Michael Ogungbaro

Michael Ogungbaro

Personal information
Full name	Michael Olusoji Ogungbaro
Date of birth	(1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Eruwa, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Centre back
Team information
Current team	Jaro
Number	4
Youth career
–2016	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Jerv	45	(4)
2018–2019	Start	0	(0)
2018	→ Åsane (loan)	25	(3)
2019	→ Jerv (loan)	7	(0)
2019–2020	Bravo	3	(0)
2020–2023	KTP	77	(4)
2024–	Jaro	28	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Michael Ogungbaro (born 10 July 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Finnish club FF Jaro in Ykkösliiga.

Career

He moved to Norway and FK Jerv from Midtjylland ahead of the 2016 season.^[1] Bought by IK Start in 2018, he was immediately loaned out to Åsane in the entire 2018 season and Jerv in the first half of 2019.

In the 2019 Start released him, only to see him being picked up by Slovene club NK Bravo.^[2][3] He made his Slovenian Prva Liga debut in September 2019 against NK Rudar Velenje.^[4]

After playing for Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for four seasons, Ogungbaro signed with FF Jaro in Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga on 4 April 2024.^[5]

Honours

Jaro

• Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024

References

1. "Her er vår nye nr. 25!". www.fkjerv.no (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
2. Stenersen, Steffen (30 August 2019). "Han fikk ingen kamper som Start-spiller. Nå har Ogungbaro funnet seg ny klubb". Fædrelandsvennen/Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. Michael Ogungbaro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
4. Michael Ogungbaro at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
5. MICAEL OGUNGBARO FF JAROON, ffjaro.fi, 4 April 2024