David Ajiboye

David Ajiboye

Ajiboye playing for Worthing in January 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Ajiboye [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bromley, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Team information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	16
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)	2	(0)
2018–2019	Worthing	34	(16)
2019–2022	Sutton United	116	(17)
2022–	Peterborough United	30	(3)
2023	→ Sutton United (loan)	21	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

David Ibukun Ajiboye (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for EFL League One side 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.

Career

Early career

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 2 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]

Sutton United

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]}

Peterborough United

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]

Personal life

Born in England, Ajiboye is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. ^[23]

Style of play

Ajiboye plays as a winger or as a striker. ^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2016–17 [25]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [26]	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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Worthing	2018–19 [12]	Isthmian League Premier Division	34	16	4	2	—		7 [lower-alpha 2]	3	45	21
Sutton United	2019–20 [27]	National League	37	4	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	41	4
	2020–21 [28]	National League	39	5	1	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	43	5
	2021–22 [29]	League Two	43	8	2	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	50	8
	Total		116	17	5	0	1	0	9	0	131	17
Peterborough United	2022–23 [30]	League One	4	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	10	0
	2023–24 [31]	League One	26	3	3	0	2	1	6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	Total		30	3	5	0	4	1	3	0	47	4
Sutton United (loan)	2022–23 [30]	League Two	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	4
Career total			206	40	14	2	5	1	25	3	250	46

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. 4 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Sussex Senior Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Sutton United

• National League: 2020–21 ^[32]
• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[33]

Peterborough United

• EFL Trophy: 2023–24 ^[34]

Individual

• National League Team of the Year: 2020–21 ^[35]

References

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23. "Official : Former Brighton & Hove Striker David Ajiboye Joins Sutton United :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
24. "David Ajiboye". suttonunited.net. Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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31. "Games played by David Ajiboye in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
32. Owen Phillips (23 May 2021). "Sutton win National League to reach EFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
33. Chris Peddy (3 April 2022). "Rotherham beat Sutton after extra time to win EFL Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
34. Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
35. Oliver Osborne (19 June 2021). "The Team of the Season for the Vanarama National League have been announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

• David Ajiboye at Soccerbase