Real Salt Lake of the USA’s 26-year-old attacker, Victor Olatunji, is aiming for a better impact in the spotlight of European football this season, following his loan move to SK Beveren of Belgium, Sports247 reports.
The switch provides a new chapter for Olatunji, who joined Salt Lake in August 2025 from Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic, following which he scored five goals in 28 appearances across all competitions with the Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit.
Barely a year later, Olatunji opted to make another move, this time back to Europe, and the badging striker already has words of support coming his way from a top official at his new club.
Beveren’s sporting general manager, Bob Peeters, welcomed the signing, as he noted that Olatunji brings considerable European experience to the team, as he had previously featured for clubs in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Cyprus.
While also noting that Olatunji has scored a total of 47 goals in 220 appearances altogether in his career, Peeters added that the new arrival brings physical strength, speed and explosiveness that Beveren need in their attack.
Peeters further reckoned that the team is now complete, even as he enthused that their fans will enjoy seeing Olatunji’s movement behind opposition defences and his work rate without the ball, plus a clear sense of purpose and warm personality.
“Victor brings several qualities we wanted to add to our attack. He is physically strong, but he pairs that presence primarily with speed and explosiveness. He constantly looks to exploit the space behind the defence.
“He gets into the box a lot and has proven throughout his career that he can score goals. Even without the ball, he fits what we expect from our forwards. He puts in a lot of work, presses the opponent with intensity and takes his responsibility as the first line of defence.
“In our conversations, we also got to know Victor as a warm personality, who comes to Beveren with a clear mission. With his arrival, our squad is complete,” Peeters told the club’s official website.
The Beveren top shot added that the club’s coaching crew now have all the tools they need to meet the club’s objectives this season and asserted emphatically, “He fits what we expect from our forwards.”
Sports247 reports further that Olatunji’s arrival is also exciting board members of the East Flanders club, as they anticipate that the 193cm tall forward, who has also played for Slovan Liberec of the Czech Republic, will increase the team’s impact in opposing penalty areas.
