Career snapshot
Position rank · 24/25
Among 1,755 Attack - Left Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1992-05-19 · 6 players total
| Full name | Ola John |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1992-05-19 (34 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Zwedru, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Netherlands Liberia |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 174.00 m |
| Current club | Without Club |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Sport Plan |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Percentile rank vs 894 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi SC | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 648 |
| Al-Hazem SC | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 388 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 534 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 1,020 |
| SL Benfica B | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SL Benfica | 4 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 90 | 9 | 16 | 1,645 |
| Reading FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 258 |
| Hamburger SV | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 69 | 10 | 23 | 1,299 |
| FC Twente Enschede U19 | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | King's Cup | Al-Arabi SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Arabi SC | 29 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 23/24 | King's Cup | Al-Arabi SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Arabi SC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 198 |
| 22/23 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Hazem SC | 31 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 21/22 | King's Cup | Al-Hazem SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Saudi Pro League | Al-Hazem SC | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 245 |
| 20/21 | Eredivisie | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 534 |
| 20/21 | KNVB Beker | RKC Waalwijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,020 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | SL Benfica B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | LaLiga | Deportivo de La Coruña | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Reading FC | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 258 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 281 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| 14/15 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Bundesliga | Hamburger SV | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Bundesliga Playoffs | Hamburger SV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | DFB-Pokal | Hamburger SV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 12/13 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 589 |
| 12/13 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 11/12 | Champions League Qu. | Twente Enschede FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 33 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 324 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | Twente Enschede FC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 660 |
| 11/12 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | Twente Enschede FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | Twente Enschede FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Twente Enschede FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | KNVB Beker | Twente Enschede FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | U19 Div. 1 Spring | FC Twente Enschede U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | U19 Div. 1 Spring | FC Twente Enschede U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | FC Twente Youth | FC Twente U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | FC Twente U17 | FC Twente U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | FC Twente U19 | Twente FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Twente FC | Benfica | Transfer | 2500000 | €12.00m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-17 | Benfica | Hamburger SV | Loan | 12000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Hamburger SV | Benfica | Return from loan | 8000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Benfica | Reading | Loan | 7000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Reading | Benfica | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-23 | Benfica | Wolves | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-12 | Wolves | Benfica | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-13 | Benfica | Dep. La Coruña | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | Dep. La Coruña | Benfica | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Benfica | Benfica B | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-21 | Benfica B | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-06 | Vit. Guimarães | RKC Waalwijk | Transfer | 1300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | RKC Waalwijk | Al-Hazem | Transfer | 650000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Al-Hazem | Al-Arabi | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Al-Arabi | Without Club | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Ankle injury | 2012-05-04 | 2012-09-05 | 125 | 8 |
| 16/17 | muscular problems | 2017-01-18 | 2017-01-23 | 6 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-10-16 | 2018-11-30 | 46 | 5 |
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2019-07-01 | 2019-08-12 | 43 | 4 |
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2019-09-06 | 2019-11-27 | 83 | 14 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-01-17 | 2021-02-05 | 20 | 4 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16341 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11944 | #15 | 13 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #10933 | #11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3379 | #11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luuk de Jong | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Eduardo Salvio | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Roberto Rosales | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Enzo Pérez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemanja Matic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Al-Muwallad | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Falaye Sacko | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Hazem SC | 18 | 31 |
| 23/24 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Arabi SC | 10 | 30 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 8 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | Twente Enschede FC | 15 | 33 |
| 22/23 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Hazem SC | 14 | 31 |
| 23/24 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Arabi SC | 8 | 30 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | Dep. La Coruña | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-13 | Benfica | Dep. La Coruña | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-12 | Wolves | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-23 | Benfica | Wolves | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Reading | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Benfica | Reading | Loan | — | €7.00m |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Hamburger SV | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €8.00m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-17 | Benfica | Hamburger SV | Loan | — | €12.00m |
Teams faced most often by Ola John's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 35% |
| Millwall FC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 37% |
| Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 44% |
| Barnsley FC | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 38% |
| AFC Ajax | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 13% |
| Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 33% |
| Ipswich Town | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 60% |
| Nottingham Forest | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 43% |
| Blackpool FC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 36% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 36% |
| Leeds United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 36% |
| Watford FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 23% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 10/11 | First senior goal | |
| 22/23 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 29 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 23/24 | 31 | 198 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 1,020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 |
| 14/15 | 36 | 632 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 12/13 | 42 | 923 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 11/12 | 50 | 984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Ola John
Who is Ola John?
Ola John is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Without Club.
How old is Ola John?
Ola John is 34 years old. He was born on May 19, 1992 in Zwedru.
What position does Ola John play?
Ola John plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Ola John play for?
Ola John currently plays for Without Club.
How many career goals has Ola John scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ola John has scored 68 goals in 404 appearances.
What is Ola John's market value?
Ola John's most recent reported market value is €325k.