John Oluwatomiwa Kolawole (born 24 July 2004) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB.
Club career Kolawole began his career at FC Ebedei in Nigeria. At the age of 17, he was invited to a football camp at FC Midtjylland, the Danish partner club of FC Ebedei.Kolawoles ven løb med millioner – Tinning-tvillinger stråler: Her spærrede vi øjnene op i ugens løb, jv.dk, 4 October 2025Han trænede i bare tæer, til han var 10 år gammel: Nu jagter John Kolawole millionerne i Europa, jv.dk, 28 September 2025 In the summer of 2022, Kolawole also played training matches for the Danish club.Holdet til opstartens første test, fcm.dk, 25 June 2022
That same summer, in August 2022, the 18-year-old Kolawole instead signed with Liga Portugal 2 club C.D. Mafra,John Kolawole é reforço 🔰, facebook.com, 20 August 2022Portuguese Side Announce Signing Of Ex Nigeria U17 Ace Alongside Another Nigerian Midfielder, thestreetjournal.org, 25 AUgust 2025 a club that shared the same owners as FC Midtjylland and has often been used as a feeder club for Midtjylland.FCM-ejer skyder millionbeløb i samarbejdsklub, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2024 At Mafra, however, he was primarily used on the club's U-23 team, but was also noted for 16 appearances for the first team, all of which came during the 2024–25 season.
On 1 September 2025, it was confirmed that Kolawole had transferred to the Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a contract running until June 2029.Lang kontrakt til John Kolawole, efb.dk, 1 September 2025John Kolawole em definitivo no Esbjerg fB, cdmafrasad.pt, 1 September 2025
International career Kolawole represented the national U17 team of Nigeria at the WAFU B U17 tournament in Lomé, Togo last year, where the team lost the final of the tournament.Breaking…Former Golden Eaglets midfielder joins CD Mafra of Portugal, totorinews.com, 20 August 2022
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