Favour Fawunmi

Favour Fawunmi

Personal information
Full name	Favour Daniel Ayobamide Fawunmi [1]
Date of birth	(2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Newham, London, England
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Stoke City
Number	56
Youth career
2020–2025	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Stoke City	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:53, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Favour Daniel Ayobamide Fawunmi (born 26 April 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City. ^[2]

Career

West Ham United

Fawunmi was in the West Ham United youth academy having joined at U15 level. ^[3] He signed scholarship terms ahead of the 2022–23 season in which was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning team. ^[4] He signed a short-term contract upon the conclusion of his scholarship contact as he recovered from injury, but declined the offer of a new contract during the 2024–25 season and left the club on 31 January 2025. ^{[5] [6]}

Stoke City

Fawunmi joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on 7 February 2025, signing a two-and-a-half year contract, after a brief trial. ^[7] He was immediately included in the Stoke match-day squad for their FA Cup fourth round tie against Cardiff City on 8 February 2025 and made his debut as a second-half substitute as Stoke lost on penalties following a 3–3 draw. ^[8]

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United U21	2024–25 [10]	—	—		—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
Stoke City	2024–25 [10]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2025–26 [11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. "Favour Fawunmi". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
3. Smith, Peter (7 February 2025). "Stoke City swoop for West Ham trialist after star turn in front of Mark Robins and Jon Walters". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
4. Smith, Dom (1 February 2025). "Favour Fawunmi joins Stoke after West Ham exit". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
5. Smith, Dom (1 February 2025). "Favour Fawunmi leaves West Ham with PAOK ready to swoop". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
6. Sadiq, Ansser (7 February 2025). "WEST HAM CONFIRM FAWUNMI AND TARIMA HAVE LEFT THIS WEEK". Tribal Football. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
7. "Stoke sign former Hammers youngster Fawunmi". BBC Sport. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. "Stoke City 3–3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
9. "Confirmed: West Ham United part ways with left-footed Nigerian forward". All Nigeria Soccer. February 6, 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. "Games played by Favour Fawunmi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Favour Fawunmi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.