Femi Azeez

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Femi Azeez
Personal information
Full name Oluwafemi Javier Azeez [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Westminster, England [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2018 Northwood
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Northwood 12 (0)
2018–2019 Wealdstone 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Hanwell Town (loan) 3 (3)
2019–2024 Reading 81 (10)
2020 → Bracknell Town (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Millwall 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship side Millwall.

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Career

After playing for Northwood under-18's during the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut for the club towards the end of the season and made 12 appearances for the club in total. [3] [4] He joined Wealdstone in summer 2018, before signing for Hanwell Town on dual registration in December 2018. [3]

On 18 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Azeez to their academy. [5] On 8 February 2020, Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal. [6] On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Azeez had signed a new one-year contract with the club. [7] A year later, 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Azeez had signed another one-year contract with the club. [8]

He scored his first goal for Reading, and his first professional goal, in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 14 August 2021. [9] On 25 November 2023, Azeez assisted both goals in a 1–2 away win against Wycombe Wanderers. This was Reading's first away win in the league for over a year. [10] Three days later, he once again got an assist as well as scoring a goal in a 5–1 victory over Carlisle United.

On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Azeez's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025. [11]

On 21 August 2024, Reading confirmed that Azeez had completed a permanent move to Millwall for a substantial undisclosed fee. [12] On 23 November 2024, Azeez scored his first Millwall goal, coming off the bench to grab an injury-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland. [13]

Personal life

Azeez was born in England and grew up in Northwood to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother. [14] Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer for PAS Giannina.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northwood 2017–18 [4] Southern League East Division12000—00120
Wealdstone 2018–19 [4] National League South 8000—2 [a] 1101
Hanwell Town (loan) 2018–19 [4] Isthmian League South Central Division3300—1 [b] 144
Reading 2018–19 [15] Championship 000000—00
2019–20 [16] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [17] Championship100000—10
2021–22 [18] Championship1321000—142
2022–23 [19] Championship2001000—210
2023–24 [20] League One 46821103 [c] 0529
2024–25 [21] League One1000000010
Total81104110308911
Bracknell Town (loan) 2019–20 [22] Isthmian League South Central Division1000—1 [d] 020
Career total1051341107211716
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2021-22" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Squads - English Football League One 2023/2024". Football Squads. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Stones send young striker out for more experience". Non League Daily. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Femi Azeez profile". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Academy recruit three promising young players". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Bracknell Town F.C. [@BracknellTownFC] (8 February 2020). "We're delighted to announce that Femi Azeez has joined the Robins on an initial 28 day loan from @ReadingFC " (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Contract update - New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "SEVEN SIGN ON WITH NEW DEALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Reading 2-1 Preston". BBC. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading
  11. ↑ "Reading FC Retained List Confirmed". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. ↑ FC, Reading (21 August 2024). "Femi Azeez joins Millwall". Reading FC. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Millwall 1-1 Sunderland: Substitute Femi Azeez scores added-time equaliser for Lions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Miguel Azeez Warming up for Arsenal First Team". 11 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Bracknell Town | Appearances | Femi Azeez | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 November 2024.


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