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Odion Ighalo

Odion Jude Ighalo (born 1989) is a Nigerian striker, 2019 AFCON top scorer with 5 goals, ex-Watford, Changchun Yatai, Shanghai Shenhua, Manchester United loanee, Al Hilal, and Al-Wehda forward.

Odisha FC

Odisha FC, formerly Delhi Dynamos FC, is an Indian Super League football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, relocated and renamed in 2019 under a state government agreement; plays at Kalinga Stadium, owned by GMS Inc, won the 2023 Kalinga Super Cup.

Odsonne Édouard

Odsonne Édouard, French centre-forward born 1998 in Kourou, ex-PSG youth, Celtic (87 goals in 179 games), Crystal Palace, Leicester loan, now RC Lens; record France U21 scorer.

Oeste futebol clube

Oeste Futebol Clube, Brazilian club founded 25 January 1921 in Itápolis, São Paulo; won Série C 2012, played Série B 2013–2020, moved to Barueri, and became Osasco Sporting on 26 December 2025. Distinct from Oeste of Xaxim, SC, and Oeste Brasil FC of Toledo, PR.

Offenbach (football club)

Kickers Offenbach (Offenbacher FC Kickers 1901 e.V.), German football club founded 1901 in Offenbach am Main; German runners-up 1950 and 1959, DFB-Pokal winner 1970, seven Bundesliga seasons, now in the Regionalliga Südwest at the Stadion am Bieberer Berg.

OFI Crete F.C.

OFI Crete F.C. (Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου 1925) is a Greek football club from Heraklion, Crete, founded 1925. Two-time Greek Cup winner (1987, 2026), 2026-27 Super Cup holder, and 2026-27 Europa League league-phase participant.

OGC Nice

OGC Nice (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice), French Ligue 1 football club founded 9 July 1904 in Nice; red and black since 1919; four French titles and two Coupes de France in the 1950s; INEOS-owned since 2019; plays at Allianz Riviera.

Ognjen Mimović (Огњен Мимовић)

Ognjen Mimović (Огњен Мимовић), Serbian right-back born 2004 in Gornji Milanovac; Fenerbahçe player since a €6.7M January 2025 transfer from Crvena Zvezda, with loans to Zenit and Pafos, and an 8-cap Serbia international.

Ognjen Ugrešić (Огњен Угрешић)

Ognjen Ugrešić (Огњен Угрешић), Serbian midfielder born 2006 in Kikinda; Partizan academy product and captain who joined PAOK in August 2026 for a reported €8 million and was called up to Serbia's national squad.

Oguchi Onyewu

Oguchi Onyewu, aka Gooch, Nigerian-American center back born 1982; 69 USMNT caps, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Standard Liege and AC Milan; now U.S. Soccer sporting executive.

Ola Aina

Ola Aina (Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina), Nigerian right-back born 1996, ex-Chelsea and Torino, Nottingham Forest No. 34 since 2023 and AFCON 2023 team-of-the-tournament finalist with Nigeria.

Ola Toivonen

Ola Toivonen (Nils Ola Toivonen, born 1986), Swedish forward, Malmö FF and PSV Eindhoven star, 64 caps and 14 goals for Sweden, 2018 World Cup quarterfinalist, now Malmö FF executive.

Olaf Gorter

Olaf Gorter (Olaf Gooitzen Paul Gorter, born 2005, Amsterdam) is a Dutch defensive midfielder for US Lecce in Serie A; raised in Singapore and Australia, ex-Ajax youth, first Dutch scorer of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Old Etonians F.C.

Old Etonians F.C., amateur football club for former Eton College pupils, formed from scratch sides by Arthur Kinnaird and instituted 1878; won the FA Cup in 1879 and 1882, the last all-amateur winner, now in the Arthurian League.

Old Firm

Old Firm: collective name for Celtic and Rangers of Glasgow and their derby, founded 1872 and 1887; 436 meetings since 1888, 1939 record league crowd, 1971 Ibrox disaster, 2012 liquidation, 2026 away-fan ban.

Oldest football clubs

Oldest football clubs: Sheffield FC (1857) is FIFA-recognized as the world's oldest club; Notts County (1862) the oldest professional club. Covers founding-date disputes, the 1863 FA split, pioneer clubs by country, and rival rugby and Australian rules claims.

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

Oldham Athletic A.F.C., known as the Latics, is an English football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, formed in 1895 as Pine Villa and playing at Boundary Park.

Oldrich Rott

Oldřich Rott (born 1951, Třebechovice pod Orebem) is a Czech former midfielder who won football gold for Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Euro 1980 bronze, starring for Dukla Praha with three league titles.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian manager and former Manchester United striker; United manager 2018-2021 (second place, Europa League final, no trophies), Beşiktaş coach January-August 2025.

Oleg Blokhin

Oleg Blokhin (Олег Блохін), born 1952 in Kyiv, Ukrainian forward, 1975 Ballon d'Or winner, record scorer for Dynamo Kyiv and the USSR, later Ukraine's 2006 World Cup quarter-final coach.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (Олександр Володимирович Зінченко) (footballer)

Oleksandr Zinchenko (Олександр Володимирович Зінченко), born 1996 in Radomyshl, Ukraine, is a left-back and midfielder famed for the inverted full-back role; ten trophies at Manchester City, then Arsenal, Nottingham Forest loan, and Ajax, with 75 Ukraine caps.

Oli McBurnie

Oli McBurnie, born Oliver McBurnie in Leeds in 1996, is a Scottish striker for Hull City who previously played for Sheffield United and won 17 Scotland caps.

Olimpia

Olimpia (CD Olimpia, Tegucigalpa) is Honduras' most decorated football club, founded 12 June 1912 as a baseball club; 40 Honduran league titles, CONCACAF Champions Cup 1972 and 1988, CONCACAF League 2017 and 2022. Distinct from Paraguay's Club Olimpia.

Oliver Bierhoff

Oliver Bierhoff, born 1968, German striker who won EURO 1996 with the first major-final golden goal, Serie A top scorer 1998, AC Milan champion 1999, and DFB national team director 2004-2022.

Oliver Burke

Oliver Jasen Burke (born 1997, Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish forward for Union Berlin and Scotland (13 caps). Record £13m and £15m transfers to RB Leipzig and West Brom; known for pace and late goals.

Oliver Glasner

Oliver Glasner, Austrian football manager (born 1974, Salzburg), head coach of Nottingham Forest; won the 2022 Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt and the FA Cup, Community Shield, and 2026 Conference League with Crystal Palace, known for a 3-4-2-1 vertical pressing system.

Oliver Irow

Oliver Irow (born 2006) is an English winger and forward from Westminster, a Tottenham Hotspur academy product on loan at Plymouth Argyle for 2026/27, previously scoring 4 goals in 18 games on loan at Mansfield Town.

Oliver Kahn

Oliver Rolf Kahn, "Der Titan", German goalkeeper born 1969; Bayern Munich 1994–2008, eight Bundesliga titles, 2001 Champions League, 86 Germany caps, and the only goalkeeper to win the World Cup Golden Ball (2002).

Oliver Norwood

Oliver Norwood (born 1991, Burnley) is a Northern Irish midfielder at Stockport County, formerly of Manchester United, Huddersfield, Reading, Brighton, Fulham and Sheffield United; 57 Northern Ireland caps, Euro 2016 free-kick assist for McAuley's goal vs Ukraine.

Oliver Skipp

Oliver Skipp, "Skippy", English defensive midfielder from Welwyn Garden City; Tottenham academy graduate with 106 appearances, Norwich loan Championship title 2021, England U21 Euro winner 2023, Leicester City from August 2024.