Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum (born 13 March 1983 in

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

) is a

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striker playing for

Shabab Al-Ordon Club Shabab Al-Ordon Club () is a Jordanian professional football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002, but originated from its club Al-Qadisiyah. History Shabab Al-Ordon Club Management ...

in the

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Club career

He started playing in Nigeria, first with

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and then with

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. In August 2004, Olerum signed with

Foolad F.C. Foolad Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian professional football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1971 and is owned by Foolad Khuze ...

After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for

Foolad FC Foolad Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian professional football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1971 and is owned by Foolad Khuze ...

in the IPL 2005/06 season, he decided to go to F.C. Aboomoslem, another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has won the best IPL 2006/07 forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem, But in the next two season with

Aboomoslem Football Club Abu Muslim (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xorasan''), commonly known as Abu Muslim, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes in the League 3. The club was founded in 1970 and is named aft ...

he only 9 goals together and could perform as well as before. He moved to Teraktor Sazi in 2009 and again had couple of unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't even score one goal. Finally in the middle of the 2010–2011 season he moved to Gostaresh Foolad in

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

. On 23 July 2011, he joined

.
at khorasan.isna.ir In 2013, he joined

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side

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.Daniel Olerum profile
at Soccerway On 22 July 2013, he joined

Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat Sports Club () is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also know ...

for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.

Club career

Honours

Individual

Iran's Premier Football League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

: **Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with

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* Football Iran News & Events **Striker of the year (2006/07) **Foreigner player of the year player (2006/07)

Club

;Shabab Al-Ordon *

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: 2016

Quotes

"All I needed was just a chance to show what I could do, and Iran provided me with that opportunity" – On his move to Iran "You know the death of my best friend

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affected my game a lot, but now I am happy to be in the news for the right reasons, it came against the biggest team in Iran and I am grateful for my teammates' efforts as well. The fact that the three goals came in the space of twenty minutes left everyone stunned."- Talking about his Hat-trick

References

بازیکنی که در ایران مسلمان شد

External links

BBC Sport Article : Olerum Happy to be in IranOlerum Interview with VanguardVIDEO : Olerum's Hat trickPersianFootball.com on olerum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olerum, Daniel 1983 births Living people Footballers from Lagos Nigerian men's footballers University of Nigeria alumni Men's association football forwards Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Rangers International F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players Tractor S.C. players Foolad F.C. players F.C. Aboomoslem players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Iran GFK Sloboda Užice players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Al-Wehdat SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen