Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi (born 29 January 1996), commonly known as Junior Ajayi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha.[2][3][4]
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| Full name | Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Smouha | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | CS Sfaxien | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Al Ahly | 103 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Al-Nasr | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Smouha | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 29 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
He was selected in Nigeria's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics,[5] after helping them qualify for Rio with his decisive goals. With Nigeria, he won the Olympic bronze medal. Junior Ajayi helped Egyptian giants Al Ahly secure 2 CAF Champion Leagues, 2019–20 and 2020–21. However, following the arrival of Percy Tau and Luís Miquissone, he was never selected by Pitso Mosimane for matches and demanded Al Ahly to terminate his contract. He eventually found himself in Libyan side Al Nasr-Benghazi. On July 30, 2022, Junior Ajayi returned to Egypt by signing for Alexandria-based Smouha.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editAl Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2018, 2019; runner-up: 2017, 2020
- CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21; runner-up: 2017, 2018
- FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2020
Nigeria U23
- Summer Olympics third place: 2016
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Nigeria, Media (14 June 2018). "Biography Of Junior Ajayi (Footballer)". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Junior Ajayi". Nnu.ng - Nigeria News Update. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "خبر في الجول - رسميا أجاي أهلاوي". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ ESPN (25 July 2016). "2016 Olympics men's football final squad lists for all 16 teams". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
edit- Junior Ajayi at Soccerway
- Junior Ajayi at National-Football-Teams.com
