Junior Olaitan


Junior Olaitan Ishola is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Göztepe and the Benin national team.

Club career

Olaitan began his senior career with the Beninese club Ayéma Adjarra, where he scored 10 goals in 28 matches during the 2020–21 season. Olaitan transferred to the French club Niort on 31 January 2022, signing a three-year contract. He made his professional debut with Niort in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Quevilly-Rouen, coming on as a late sub in the 84th minute. He joined Troyes in the 2023 transfer market with a release clause amounting to €1.7 million and his contract is valid until 2025.
On 30 August 2024, Olaitan signed for Ligue 2 club Grenoble on a three-year contract.
On 26 July 2025, Olaitan signed a four-year contract with Göztepe in Turkey.

International career

Olaitan was born in Benin to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother, and raised in Nigeria. He debuted with the Benin national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Madagascar on 2 September 2021.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 2022Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal1–31–32023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.23 March 2024Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France1–02–2Friendly
3.23 March 2024Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France1–22–2Friendly
4.10 September 2024Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast2–12–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.9 September 2025Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast4–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification