# Michael Olaha
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{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Olaha
| image = Micheal Olaha.png
| caption = Olaha in 2022
| fullname = Michael Onyedikachi Olaha
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|07|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria
| height = 1.86 m[{{cite web|url=https://vpf.vn/player/olaha-michael-onyedikachi/|title=Olaha Michael Onyedikachi|website=vpf.vn}}]
| currentclub = [Sông Lam Nghệ An](/source/Song_Lam_Nghe_An_FC)
| clubnumber = 7
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthyears1 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs1 = New Generation Academy
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = [Abia Warriors](/source/Abia_Warriors_F.C.)
| caps1 = 39
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = [Sông Lam Nghệ An](/source/S%C3%B4ng_Lam_Ngh%E1%BB%87_An_F.C.)
| caps2 = 76
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C.)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → [Hapoel Kfar Shalem](/source/Hapoel_Kfar_Shalem_F.C.) (loan)
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = [Sông Lam Nghệ An](/source/S%C3%B4ng_Lam_Ngh%E1%BB%87_An_F.C.)
| caps5 = 109
| goals5 = 35
| club-update = 26 April 2026
}}
'''Michael Onyedikachi Olaha''' (born 4 July 1996) is a Nigerian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [V.League 1](/source/V.League_1) club [Sông Lam Nghệ An](/source/Song_Lam_Nghe_An_FC).
==Club career==
Olaha signed for [Nigerian Premier League](/source/Nigerian_Premier_League) side Abia Warriors in 2015 from the New Generation Academy.[{{cite web |url=http://www.futaa.com/news/gnpl-abia-warriors-sign-19-new-players |title=GNPL: Abia Warriors sign 19 new players |date=15 March 2015 |access-date=4 June 2017 |work=futaa }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] After impressing in his first season, he was offered a trial with Slovenian side [NK Domžale](/source/NK_Dom%C5%BEale).[{{cite web|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/632211/Abia-Warriors-Olaha-on-trials-in-Slovenia |title=Abia Warriors Olaha on Trials in Slovenia |date=25 June 2016 |access-date=4 June 2017 |work=AfricanFootball}}]
In January 2017, he signed with [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)ese side [Sông Lam Nghệ An](/source/S%C3%B4ng_Lam_Ngh%E1%BB%87_An).[{{cite web|url=http://bongdaplus.vn/tin-tuc/viet-nam/v-league/slna-bao-gio-cho-den-ngay-xua-1757061701.html |title=SLNA, bao giờ cho đến ngày xưa? |date=3 January 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017 |work=Bongda |language=vi}}] He scored a goal in the [2017 Vietnamese Cup](/source/2017_Vietnamese_Cup) final, helping the club win the title.[{{cite web|url=https://laodong.vn/the-thao/song-lam-nghe-an-vo-dich-cup-quoc-gia-2017-579087.ldo|title=Sông Lam Nghệ An vô địch Cúp Quốc gia 2017|date=30 November 2017|publisher=Lao Động}}]
After two and a half years, he left Sông Lam Nghệ An and signed for [Israeli Premier League](/source/Israeli_Premier_League) club [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C.), for four years.[{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/663169|title=מייקל אולהה חתם בהפועל ת"א |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=4 June 2019 |work= Israel Today |language=Hebrew}}]
On 23 July 2020, he moved on loan to [Hapoel Kfar Shalem](/source/Hapoel_Kfar_Shalem_F.C.).[{{cite web|url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=127&docID=346043|title=מייקל אולהה חתם בהפועל כפר שלם|first=Igal|last=Goldstein|date=23 July 2020|access-date=3 August 2020|language=Hebrew|publisher=Sport Channel}}]
In July 2021, Olaha re-joined Sông Lam Nghệ An.[{{cite web |title=Buổi tập đầu tiên của Olaha trong ngày trở lại SLNA |url=https://baonghean.vn/buoi-tap-dau-tien-cua-olaha-trong-ngay-tro-lai-slna-post241392.html |publisher=Báo Nghệ An |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=vi}}] In the [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_V.League_1), he was designated to be the team captain.[{{cite web |title=Sông Lam Nghệ An khởi sắc nhờ ngoại binh |url=https://nld.com.vn/song-lam-nghe-an-khoi-sac-nho-ngoai-binh-19624052621490173.htm |publisher=Người Lao Động |date=27 May 2024 |language=vi}}]
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 2 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan=2|Club
! rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=3|League
! colspan=2|National cup
! colspan=2|Continental
! colspan=2|Other
! colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=3|[Abia Warriors](/source/Abia_Warriors_F.C.)
|[2015](/source/2015_Nigeria_Professional_Football_League)
|[NPFL](/source/Nigeria_Professional_Football_League)
|6||2||?||?||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||2
|-
|[2016](/source/2016_Nigeria_Professional_Football_League)
|NPFL
|33||8||?||?||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||8
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!39!!10!!?!!?!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!10
|-
|rowspan=4|[Song Lam Nghe An](/source/Song_Lam_Nghe_An)
|[2017](/source/2017_V.League_1)
|[V.League 1](/source/V.League_1)
|25||5||7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||8
|-
|[2018](/source/2018_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|26||8||5||1||4{{efn|name=ACL2|Appearance in [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup)}}||1||1{{efn|name=VSC|Appearance in [Vietnamese Super Cup](/source/Vietnamese_Super_Cup)}}||0||36||10
|-
|[2019](/source/2019_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|25||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||5
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!76!!18!!13!!4!!4!!1!!1!!0!!94!!23
|-
|[Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C.)
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Israeli_Premier_League)
|[Israeli Premier League](/source/Israeli_Premier_League)
|15||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||0
|-
|[Hapoel Kfar Shalem](/source/Hapoel_Kfar_Shalem_F.C.) (loan)
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Liga_Leumit)
|[Liga Leumit](/source/Liga_Leumit)
|34||11||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||36||11
|-
|rowspan=6|[Song Lam Nghe An](/source/Song_Lam_Nghe_An)
|[2022](/source/2022_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|22||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||3
|-
|[2023](/source/2023_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|18||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||5
|-
|[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|26||13||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||13
|-
|[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|23||5||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||7
|-
|[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_V.League_1)
|V.League 1
|20||9||1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||11
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!109!!35!!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!112!!39
|-
!colspan=3|Total career
!273!!74!!21!!8!!4!!1!!1!!0!!299!!83
|}
{{notelist}}
==Honours==
'''Sông Lam Nghệ An'''
*[Vietnamese Cup](/source/Vietnamese_Cup): [2017](/source/2017_Vietnamese_Cup)