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Olajide Omotayo was born on 6 July, 1995 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Professional Nigeria table tennis player. Discover Olajide Omotayo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 28 years old?
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28 years old |
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Cancer |
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6 July, 1995 |
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6 July |
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Lagos, Nigeria |
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Nigeria
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Olajide Omotayo Height, Weight & Measurements
At 28 years old, Olajide Omotayo height not available right now. We will update Olajide Omotayo's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Olajide Omotayo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Olajide Omotayo worth at the age of 28 years old? Olajide Omotayo’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Nigeria. We have estimated Olajide Omotayo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Olajide Omotayo Adeyemi (born 6 July 1995, in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional table tennis player based in Italy.
He is the youngest of 6 siblings.
His peak world ranking to date was 85.
He is currently ranked 144 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men Singles World Ranking.
His first international appearance for Nigeria was in 2008 as a cadet at the 2008 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Junior and Cadet Championships, which was held in Alexandria, Egypt.
In 2008, he represented Nigeria at the All African Junior Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria Egypt, where he won Bronze.
He has since then established himself as a key member of Nigeria's senior table Tennis Team at several International Tournaments.
He aspires to get to the Top 50 ranked players in the world.
The more experienced Quadri had a good comeback in the 4th and 5th games cutting the lead to 3–2 with 8–11, 13–15.
Omotayo scaled through with a 12–10 win to claim his first international gold medal.
Olajide failed to qualify for the 2015 African Games after losing a crucial game during the trials.
He couldn't return to his club in Italy at the time and was on the verge of quitting Table Tennis completely.
He competed for Nigeria at the 2016 African Championship (doubles event) and the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, winning Bronze and silver, respectively.
Quadri Aruna's record-breaking qualification for the Rio 2016's Olympic Games quarter-finals gave him hope to fight back.
In 2017, Olajide secured a five-year sponsorship deal with the German manufacturer of kits, Gewo.
Olajide was one of the five male Table Tennis players selected to represent Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Olajide featured in the 2018 African Championship in Mauritius, representing Nigeria.
He made it to the semi-finals after beating Togo's Atarou Assou and Angola's Elizandro André.
He had a stunning outing as he defeated Egypt's no.3 seed, Mohamed El-Beiali and Shady Magdy, to make it to the semi-final round.
He is the current Champion of Africa after defeating Quadri Aruna to win Gold in the Men's Singles at the 2019 African Games, his debut appearance.
Olajide is known for his offensive playing style with a strong topspin stroke.
In 2019, he was nominated for the Nigerian Sportsman of the Year Award by the ITTF.
Olajide attended Pedro Primary School, Famous, Bariga and later, Morocco Comprehensive High School, Igbobi Yaba, Lagos, for his Junior Secondary Education before proceeding to Baptist Senior High School, Obanikoro Palmgroove, for his Senior Secondary School Education.
Olajide started playing Table Tennis at the age of 8.
He was introduced to the game by his sister, Omobolanle Omotayo, a one-time national table tennis champion.
He started his career playing for a local club, the Summer Table Tennis club, in his neighbourhood in Somolu Area, Lagos State.
He represented his school in the Lagos State Table Tennis Competition for Primary Schools and the National School sports Competition at age 9.
He started representing Nigeria at International Competitions at 11.
The Nigerian Team represented by Quadri Aruna, Olajide Omotayo and Bode Abiodun played against Team China in Group A at the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup.
Olajide lost 3–0 to world number 10, Yun-Ju Lin in the game.
In the doubles match, Quadri and Olajide played against Cheng-Ting Liao and Chen Chien-an and lost (2-1).
The Nigerian team lost (3-1) overall to exit the 2019 ITTF Team World Cup, which was held in Tokyo, Japan.
Chinese Taipei finished second in the Group while Nigeria exited, bagging the third spot.
At the 2019 African Games, which was held in Rabat Morocco, Olajide was up against three of the best players in Africa to become the continent's champion.
He played against two former champions – Egypt's Ahmed Saleh and Nigeria's Segun Toriola in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages.
The final was a classic with one of his role models in the game and the then highest-ranked African table tennis player, Quadri Aruna.
Omotayo raced to the lead with a 3-0 (13-11, 11–9, 16–14).
