Oluwafemi Ajilore

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Femi Ajilore
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Ajilore in October 2007
Personal information
Full name Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore
Date of birth (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 FC Ebedei
2004–2008 FC Midtjylland 76 (5)
2008–2013 Groningen 78 (4)
2011–2012 → Brøndby IF (loan) 17 (0)
2013–2015 FC Midtjylland 2 (0)
2015–2016 Middelfart G&BK
International career
2008 Nigeria U-23 6[ citation needed ] (0)
2008–2011 Nigeria 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 18 January 1985), also known as Femi, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

He also holds a Ghanaian passport.[ citation needed ]

Femi has often played the role as central defensive midfielder in his clubs.[ citation needed ]

He played with the Nigerian U-23 national team in the 2008 Beijing and won the silver medal. He made his debut for the Super Eagles against Colombia on 19 November 2008. He was one time the most expensive player in Dutch side FC Groningen's history when they signed him before the 2008 Olympics. He had two spells at FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga before playing at Danish 2nd Division side Middelfart G&BK in the 2015–16 season. He retired from football in the summer of 2017 after failing to overcome his injuries.[ citation needed ]

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