Ola John
Ola John was born in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia on May 19th, 1992 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 32, Ola John biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ola John, a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Vitória S.C. as a left winger, was born on May 19, 1992. He was a member of FC Twente's youth team from 2010 to 2012 before joining S.L. Benfica.
He played regularly for Benfica in the seasons of 2012–13 and 2014–15, during a 2014 loan to Hamburger SV for half a season.
He was loaned out to Reading F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., later this year. For Deportivo de La Corua and Deportivo de La Coru, respectively.
He moved to Vitória for the forthcoming season after playing only one match with Benfica's reserve team in 2017-18. In 2013, John gained one cap for the Netherlands national team.
Personal life
As a young boy, John moved from Liberia to the Netherlands with his mother and brothers. During the First Liberian Civil War, his father was killed. He did not return to Africa until the 2009 U-17 World Championship in Nigeria. He competed at VV DES in Nijverdal as a child. Ola, as his brothers Collins and Paddy, attended Twente's youth academy.
Club career
The 2011–12 season was John Twente's greatest breakthrough, as he took over Co Adriaanse's starting position and didn't lose it even after competition for the left forward position, as Nacer Chadli returned from injury. He also ranked with six assists in the UEFA Europa League group stage assist rankings. In Twente's home game in the Europa League against Odense BK on November 3, John took all three points in a 3–2 victory. In a 6–2 victory over FC Utrecht on December 4, 2011, John was instrumental in the Ethnicities campaign as well, scoring two goals in a 6–2 win.
According to Football Leaks, John signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year contract that included a €45 million release provision for a transfer fee of €9.1 million. It was rumored that 80 percent of the undisclosed went to Doyen Sports, a sports investment firm. Following his struggle to find his place in the first team during his first months in Lisbon, John became a regular starter or used substitute in Benfica's 2012–13 season, which included appearances in UEFA Europa League and Portuguese Cup finals.
On January 17, 2014, he was loaned to Hamburger SV for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. He stayed at Benfica for the new season, scoring his first league goal against Vitória Sétubal on September 12, 2014. In a 4–0 home victory over Arouca in the Portuguese league on October 5, he had two assists. John scored the winning goal against Martimo (2–1) in the league cup final on May 29.
John was loaned out to Football League Championship side Reading for a season beginning on September 1, 2015. At the end of the loan period, Reading had the option to sign him on a permanent contract. In the home match against Huddersfield Town on November 3, he scored his first goal for Reading. On a season-long loan, John returned to the Championship to join Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 22nd.
His loan was cut short on January 13, 2017 and he now joined Deportivo de La Corua on loan until the end of the season, limiting his game time to 71 minutes in all competitions. Ola John refused to be loaned to Panathinaikos and Qaraba, according to a report in August 2017.
In Primeira Liga, John signed a three-year deal with Vitória S.C. on July 21, 2018.
International career
In February 2012, John was called up for the first time by Bert van Marwijk to represent the senior Netherlands football team at Wembley Stadium. He was one of nine uncapped players selected by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad on May 7th, 2012.