Greg Olley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greg Thomas Olley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Gateshead | 191 | (35) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 20 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Greg Thomas Olley (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League club Gateshead.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Olley signed for Hull City in 2015 after being released by Newcastle United at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6][7] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City.[8] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Gateshead
[edit]Olley signed for National League club Gateshead on 15 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[10] Olley, like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues.[11] However, he signed a new one-year contract with the club on 5 July 2019.[12] During the 2019–20 season, Olley recorded 7 goals and 15 assists.[13]
In June 2021, he was named Gateshead's club captain.[13] Olley was awarded the National League North's Player of the Month award for January 2022 as his side sat top of the league.[14] Gateshead won the title, with Olley recording 28 assists in all competitions.[13] He also earned a place in the National League North Team of the Year.[13] Olley captained his side in the 2023 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium as his side lost 1–0 to FC Halifax Town.[13] On 3 June 2023, Olley signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with Gateshead until 2025.[13] He started for Gateshead in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley, as his team won the trophy on penalties against Solihull Moors.[15] In the second match of the 2024–25 season, Olley suffered a broken leg following a tackle from Dion Kelly-Evans in a match against Woking.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2016–17[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gateshead | 2018–19[18] | National League | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2019–20[18] | National League North | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21[18] | National League North | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | National League North | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | National League | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[a] | 2 | 49 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | National League | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25[18] | National League | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 191 | 35 | 11 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 211 | 40 | |||
| Career total | 191 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 204 | 40 | ||
Honours
[edit]Gateshead
Individual
- National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22[13]
- National League North Player of the Month: January 2022[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of players given a free transfer: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 96. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Greg Olley". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Buckingham, Philip (14 July 2017). "Seven Hull City rookies ready to seize their chance as pre-season begins". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Greg Olley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Match preview: Stags vs Hull City". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Olley pens new two-year deal". Hull City A.F.C. Academy. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Marshall, Anthony (27 March 2015). "Quartet offered professional deals". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Greg Olley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "David Meyler: Hull City release long-serving midfielder and offer new deals to four". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Gateshead sign Olley". Gateshead F.C. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed – leaving just four staff members". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Midfield man Olley makes Gateshead return". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Leader Extraordinaire". Gateshead FC. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Trio Celebrate January National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead's Olley out for season after broken leg op". BBC Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Greg Olley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "G. Olley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Gateshead F.C. website