Junior Ajayi

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Junior Ajayi
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Personal information
Full name Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Smouha
Number 28
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 CS Sfaxien 28 (10)
2016–2021 Al Ahly 103 (30)
2022 Al-Nasr
2022– Smouha 6 (4)
International career
2018 Nigeria 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi (born 29 January 1996), commonly known as Junior Ajayi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha. [2] [3] [4]

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He was selected in Nigeria's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, [5] after helping them qualify for Rio with his decisive goals. With Nigeria, he won the Olympic bronze medal. Junior Ajayi helped Egyptian giants Al Ahly secure 2 CAF Champion Leagues, 2019–20 and 2020–21. However, following the arrival of Percy Tau and Luís Miquissone, he was never selected by Pitso Mosimane for matches and demanded Al Ahly to terminate his contract. He eventually found himself in Libyan side Al Nasr-Benghazi. On July 30, 2022, Junior Ajayi returned to Egypt by signing for Alexandria-based Smouha.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 201810
Total10

Honours

Al Ahly

Nigeria U23

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA . 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Nigeria, Media (14 June 2018). "Biography Of Junior Ajayi (Footballer)". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Junior Ajayi". Nnu.ng - Nigeria News Update. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "خبر في الجول - رسميا أجاي أهلاوي". FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ ESPN (25 July 2016). "2016 Olympics men's football final squad lists for all 16 teams". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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