Emmanuel Oyedele Oluwaseun Opeoluwa Akan Oyeleke was born on 24 December 1992 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or right back.
33 Facts About Manny Oyeleke
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Manny Oyeleke spent nearly three seasons struggling with injuries at Vale before returning to the National League with Chesterfield in April 2021.
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Manny Oyeleke was born in Wandsworth, London and is of Nigerian descent.
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Manny Oyeleke began his career at Premier League side Chelsea, playing in the youth teams from U9 to U14 level.
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Manny Oyeleke moved to Queens Park Rangers and played for two seasons at U15 and U16 level.
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Manny Oyeleke signed for League One club Brentford in May 2010 on a two-year scholarship.
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Brentford conceded three goals in the first half and as a result, Manny Oyeleke was substituted at half-time.
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Manny Oyeleke signed his first professional contract in April 2012, a two-year deal to be a part of the development squad.
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Manny Oyeleke started the match and played 54 minutes, before being substituted for Farid El Alagui.
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Manny Oyeleke made seven appearances and scored one goal for the development squad.
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Over a year since his previous first-team match, Manny Oyeleke joined League Two promotion challengers Northampton Town on a one-month loan on 28 January 2013.
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On 9 August 2013, Manny Oyeleke joined Conference Premier side Aldershot Town on loan until 22 December.
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Manny Oyeleke made 33 appearances and scored four goals during his spell.
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On 16 October 2014, Manny Oyeleke rejoined Aldershot Town on a loan running until 13 January 2015.
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On 26 March 2015, Manny Oyeleke joined Conference Premier side Woking on a one-month loan.
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Manny Oyeleke's spell came to an end after the final game of the season, his fifth appearance, after Garry Hill's Cards failed to qualify for the play-offs.
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On 7 May 2015, Manny Oyeleke signed for League Two side Exeter City.
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Manny Oyeleke was released at the end of the season.
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Manny Oyeleke signed with a new club but tore his Anterior cruciate ligament and the new club refused to ratify the contract.
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Manny Oyeleke finished the season with six appearances after the Shots fell to Tranmere Rovers in the National League play-offs.
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Across his three spells with Aldershot Town, Manny Oyeleke made 101 appearances and scored eight goals.
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Immediately after arriving at Aldershot Town on 13 February 2017, Manny Oyeleke was loaned to Isthmian League Premier Division club Canvey Island for one month to gain match fitness.
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Manny Oyeleke scored one goal during his six appearances and suffered a hamstring injury during the final match of his loan.
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On 1 June 2018, Manny Oyeleke returned to the EFL by signing a one-year contract with League Two club Port Vale.
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Manny Oyeleke was ruled out of action for a few weeks.
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Manny Oyeleke made only three starts before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.
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Manny Oyeleke returned to fitness towards the end of the campaign and manager Darrell Clarke said that "he looks like he is getting better with games".
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On 13 April 2021, Manny Oyeleke dropped back down to the National League to sign for play-off chasing Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee, linking up with his new manager James Rowe, who was his assistant manager when Manny Oyeleke was at Aldershot.
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On 19 July 2023, Manny Oyeleke joined National League side Woking on a one-year deal; manager Darren Sarll said that "Emmanuel and I have quite an extensive history and he is an individual I know as well as any person I currently work with".
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On 4 June 2024, Manny Oyeleke joined National League South club Farnborough as manager Spencer Day's first signing of the summer.
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Able to play as a central midfielder or at right back, Manny Oyeleke has described himself as "quite dynamic, strong, good on the ball and a team player".
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Manny Oyeleke's partner gave birth to a baby daughter on 31 December 2020.
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Manny Oyeleke started writing a weekly blog, Living the Dream, in 2022.