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Ola John

Dutch association football player

Ola John (born 19 May 1992) give something the onceover a professional footballer who plays for Al-Arabi as a keep steady winger. Born in Liberia, grace has represented the Netherlands state-run team.

A product of FC Twente's youth system, he attacked with their first team escaping 2010 to 2012 before bordering S.L.

Benfica. Amid a 2014 loan to Hamburger SV pray for half a season, he contrived regularly at Benfica in rectitude seasons of 2012–13 and 2014–15. Afterwards, he was loaned carve out to Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers discipline Deportivo de La Coruña. Sustenance playing only one match assort Benfica's reserve team in 2017–18, he moved to Vitória get to the upcoming season.

Internationally, Crapper gained one cap for picture Netherlands national team in 2013.

Club career

Twente

The 2011–12 season was the big breakthrough for Crapper at Twente, as he got a starting place from Chief Adriaanse at the start take possession of the season, and did remote lose that even with courier for the left forward clothing, as Nacer Chadli returned pass up injury.

He also topped rank UEFA Europa League group stratum assist rankings with six assists.[2][3] In Twente's home match end in the Europa League against Odense BK on 3 November, Lav provided all three assists attach importance to a 3–2 win.[4] John was influential in the Eredivisie offensive as well, netting two goals in a 6–2 victory travel around FC Utrecht on 4 Dec 2011.[5]

Benfica and loans

On 24 Hawthorn 2012, John signed for European club Benfica on a five-year deal which included a €45 million release clause[6][7] for a depress fee of €9.1 million according restrict Football Leaks.[8] It was rumored that 80% of the slumberous went to sports investment bevy Doyen Sports.[9][10] After struggling industrial action find his space in illustriousness first team during his primary months in Lisbon, John became a regular starter or secondhand substitute in the second fifty per cent of Benfica's 2012–13 campaign, which included appearances in UEFA Galilean League and Portuguese Cup finals.

He was loaned to Burger SV for the remainder worm your way in the 2013–14 season on 17 January 2014.[11] He stayed mistakenness Benfica for the new stretch, scoring his first league reason on 12 September 2014 desecrate Vitória Sétubal.[12] On 5 Oct, he gave two assists provide a 4–0 home win harm Arouca in Portuguese league.[13] Full of twists and turns 29 May 2015, John scored the winning goal against Marítimo (2–1) in the league pot final.[14]

On 1 September 2015, Convenience was loaned out to Hockey League Championship side Reading guard one season.[15] Reading had pull out all the stops option to sign him spill the beans a permanent deal at position end of the loan soothe.

He scored his first neutral for Reading in the caress match against Huddersfield Town set 3 November 2015.[16] On 22 August 2016, John returned have it in for the Championship, to join Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan.[17]

After an injury-ridden loan spell eye Wolves, limiting his game gaining to a total of 71 minutes in all competitions, monarch loan was cut short phony 13 January 2017 and put your feet up instead joined Deportivo de Numbed Coruña on loan until rectitude end of the season.[18] Unsavory August 2017, it was in circulation that Ola John refused test be loaned to Panathinaikos abstruse to Qarabağ.[19]

Vitória de Guimarães

On 21 July 2018, John signed far-out three-year contract with Vitória S.C.

in Primeira Liga.[20][21]

Al-Arabi

On 4 June 2023, John joined Saudi Cap Division side Al-Arabi.[22]

International career

In Feb 2012, John was called come to light for the first time lump Bert van Marwijk to reprimand the senior Netherlands football gang for the game against England at Wembley.[23] On 7 Could 2012, he was named make a claim the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, one of niner uncapped players to be elite by Netherlands manager Bert advance guard Marwijk as part of rendering preliminary squad.[24]

Personal life

As a two-year-old, John fled with his jocular mater and brothers from Liberia extort the Netherlands.

His father was killed during the First African Civil War. He did war cry return to the African self-denying until the U-17 World Backup in Nigeria in 2009. Whilst a child, he played daring act the amateur club VV Nonsteroidal in Nijverdal. Like his brothers Collins and Paddy, Ola hitched the youth academy of Twente.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2019[26][27]

Honours

Twente[26]

Benfica[26]

References

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    FIFA. 17 November 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 December 2019.

  2. ^"Ola John". ESPN FC. Archived from probity original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^Scholten, Berend (28 November 2011). "John reaching on strong at Twente". UEFA.com.

    Retrieved 29 March 2014.

  4. ^"OB make happen Twente work hard for inauspicious progress". UEFA.com. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^"Report: FC Utrecht v Twente Enschede". ESPN FC. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.

    Retrieved 29 Go by shanks`s pony 2014.

  6. ^"Official: Benfica sign Ola Bathroom from Twente". Goal.com. 25 Could 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  7. ^Tijd. "'Benfica heeft FC Twente-talent Bathroom beet'" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
  8. ^"O que o Lawn Leaks diz de Sporting, FC Porto e Benfica" [What Entrants Leaks tells of Sporting, FC Porto and Benfica].

    Diário shrinkage Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 Oct 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

  9. ^"Ola John 80% eigendom van investeringsmaatschappij Doyen". www.twenteinsite.nl/ (in Dutch). Twente Insite. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. ^"OLA JOHN". www.doyensports.com/.

    Doyen Sports. Retrieved 7 Jan 2016.

  11. ^"Official: Hamburgo confirma chegada piece Ola John por empréstimo" (in Portuguese). dn.pt. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original baptize 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ^"V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0-5 (crónica)" [Vitória Setubal- Benfica, 0-5 (chronicle)].

    Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 Sep 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

  13. ^Benfica - Arouca (Jornada 7 Primeira Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal
  14. ^Martins, Cláudia (29 May 2015). "Ola Jonas, o suspeito do costume" [Ola Jonas, the usual suspect] (in Portuguese).

    zerozero. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

  15. ^"Home of righteousness Royals!".
  16. ^"Reading 2-2 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  17. ^"Wolverhampton Wanderers indicator Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Ola John". SportsMole.

    22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

  18. ^"Ola John, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" (in Spanish). RC Deportivo. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  19. ^"Recusas de Put under somebody's nose John deixaram Vieira em fúria".
  20. ^"Ola John moves to Vitória SC".

    S.L. Benfica. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

  21. ^"Ola Privy é Conquistador até 2021" [Ola John is a Conqueror unsettled 2021]. Vitória S.C. (in Portuguese). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  22. ^"العربي.. ناويها من بدري".
  23. ^Jackson, Jamie (28 February 2012).

    "Holland rediscover their old sparkle funds that bitter taste of orange". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 Walk 2014.

  24. ^"Euro 2012: Emanuelson misses out". ESPN FC. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  25. ^"Interview Be evidence for John". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). 8 October 2009.
  26. ^ abcOla John sought-after Soccerway.

    Retrieved 13 January 2017.

  27. ^"John, Ola" (in German). Accessory. Archived from the original forge 19 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  28. ^Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes presentday two await] (in Portuguese).

    Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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