Chisom Afoka

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Chisom Afoka
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Personal information
Full name Chisom Kenneth Afoka [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger
Youth career
–2020 West Bromwich Albion
2020–2023 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Bradford City (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 2 October 2023

Chisom Kenneth Afoka (born 23 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger, most recently for Premier League club Aston Villa. Afoka is a product of the West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa academies.

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Club career

Afoka joined Aston Villa from the West Bromwich Albion academy in July 2020. He started in the Under-18 team, before being promoted to the Under-21 team in the 2022/23 season, scoring 5 goals in 17 games. [2]

On 1 September 2023, Afoka signed for League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan. [3] On 9 September, Afoka made his professional debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Grimsby Town. [4] On 3 January 2024, Afoka returned to Aston Villa after making only 5 appearances in the first half of the season, none since manager Graham Alexander had taken over. [5]

On 5 June 2024, it was announced that Afoka would be released by Aston Villa upon expiry of his contract on 30 June:( [6]

Personal life

Born in England, Afoka is of Nigerian descent. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2022–23 ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Aston Villa 2023–24 Premier League 0000000000
Bradford City (loan) 2023–24 League Two 2000102 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Career total2000104070
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Chisom Afoka". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. ↑ "AFOKA JOINS ON LOAN". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Bradford salvage late draw against Grimsby". BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ↑ Parker, Simon (2024-01-03). "Afoka heads back to Aston Villa as City's first January departure". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  7. ↑ Abdulhamid, Abdulkareem (16 June 2023). "Official: Son of former Super Eagles defender released by Aston Villa". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. ↑ Chisom Afoka at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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