Michael Olise

Michael Akpovie Olise (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represents France internationally.

Michael Olise
Personal information
Full name Michael Akpovie Olise[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 7
Youth career
Chelsea
Manchester City
2016–2019 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Reading 67 (7)
2021– Crystal Palace 12 (1)
National team‡
2019 France U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:39, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Reading

In July 2018 Olise was inducted into Reading's Academy scholarship program.[3] He made his debut for Reading on 12 March 2019, in a 3–0 home defeat to Leeds United,[4] and on 15 July signed a three-year professional contract with the club.[5] He scored his first league goal for Reading on 19 September 2020, volleying home in the 76th minute with the second goal in a 2–0 win over Barnsley at the Madejski Stadium.[6] In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.[7]

Crystal Palace

On 8 July 2021, Olise signed a five-year deal with Premier League side Crystal Palace after they had activated his £8.37 million release clause.[8]

International career

Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, and is eligible to represent France, Algeria, England and Nigeria internationally.[9] On 27 May 2019, he was called up to the France U18 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[10] he made his debut on 2 June 2019, against Qatar U23. In March 2021, Olise was named as a standby for the Nigeria squad taking part in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho.[11]

Style of play

Olise is left footed and can play as a centre midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger.[12]

Personal life

Olise's brother Richard is also a footballer, representing England at youth level.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 December 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2018–19[15] Championship 400000–40
2019–20[15] 1903010–220
2020–21[16] 4471010–467
Total 677402000737
Crystal Palace 2021–22[17] Premier League 1210000–121
Career total 798402000858

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. Michael Olise at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "12 youngsters inducted onto Academy scholarships". Reading F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "East and Olise presented with framed debut shirts". Reading F.C. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Olise signs three-year professional deal with the Royals". Reading F.C. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. "Reading 2-0 Barnsley". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award". BBC Sport.
  8. "Michael Olise: Crystal Palace close to signing Reading forward". BBC Sport. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. Walters, Mike (15 January 2021). "Meet Michael Olise, already the Championship's most-coveted wonderkid". mirror.
  10. "Loïc Mbe Soh and Arthur Zagre with France U18". psg.fr/ (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. "Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr clarifies Ahmed Musa is non-playing captain". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  12. "Leeds United can sign the next France wonderkid by beating Celtic to summer transfer". Leeds Live. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. "Michael Olise To Represent France At Toulon Tournament". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  14. "M.Olise". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  15. "Games played by Michael Olise in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  16. "Games played by Michael Olise in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  17. "Games played by Michael Olise in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. "2021 EFL Awards winners announced". EFL. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  19. EFL (English Football League) [@EFL] (29 April 2021). "It's time to introduce your @SkyBetChamp Team of the Season! #EFL | #EFLAwards" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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