Jordan Olowofela
- Date of Birth17 Apr 1998
- BirthplaceHull, England
- Height1.88m (6' 2)
- Weight90kg (14st 2lbs)
Academy graduate Jordan Olowofela made his first senior appearance for Leicester Tigers as part of the squad in the Premiership Sevens in 2015 and made his Premiership breakthrough during 2018/19.
Together with twin brother Ryan, he joined the Tigers academy from Lincoln Minster School and played senior rugby with Loughborough Students as well as making his ‘A’ League breakthrough in 2017/18.
A senior debut followed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2017 and Jordan claimed a first try in a Cup win over Cardiff Blues at Welford Road before showing impressive form with England Under-20s in the Six Nations and then as one of the stand-out players in the 2018 World Juniors in France where he scored two tries in the opening win over Argentina and added another in the Final defeat by France.
He made 24 first-team appearances during 2018/19 as part of a group of development squad players making the grade at the top level.
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Season Stats
season | apps | tries | conv | dg | pen | yc | rc | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'19-'20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
'18-'19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
'17-'18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |