Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Ajiboye [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County (on loan from Peterborough United) | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
2018 | → Millwall (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Worthing (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Worthing | 34 | (16) |
2019–2022 | Sutton United | 116 | (17) |
2022– | Peterborough United | 50 | (3) |
2023 | → Sutton United (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2024–2025 | → York City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2025– | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 18 January 2025 (UTC) |
David Ibukun Ajiboye (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for EFL League Two club Newport County on loan from EFL League One club Peterborough United.
Born in Bromley, Ajiboye joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a scholar in 2015 and had a loan spell with Worthing in 2017. He was released by Brighton in summer 2018 having failed to make an appearance for the club, and joined former loan club Worthing. After a season at Worthing, he joined Sutton United of the National League, and was promoted EFL League Two with the club in 2021.
Born in Bromley, [3] Aljiboye signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year scholarship in 2015. [4] He had a loan spell at Worthing in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2017, where he made 3 appearances. [5] [6] [7] He made his EFL Trophy debut for Brighton & Hove Albion U21 on 29 August 2017 in a 2–0 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons. [8] In January 2018, he joined Millwall U23 on loan for the remainder of the season. [9] He was released by Brighton in summer 2018 and signed for former loan club Worthing shortly after. [10] [11] He scored 21 goals in 45 games for Worthing across the 2018–19 season. [12]
In summer 2019, Ajiboye signed for Sutton United of the National League. [13] He scored 4 goals in 37 league appearances during the 2019–20 campaign, [2] which was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] [15] Sutton United were promoted to EFL League Two as champions of the National League at the end of the 2020–21 season, [16] with Ajiboye having scored 5 times during that league campaign. [2] On 29 June 2021, it was announced that Ajiboye had signed a new contract with the club with his previous contract about to expire. [17] He was named in the National League Team of the Season for the 2020–21 season. [18]
He made his League Two debut on 7 August 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to Forest Green Rovers. [19] He scored his first goal of the season on 28 August 2021 in a 2–1 home defeat to Oldham Athletic. [19] [20]
On 22 June 2022, Ajiboye signed for League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club. [21]
On 30 December 2022, Ajiboye was announced to have returned to Sutton United on loan until the end of the 2022–23, a deal becoming active from 1 January. [22]
On 12 May 2024, Peterborough announced the player had been transfer-listed. [23]
On 7 November 2024, Ajiboye joined National League side York City on loan until January 2025. [24]
On 16 January 2025 Ajiboye joined EFL League Two club Newport County for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. [25] He made his Newport debut on 18 January 2025 in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Port Vale. [26]
Born in England, Ajiboye is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2016–17 [29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 [30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Worthing (loan) | 2016–17 [7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2017–18 [8] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Worthing | 2018–19 [12] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 [b] | 3 | 45 | 21 | |
Sutton United | 2019–20 [31] | National League | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
2020–21 [32] | National League | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
2021–22 [33] | League Two | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
Total | 116 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 17 | ||
Peterborough United | 2022–23 [34] | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2023–24 [35] | League One | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 [d] | 0 | 55 | 4 | |
2024–25 [36] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
Sutton United (loan) | 2022–23 [34] | League Two | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
York City (loan) | 2024–25 [36] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Career total | 232 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 283 | 48 |
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