Emmanuel Oyedele Oluwaseun Opeoluwa Akan Oyeleke (born 24 December 1992) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or right back.
A product of the Brentford youth system, Oyeleke spent much of his senior years with the club away on loan, before joining Exeter City in May 2015.
He was released after a disappointing 2015–16 season after recovering from a long-term injury, he returned to Aldershot Town in February 2017, a club for whom he had previously played on loan.
[8] His maiden call-up to the first-team squad came in the last game of the 2010–11 season, when he was an unused substitute during a 4–4 league draw at Huddersfield Town.
[9] Oyeleke made his Brentford debut in a 1–0 FA Cup second round defeat to Wrexham on 3 December 2011, when he came on at half-time as a substitute for Myles Weston.
[10] He made his league debut and first start for the club on 31 December, in a 3–3 draw with Milton Keynes Dons at Griffin Park.
[12] Speaking after the game, manager Uwe Rösler said that it had been a mistake to play Oyeleke, due to the intensity of the battle in midfield.
[16][17] On 6 August 2013, Oyeleke made his first competitive appearance for the club in nearly 20 months in a 3–2 extra time League Cup victory over Dagenham & Redbridge.
[20][21][22] It was announced on 27 June 2014 that despite being overage, Oyeleke had signed a new one-year deal to remain part of the development squad after impressing on loan away from Griffin Park during the 2013–14 season.
[27] Over a year since his previous first-team match, Oyeleke joined League Two promotion challengers Northampton Town on a one-month loan on 28 January 2013.
[21] He scored the first goal of his second spell in a vital 4–1 win over play-off challengers Alfreton Town on 8 April, with "a neat finish" from close range.
[41] Oyeleke's spell came to an end after the final game of the season, his fifth appearance,[41] after Garry Hill's Cards failed to qualify for the play-offs.
[46] After recovering from a long-term injury, Oyeleke rejoined National League club Aldershot Town on 13 February 2017, on a contract running until the end of the 2016–17 season.
[33] Immediately after arriving at Aldershot Town on 13 February 2017, Oyeleke was loaned to Isthmian League Premier Division club Canvey Island for one month to gain match fitness.
[62][63] He made his first start in seven weeks on 28 September, however, lasted just ten minutes before making a grade three tear in his hamstring and facing another extended lay off.
[67] Oyeleke was again injured early in the 2020–21 campaign but returned to fitness in time to replace the suspended Luke Joyce in November.
[74] On 19 July 2023, Oyeleke joined National League side Woking on a one-year deal; manager Darren Sarll said that "Emmanuel and I have quite an extensive history and he is an individual I know as well as any person I currently work with".
[33][76] On 4 June 2024, Oyeleke joined National League South club Farnborough as manager Spencer Day's first signing of the summer.