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Michael Olise

Olise in 2022

Personal information

Full name Michael Akpovie Olise[1]

Date of birth 12 December 2001 (age 22)[2]

Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England

Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]

Position(s) Right winger, attacking midfielder

 Team information

Current team Crystal Palace

Number 7

Youth career

2009 Arsenal

2009–2016 Chelsea

2016–2017 Manchester City

2017–2019 Reading

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2019–2021 Reading 67 (7)

2021– Crystal Palace 82 (14)

International career‡

2019 France U18 2 (0)

2022–2023 France U21 7 (1)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 19

May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 25 June 2023
(UTC)

Michael Akpovie Olise (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays
as a winger for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represented
France at youth international level.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Olise was a youth player at Arsenal, Chelsea (spending seven years with them before
leaving aged 14), and Manchester City.[3]
Reading[edit]
In July 2018, Olise was inducted into Reading's Academy scholarship program.[4] He
made his debut for Reading on 12 March 2019, in a 3–0 home defeat to Leeds United,
[5]
and on 15 July, he signed a three-year professional contract with the club.[6] 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.[7] In
April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.[8] On 29 April
2021, he was crowned EFL Young Player of the Season.[9]
Crystal Palace[edit]
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.[10]
On 11 September 2021, he made his Premier League debut for the club in a 3–0 home
win against Tottenham after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in place
of Jordan Ayew.[11][12] Later that month, on 23 September, Olise made his full debut for
Crystal Palace in a 1–1 home draw against Newcastle United.[13][14]
On 3 October 2021, Olise scored his first Premier League goal for the club as a second-
half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Leicester City.[15] In doing so he became
Palace's youngest Premier League scorer since Clinton Morrison in 1998.[16]
On 9 April 2023, Olise became the youngest player to assist three goals from open play
in a single Premier League match in a 5–1 victory against Leeds United.[17] On 13 May,
he became the first Palace player to register ten assists in a single Premier League
season, setting up Eberechi Eze's second goal in a 2–0 win against Bournemouth.[18] On
17 August 2023, it was announced Olise had signed a new four-year deal with Crystal
Palace, amidst reports that he was on the verge of re-joining Chelsea.[19]
In February 2024, Olise suffered a hamstring injury, described by Palace manager Roy
Hodgson as "serious". In the 4–1 defeat by Brighton on 3 February 2024, Olise had
come on as a substitute, only to come off limping shortly after.[20] He returned from injury
in April that year,[21] followed by decent performances including scoring a brace in a 4–0
victory over Manchester United on 6 May.[22]
International career[edit]
Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, and is
eligible to represent France, Algeria, England or Nigeria internationally.[23] On 27 May
2019, he was called up to the France U18 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[24] 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.[25]
 In March 2022, Olise was called up to the France under-21 team for the first time,[26] and
made his debut in the side's 2–0 win over the Faroe Islands under-21 team on 24
March.[27]
Style of play[edit]
Olise is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can play as a number 10, or either side of
this position as a left or right-sided attacking midfielder. He is noted for his ability to
quickly play passes that carve open defences. His first touch is good and he has a good
awareness of what is happening around him. Olise has a good range of passing which
he can use often to play in behind the opposition defence or switch the angle of attack.
He likes to operate 50 to 30 yards out from goal in the right half-space, where he can
use various options to continue the attack.[28][29]
On the ball, Olise is an agile and mobile player. He is capable of turning quickly with
good acceleration and change of pace, even when he is dribbling in very tight spaces or
running with the ball.[29]
Personal life[edit]
 Olise's younger brother Richard is also a footballer and joined Chelsea as an Under-9,
representing England at youth level.[30]

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michael Olise
 Olise in 2022

Personal information

Full name Michael Akpovie Olise[1]

Date of birth 12 December 2001 (age 22)[2]

Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England

Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]

Position(s) Right winger, attacking midfielder

Team information

Current team Crystal Palace

Number 7

Youth career
 2009 Arsenal

2009–2016 Chelsea

2016–2017 Manchester City

2017–2019 Reading

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2019–2021 Reading 67 (7)

2021– Crystal Palace 82 (14)

International career‡

2019 France U18 2 (0)

2022–2023 France U21 7 (1)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 19

May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 25 June 2023
(UTC)

Michael Akpovie Olise (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays
as a winger for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represented
France at youth international level.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Olise was a youth player at Arsenal, Chelsea (spending seven years with them before
leaving aged 14), and Manchester City.[3]
Reading[edit]
In July 2018, Olise was inducted into Reading's Academy scholarship program.[4] He
made his debut for Reading on 12 March 2019, in a 3–0 home defeat to Leeds United,
[5]
and on 15 July, he signed a three-year professional contract with the club.[6] 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.[7] In
April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.[8] On 29 April
2021, he was crowned EFL Young Player of the Season.[9]
Crystal Palace[edit]
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.[10]
On 11 September 2021, he made his Premier League debut for the club in a 3–0 home
win against Tottenham after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in place
of Jordan Ayew.[11][12] Later that month, on 23 September, Olise made his full debut for
Crystal Palace in a 1–1 home draw against Newcastle United.[13][14]
On 3 October 2021, Olise scored his first Premier League goal for the club as a second-
half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Leicester City.[15] In doing so he became
Palace's youngest Premier League scorer since Clinton Morrison in 1998.[16]
On 9 April 2023, Olise became the youngest player to assist three goals from open play
in a single Premier League match in a 5–1 victory against Leeds United.[17] On 13 May,
he became the first Palace player to register ten assists in a single Premier League
season, setting up Eberechi Eze's second goal in a 2–0 win against Bournemouth.[18] On
17 August 2023, it was announced Olise had signed a new four-year deal with Crystal
Palace, amidst reports that he was on the verge of re-joining Chelsea.[19]
In February 2024, Olise suffered a hamstring injury, described by Palace manager Roy
Hodgson as "serious". In the 4–1 defeat by Brighton on 3 February 2024, Olise had
come on as a substitute, only to come off limping shortly after.[20] He returned from injury
in April that year,[21] followed by decent performances including scoring a brace in a 4–0
victory over Manchester United on 6 May.[22]
International career[edit]
Olise was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, and is
eligible to represent France, Algeria, England or Nigeria internationally.[23] On 27 May
2019, he was called up to the France U18 for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[24] 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.[25]
In March 2022, Olise was called up to the France under-21 team for the first time,[26] and
made his debut in the side's 2–0 win over the Faroe Islands under-21 team on 24
March.[27]
Style of play[edit]
Olise is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can play as a number 10, or either side of
this position as a left or right-sided attacking midfielder. He is noted for his ability to
quickly play passes that carve open defences. His first touch is good and he has a good
awareness of what is happening around him. Olise has a good range of passing which
he can use often to play in behind the opposition defence or switch the angle of attack.
He likes to operate 50 to 30 yards out from goal in the right half-space, where he can
use various options to continue the attack.[28][29]
On the ball, Olise is an agile and mobile player. He is capable of turning quickly with
good acceleration and change of pace, even when he is dribbling in very tight spaces or
running with the ball.[29]
Personal life[edit]
Olise's younger brother Richard is also a footballer and joined Chelsea as an Under-9,
representing England at youth level.[30]