Ayo Simon Okosun

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Simon Okosun
Personal information
Full name Ayo Simon Okosun
Date of birth (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vendsyssel
Number 8
Youth career
AB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 AB 44 (2)
2014–2015 Grosseto 11 (0)
2015–2017 Vendsyssel 48 (11)
2017–2018 Horsens 33 (7)
2018–2020 Midtjylland 15 (1)
2019–2020Horsens (loan) 25 (4)
2020–2023 OB 52 (2)
2023– Vendsyssel 39 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Ayo Simon Okosun (born 21 July 1993) is a Danish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vendsyssel FF. [1]

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Personal life

Okosun was born in Denmark and is of Nigerian and German descent. [2]

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References

  1. Ayo Simon Okosun at Soccerway
  2. "Kongehandel i Horsens: Er han Superligaens scoop?".