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	Winger
Team information
Current team	Leyton Orient (on loan from Stoke City)
Number	19
Youth career
2020–2025	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Stoke City	2	(0)
2026–	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:36, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Favour Daniel Ayobamide Fawunmi (born 26 April 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League One club Leyton Orient, on loan from 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 he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning team. ^[4] He signed a short-term contract upon the conclusion of his scholarship 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] Fawunmi joined League One side Leyton Orient on 2 February 2026, for the remainder of the 2025–26 season. ^[9]

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2026

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 [11]	—	—		—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
Stoke City	2024–25 [11]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2025–26 [12]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2025–26 [12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	7	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. "Young winger joins Orient on loan from Stoke City". Leyton Orient. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
10. "Confirmed: West Ham United part ways with left-footed Nigerian forward". All Nigeria Soccer. February 6, 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
11. "Games played by Favour Fawunmi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
12. "Games played by Favour Fawunmi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.