{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel "Erfan" Olerum | image = | full_name = Daniel Okechukwu Olerum | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|3|13}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | height = 1.84 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club|Shabab Al-Ordon]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[University of Nigeria]] | years1 = 2002–2003 | years2 = 2003–2004 | years3 = 2004–2005 | years4 = 2005–2006 | years5 = 2006–2009 | years6 = 2009–2011 | years7 = 2011 | years8 = 2011–2012 | years9 = 2013 | years10 = 2013–2014 | years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | clubs2 = [[Shooting Stars SC|Shooting Stars]] | clubs3 = [[Pasargad Tehran F.C.|Pasargad]] | clubs4 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] | clubs5 = [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] | clubs6 = [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] | clubs7 = [[Gostaresh Foolad F.C.|Gostaresh]] | clubs8 = [[FC Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] | clubs9 = [[FK Sloboda Užice|Sloboda Užice]] | clubs10 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | clubs11 = [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club|Shabab Al-Ordon]] | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = 31 | caps4 = 11 | caps5 = 90 | caps6 = 20 | caps7 = 11 | caps8 = 20 | caps9 = 6 | caps10 = 7 | caps11 = 10 | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = 28 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 26 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 4 | goals8 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | goals11 = 1 | club-update = 17 October 2016 }}
[[File:Persepolis_F.C._v_FC_Aboumoslem,_10_February_2008_2.jpg|thumb|right | Olerum during his time at F.C. Aboomoslem]] '''Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum''' (born 13 March 1983) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club]] in the [[Jordan Premier League]].
==Career== Olerum was born in [[Lagos]], Nigeria. He started playing first with [[Enugu Rangers]] and then with [[Shooting Stars SC]].{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
In August 2004, Olerum signed with [[Foolad F.C.]] After making only 11 appearances and scoring no goals for [[Foolad FC]] in the [[IPL 2005/06]] season, he decided to go to [[F.C. Aboomoslem]], another Premier League side where he would go on to enjoy great success. He has won the best [[IPL 2006/07]] forward award after having scored 17 goals for Aboomoslem. In the next two seasons with [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] he scored 9 goals and could not perform as well as before. He moved to [[Teraktor Sazi F.C.|Teraktor Sazi]] in 2009 and had unsuccessful seasons with Traktor Sazi where he didn't score a goal. In the middle of the 2010–2011 season, he moved to [[Gostaresh Foolad F.C.|Gostaresh Foolad]] in [[Azadegan League]].
On 23 July 2011, he joined [[FC Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]].<ref>[http://khorasan.isna.ir/Default.aspx?NSID=5&SSLID=46&NID=13853] at khorasan.isna.ir</ref>
In 2013, he joined [[Serbian SuperLiga]] side [[FK Sloboda Užice]].<ref name="soccerway">[https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-okechukwu-olerum/139521/ Daniel Olerum profile] at Soccerway</ref>
On 22 July 2013, he joined [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] for 70,000 dollars comprehensive provider contract and monthly salaries for one season.
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2004–05 Azadegan League|2004–05]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Pasargad Tehran F.C.|Pasargad]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Azadegan League|Division 1]] ||31||28||1||2|||-||-||32||30 |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]] ||[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] ||rowspan="6"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]]||11||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]]||rowspan="3"|[[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] ||27||17||1||0||-||-||28||17 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]]||33||5||2||0||-||-||35||5 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||30||4||2||0||-||-||32||4 |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]]||rowspan="2"|[[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] ||18||0||0||0||-||-||18||0 |- |rowspan="2"|[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010]]–[[2010–11 Azadegan League|2011]]||2||0||1||0||-||-||3||0 |- |[[Gostaresh Foolad F.C.|Gostaresh]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Azadegan League|Division 1]]||11||4||0||0||-||-||11||4 |- |[[2011–12 Azadegan League|2011–12]]||[[FC Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]]||20||2||0||0||-||-||20||2 |- ! colspan=3 | Serbia ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Serbian Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga|2012–13]]||[[FK Sloboda Užice|Sloboda Užice]]||[[Serbian SuperLiga|Pro League]]||6||0||0||0||-||-||6||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Jordan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Jordan FA Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2013–14 Jordan League|2013–14]]||[[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]||[[Jordan Premier League|Pro League]]||7||0||5||2||-||-||12||2 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Iran !183||60||7||2||0||0||190||62 |- |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Serbia !6||0||0||0||-||-||6||0 |- |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Jordan !7||0||5||2||-||-||12||2 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !196||60||12||4||0||0||208||64 |}
==Honours== ;Shabab Al-Ordon *[[Jordan FA Shield]]: 2016<ref name="soccerway"/>
'''Individual''' *[[Iran's Premier Football League]]: **Top Goalscorer (2006/07) 17 goals, Aboomoslem, shared with [[Mehdi Rajabzadeh]] *'''[[Iran football award winners#Golden Ball award|Football Iran News & Events]]''' **Striker of the year (2006/07) **Foreigner player of the year player (2006/07)
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=43310&KEYWORD=+%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%db%8c%da%a9%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86+%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%db%8c+%d8%af%d8%b1+%d9%81%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84+%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86+(%d9%82%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%aa بازیکنی که در ایران مسلمان شد]
==External links== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4950932.stm BBC Sport Article : Olerum Happy to be in Iran] *[http://www.iransportspress.com/news/45/ARTICLE/6193/2008-07-20.html The Nigerian Who Became Iranian(IranSportsPress.com)] *[http://www.persianleague.com/news/morenews.cfm?news=2071 Olerum Interview with Vanguard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192026/http://www.persianleague.com/news/morenews.cfm?news=2071 |date=27 September 2007 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070128025841/http://www.iplstats.com/Olrom_e.htm Olerum Statistics] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070402071454/http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story7710.html Nigerian sets Iranian League record] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234513/http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story7724.html Olerum fires on in Iran] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235407/http://www.irangoals.com/2007/01/25/video-perspolis-tehran-abu-moslem/ VIDEO : Olerum's Hat trick] *[http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49040 PersianFootball.com on olerum]
{{Iran Pro League Top Scorers}}
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