{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = David Faramola Oniya | caption = Oniya with FC Bukhara in 2012 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1985|6|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|6|13|1985|6|5|df=y}} | death_place = Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | height = 5 ft 11 in | currentclub = | clubnumber = 4 | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs1 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2007–2011 | years2 = 2011–2012 | years3 = 2012 | years4 = 2012–2013 | years5 = 2014 | years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Dinamo Samarqand | clubs2 = Bunyodkor | clubs3 = Sogdiana Jizzakh | clubs4 = Buxoro | clubs5 = Neftchi Fergana | clubs6 = T–Team | caps1 = 107 | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = | caps4 = 37 | caps5 = 0 | caps6 = | goals1 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = | goals4 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 18 September 2017 (UTC) | image = David_Oniya.png }} '''David Faramola Oniya''' (5 June 1985 – 13 June 2015) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a defender.
==Club career== In mid-2007, Oniya moved to Uzbekistan, signing a contract with Dinamo Samarqand. Oniya played for Dinamo Samarqand for 4 seasons, becoming the team's captain before signing for Bunyodkor in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=New players in Bunyodkor|url=http://www.fcbunyodkor.com/en.php/news/sections/club/4281|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423115754/http://www.fcbunyodkor.com/en.php/news/sections/club/4281|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2012|website=fcbunyodkor.com/|publisher=FC Bunyodkor|accessdate=18 September 2017|date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Oniya left Bunyodkor in February 2012 before the start of the season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bunyodkor aims to provide best for players|url=http://www.fcbunyodkor.com/en.php/news/sections/club/4770|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185210/http://www.fcbunyodkor.com/en.php/news/sections/club/4770|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2016|website=fcbunyodkor.com|publisher=FC Bunyodkor|accessdate=18 September 2017|date=27 February 2012}}</ref> signing for Sogdiana Jizzakh for the first half of the year and then joined Buxoro in the summer of 2012.
In early 2014, Oniya signed for Neftchi Fergana, but did not pass a medical examination and therefore was not allowed to be registered by the Uzbekistan Football Federation. Oniya's contract with Neftchi Fergana was terminated in the summer of 2014. In the autumn of 2014 Oniya moved to Malaysia signing for T–Team.
==Death== On 13 June 2015, Oniya died after collapsing on the pitch in Malaysia during a friendly between his club T-Team and Kelantan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33123605|title=Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 June 2015|access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> His body was laid to rest at a Christian cemetery in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan two weeks later.
== See also ==
* List of association footballers who died while playing
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerway|david-faramola-oniya/121851|David Oniya}}
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