Ola John
John with Twente in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ola John | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwedru, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Deportivo La Coruña (on loan from Benfica) |
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| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | DES Nijverdal | ||
| 2002–2010 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Twente | 46 | (9) |
| 2012– | Benfica | 55 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Reading (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Netherlands U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2013– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2014 |
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Ola John (born 19 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, as a winger.
The 2011–12 season was the big breakthrough for John at Twente, as he got a starting place from Co Adriaanse at the start of the season, and did not lose that even with competition for the left forward position, as Nacer Chadli returned from injury. He also topped the UEFA Europa League group stage assist rankings with six assists. In Twente's home match in the Europa League against Odense BK on 3 November, John provided all three assists in a 3–2 win. John was influential in the Eredivisie campaign as well, netting two goals in a 6–2 victory over FC Utrecht on 4 December 2011.
On 24 May 2012, John signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal that includes a €45 million release clause for a transfer fee of €9.1 million according to Football Leaks. It was rumored that 80% of the undisclosed went to sports investment company Doyen Sports. After struggling to find his space in the first team during his initial months in Lisbon, John became a regular starter or used substitute in the second half of Benfica's 2012–13 campaign, which included appearances in UEFA Europa League and Portuguese Cup finals.
He was loaned to Hamburg for the remainder of the 2013–14 season on 17 January 2014. He stayed at Benfica for the new season, scoring his first league goal on 12 September 2014 against Vitória Sétubal. On 5 October, he gave two assists in a 4–0 home win against Arouca in Portuguese league. On 29 May 2015, John scored the winning goal against Marítimo (2–1) in the league cup final.
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