Oliveira signed a three-year contract extension to remain with the club on December 15, 2025 and following another stellar season.
Already one of the most-decorated players in Blue Bombers history, Oliveira was named the Club’s most outstanding player and top Canadian for a third consecutive season in 2025 after rushing for 1,163 yards and three touchdowns while setting career highs in receiving with 61 receptions for 546 yards.
He has now rushed for over 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons and is already sixth in franchise history in career rushing yards at 5,480 yards, trailing only Charles Roberts (9,987), Leo Lewis (8,861), Willard Reaves (5,923), Jim Washington (5,736) and Gerry James (5.541).
Oliveira posted four 100-yard rushing games and one 100-yard effort in receiving in 2025, now giving him 22 career 100-yard contests in his career – a total that ranks seventh in franchise history.
2024: Blue Bombers
Oliveira authored one of the most-impressive individual seasons in franchise history in capturing both the CFL Most Outstanding Player award — his first — and his second consecutive Most Outstanding Canadian Player honour. He joined an elite club of now only four players to accomplish the rare MOP/Top Canadian double-winner feat along with Calgary’s Jon Cornish (2013), Tony Gabriel of the Ottawa Rough Riders (1978) and Russ Jackson, also of the Rough Riders (1963, 1966 and 1969).
The Winnipeg product led the CFL in rushing for a second-straight season with 1,353 yards, eclipsing the 1K mark for the third straight campaign. He also led the league in yards from scrimmage with 1,829 yards including his 476 receiving yards on a career-high 57 receptions. He became the Blue Bombers first double award winner in one season and the third Blue Bombers player to be named MOP in the last four years after Zach Collaros was honoured in 2021 and 2022. He is also the ninth player in franchise history to win the MOP award.
2023: Blue Bombers
Oliveira put together a spectacular 2023 season, leading the league in rushing with 1,534 yards – the second highest total by a Canadian in league history after Jon Cornish amassed 1,813 yards for the Calgary Stampeders in 2013 – as well as topping the league in yards from scrimmage (2,016) and touchdowns (13). Oliveira had a league-best seven 100-yard rushing games while setting career highs in rushing, receptions (38) and receiving yards (482).
He was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian Player and was a runner-up for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player to Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly.
On February 6, 2024 Oliveira signed a two-year contract to remain with the club rather than head to free agency.
2022: Blue Bombers
Oliveira settled into his role as the Blue Bombers feature back after the departure of Andrew Harris to Toronto in free agency, starting all 18 regular-season games — plus the Western Final and the 109th Grey Cup — while posting his first 1,000-yard season.
Oliveira finished with 1,001 rushing yards, third best in the CFL behind Calgary’s Ka’Deem Carey (1,088) and B.C.’s James Butler (1,060) while rumbling for four touchdowns. He also pulled in 23 passes for 252 yards and another score.
He then followed that up with a 130-yard rushing effort in the Western Final win over B.C., with that number the 10th-highest rushing total in Blue Bombers playoff history. Oliveira ended the season rushing 15 times for 82 yards in the Grey Cup.
Active in the community, Oliveira is passionate about his dog rescue work in Manitoba and around the world and was the 2022 recipient of the Cal Murphy ‘Heart of a Legend’ Award, which ‘recognizes sportsmanship and dedication to the CFL and the community.’
2021: Blue Bombers
Oliveira posted solid numbers in his first full season with his hometown Blue Bombers, rushing for 429 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games, six of them starts. Those totals placed him second on the club in rushing behind Andrew Harris (623) and ninth overall in the CFL.
His first CFL start came last August 5th in the season-opening win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and it was a memorable one as Oliveira rushed for 126 yards on 22 carries. That was one of two 100-yard efforts for Oliveira, who also replaced an injured Harris in a win over the Edmonton Elks on October 15th and rushed for 105 yards on 16 carries. He scored his first career touchdown a week later in a victory over the B.C. Lions.
On February 7, 2022, Oliveira signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the club.
2019: Blue Bombers
The Bombers selected Oliveira in the second round, 14th overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft and the Winnipeg product earned a spot on the opening-day roster. Unfortunately, his year came to an end a week later in the Bombers home opener when he suffered a season-ending leg injury. He was back on the field practising at the end of 2019, but did not suit up for any of the team’s playoff games.
College
Oliveira played 42 games at the University of North Dakota, recording 2,822 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns over four seasons. He earned All-Big-Sky Honours in 2016 and 2017, and in 2018 was a Jon Cornish Award Finalist for the most outstanding Canadian player in collegiate football. His best season came in his final one at UND, when he rushed for 980 yards on 161 carries, with eight touchdowns in just 11 games.
