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John Kolawole

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John Kolawole
Personal information
Full name John Oluwatomiwa Kolawole
Date of birth (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 14
Youth career
–2022 FC Ebedei
2022–2025 Mafra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Mafra 15 (0)
2025– Esbjerg fB 24 (8)
International career
2021 Nigeria U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2026

John Oluwatomiwa Kolawole (born 24 July 2004) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB.

Club career

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Kolawole began his career at FC Ebedei in Nigeria. At the age of 17, he was invited to a football camp at FC Midtjylland, the Danish partner club of FC Ebedei.[1][2] In the summer of 2022, Kolawole also played training matches for the Danish club.[3]

That same summer, in August 2022, the 18-year-old Kolawole instead signed with Liga Portugal 2 club C.D. Mafra,[4][5] a club that shared the same owners as FC Midtjylland and has often been used as a feeder club for Midtjylland.[6] At Mafra, however, he was primarily used on the club's U-23 team, but was also noted for 16 appearances for the first team, all of which came during the 2024–25 season.

On 1 September 2025, it was confirmed that Kolawole had transferred to the Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a contract running until June 2029.[7][8]

International career

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Kolawole represented the national U17 team of Nigeria at the WAFU B U17 tournament in Lomé, Togo last year, where the team lost the final of the tournament.[9]

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