Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lausanne-Sport | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:05, 2 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji (born 4 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in London, Butler-Oyedeji joined Arsenal at the age of 8,[3] turning professional in 2021.[4] He spent time training with the Arsenal first team,[5][6] before moving on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2023.[7]
On 1 September 2023, he signed with EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan.[8]
He made his senior debut for Arsenal on 22 January 2025, replacing Gabriel Martinelli as a late substitute in a 3–0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League.[9] Butler-Oyedeji made his Premier League debut on 20 April 2025, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win away to Ipswich Town.[10]
Provided limited playing opportunities, he was released by Arsenal at the end of their 2024–25 campaign.[11]
On 2 July 2025, he signed for Lausanne-Sport on a three-year contract with the Swiss club.[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Butler-Oyedeji is of Nigerian descent through his father, and Vincentian descent through his mother.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 2 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2022–23[14] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2023–24[15] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2025–26[1] | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
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[Category:Black British sportsmen]]
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- 21st-century Black British people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Sportspeople of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland