [45]
Onovwigun made five appearances for Southern Counties East League First Division club AFC Whyteleafe during the 2022–23 season. [46]
In 2020, Onovwigun dropped into Sunday league football and joined Orpington & Bromley District Sunday League Senior Division club Lambeth Allstars. [47] [48]
Onovwigun attended a football and education programme at the University of East London. [49]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chesterfield | 2014–15 [12] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2015–16 [20] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Sheffield (loan) | 2014–15 [15] | Northern Premier League First Division South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2014–15 [17] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Gateshead (loan) | 2015–16 [20] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Dulwich Hamlet | 2016–17 [23] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian | 2016–17 [25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Farnborough | 2016–17 [39] | Southern League First Division Central | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Southport | 2016–17 [18] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Merstham | 2016–17 [50] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18 [29] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2018–19 [18] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 [51] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | 4 [f] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Carshalton Athletic | 2019–20 [34] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
Lewes | 2019–20 [37] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 [g] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Dartford | 2019–20 [39] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [h] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Staines Town (dual-reg) | 2019–20 [52] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Maldon & Tiptree | 2019–20 [42] | Isthmian League North Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
AFC Whyteleafe | 2022–23 [46] | Southern Counties East League First Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 103 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 126 | 6 |
![]() Onovwigun playing for
Lewes in September 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Michael Richie Onovwigun [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 April 1996||
Place of birth | Clapham, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2016 | Chesterfield | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Sheffield (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2015 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Gateshead (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Kingstonian | 9 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Farnborough | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Southport | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Merstham | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dulwich Hamlet | 31 | (0) |
2018 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | Carshalton Athletic | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Lewes | 12 | (0) |
2020 | Dartford | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Staines Town (dual-reg) | 5 | (1) |
2020 | Maldon & Tiptree | 3 | (0) |
2023 | AFC Whyteleafe | 5 | (0) |
Total | 103 | (5) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Richie Onovwigun (born 9 April 1996 in Clapham, England) is a retired English semi-professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Onovwigun was a product of the Brentford academy and began his professional career with Chesterfield in 2014. After his release in 2016, Onovwigun embarked on a journeyman career in non-League football before retiring in 2020.
Born in Clapham, London, [3] Onovwigun began his career in the academy at Brentford and signed a two-year scholarship during the 2012 off-season. [4] After featuring regularly for the Development Squad in friendly matches during the 2012–13 pre-season, Onovwigun was called into the first team squad for a friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2012 and he replaced Jake Reeves after 73 minutes of the 4–1 victory. [5] Onovwigun made over 50 appearances for the youth team and 9 for the Development Squad between 2011 and 2014 and departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season, [6] [7] [8] [9] after failing to be offered a professional contract. [10]
On 31 July 2014, Onovwigun signed a one-year professional Development Squad contract at League One club Chesterfield after a successful trial. [11] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Rochdale on 16 August and made his professional debut when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 2–1 win. [12] Onovwigun joined Northern Premier League First Division South club Sheffield on a loan that was later extended until 3 January 2015. [13] [14] He made eight appearances and scored two goals for the club. [15] On 6 February 2015, Onovwigun and Chesterfield teammate Charlie Dawes joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on one month loans. [16] He made just one appearance and after his return to Chesterfield, [17] he had a run of three first team calls in March 2015 and made one substitute appearance against Gillingham in the middle of the month. [18] Onovwigun finished the 2014–15 season with three appearances and the option to extend his contract was taken up for another season. [12] [19]
Onovwigun made his only appearance of the 2015–16 season as a substitute during a 3–1 League Cup first round extra time defeat to Carlisle United on 11 August 2015. [20] On 24 March 2016, he joined National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. [21] Onovwigun made three appearances he departed Chesterfield when his contract expired. [20] [22]
On 16 August 2016, Onovwigun transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet. [19] He made just two appearances, [23] before moving within the division to join Kingstonian on 31 August. [24] After making 11 appearances and scoring two goals, [25] he transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Farnborough on 24 November. [26] Onovwigun moved back up to the National League to join Southport on 7 January 2017 and returned to the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Merstham on 6 March. [27] [28]
Onovwigun rejoined Dulwich Hamlet at the beginning of the 2017–18 season and was a part of the team which secured promotion to the National League South, though he did not feature in Hamlet's successful Isthmian League Premier Division play-off campaign. [29] [30] After signing a new contract, [31] Onovwigun joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic on a three-month loan in September 2018 and after returning to Dulwich Hamlet for the second half of the 2018–19 season, [18] [32] he rejoined Carshalton on a permanent basis during the 2019 off-season. [33]
Onovwigun made two early- 2019–20 season appearances for Carshalton Athletic, [34] before transferring to division rivals Lewes in late August 2019. [35] Until his release in December 2019, [36] Onovwigun was a regular member of the Lewes team and he moved up to the National League South to join Dartford in January 2020. [37] [38] After just one appearance for the Darts, [39] he joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Staines Town on a dual-registration deal in February and then moved to North Division club Maldon & Tiptree on a permanent transfer in early March. [40] [41] Onovwigun made three appearances for the Jammers, [42] before the 2019–20 Isthmian League season was ended early. [43] He announced his retirement from non-League football in July 2020. [44] [45]
Onovwigun made five appearances for Southern Counties East League First Division club AFC Whyteleafe during the 2022–23 season. [46]
In 2020, Onovwigun dropped into Sunday league football and joined Orpington & Bromley District Sunday League Senior Division club Lambeth Allstars. [47] [48]
Onovwigun attended a football and education programme at the University of East London. [49]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chesterfield | 2014–15 [12] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2015–16 [20] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Sheffield (loan) | 2014–15 [15] | Northern Premier League First Division South | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2014–15 [17] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Gateshead (loan) | 2015–16 [20] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Dulwich Hamlet | 2016–17 [23] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Kingstonian | 2016–17 [25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Farnborough | 2016–17 [39] | Southern League First Division Central | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Southport | 2016–17 [18] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Merstham | 2016–17 [50] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18 [29] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2018–19 [18] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 [51] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | 4 [f] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Carshalton Athletic | 2019–20 [34] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
Lewes | 2019–20 [37] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 [g] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Dartford | 2019–20 [39] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [h] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Staines Town (dual-reg) | 2019–20 [52] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Maldon & Tiptree | 2019–20 [42] | Isthmian League North Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
AFC Whyteleafe | 2022–23 [46] | Southern Counties East League First Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 103 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 126 | 6 |