Gold Omotayo


Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Yeovil Town. He has also competed in mixed martial arts.

Career

Omotayo began his career in the youth team at FC Zürich as a goalkeeper, before dropping to regional football to play for FC Schlieren. In summer 2016, he moved to Wettswil-Bonstetten in the 1. Liga. He then moved to English non-league club Whitehawk in January 2018.
After scoring nine league goals in the second half of the 2017–18 season, Omotayo turned professional with Bury in July 2018, scoring the only goal of the game on his English Football League debut against Yeovil Town on 4 August 2018. On 5 October 2018, Bury loaned him to Maidstone United on a 35-day deal. Omotayo's first appearance after returning to Bury was as a substitute in the EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town on 4 December 2018; Bury won 1–0.
On 25 August 2019, Omotayo signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.

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Bury
Omotayo had one mixed martial arts fight in September 2012.

Mixed martial arts record