Razak Omotoyossi

Early career

Born in Lagos, Omotoyossi started his career in his native Nigeria, but was nearly derailed when the Nigeria Football Federation slammed a five-year ban on him for allegedly assaulting a referee during a Premier League game between his club, Sunshine Stars and visiting Enyimba. He had though already left to play in neighbouring Benin. He later switched to Beninese citizenship the same year. He started his professional career in Benin with JS Pobè.

FC Sheriff

Omotoyossi signed for Moldovan side FC Sheriff in November 2005. On 26 July 2006, he scored a 92nd minute equalizing goal for Sheriff against Spartak Moscow in the second qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. In March 2007 he went on trial with Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Kfar Saba. He scored in a Toto Cup game, but did not sign for them as he found the challenge of the Swedish Allsvenskan more promising.

Helsingborg

Omotoyossi signed for Helsingborgs IF in summer 2007. In the role of Henrik Larsson's strike partner, Omotoyossi finished the 2007 season as joint top scorer having scored 14 goals in 23 games. In the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, he scored twice in the first two qualifying rounds. His first goal came in the first leg of the first qualifying round home win over Estonian Meistriliiga side Narva Trans on 19 July 2007, and he then scored in the second qualifying round, second leg, a 3–0 home win over League of Ireland Premier Division side Drogheda United. He…

Omotoyossi represented Benin at under-20 and full international levels. On 10 June 2005, he scored in the group A match with Australia at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. It was Benin's first-ever goal at a world cup finals. "I always want to score goals, every time I go out on the pitch", he said at the time. On 7 February 2007, he scored in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Senegal in Rouen, France. He played in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring one goal in the qualification - in the 4–1 home win over Togo on 19 June 2007. In the finals, he scored a consolation goal as Benin lost 4–1 to Ivory Coast on 25 January 2008. He scored eight goals in eight matches in 2008 for the national team, making him joint top scorer in the African World Cup/Nations Cup qualifiers with Samuel Eto'o. He scored six goals in the second round of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as Benin finished top in group 3. His first two goals came on 8 June 2008 in the 4–1 win over Uganda. Six days later he scored in the 2–0 away win over Niger. On 7 September, his two goals in the 3–2 home win over Angola helped Benin book their place in the third round. His sixth goal came in the final group game, a 2–1 away defeat to Uganda on 12 October. In the third and final qualification round, he scored twice as Benin finished second in group D. He scored Benin's winning goal against Sudan on 5 June 2009, and a penalty in their final group game, a 2–1…

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Omotoyossi goal.

Omotoyossi died in Nigeria on 19 August 2025, at the age of 39. His death sparked outrage on social media platforms after his brother told media Omotoyossi had been struggling with depression and illness due to financial issues. In July, his house was lost in a fire, and two weeks prior his sister had died.