Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Ilorin, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Becamex HCMC | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
Royal Football Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Gateway United | ||
2017–2018 | Bariga Professional | ||
2018 | → Cercle de Joachim (loan) | ||
2019–2021 | Fukushima United | 66 | (25) |
2021–2023 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | (3) |
2023 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2023 | → Tochigi (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2024 | Tochigi | 17 | (1) |
2025 | → Sagamihara | 8 | (0) |
2025– | Becamex HCMC | 1 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 |
Origbaajo Ismaila (born 4 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer currently playing as a forward for V.League 1 club Becamex HCMC.
During the 2021 season for Fukushima United FC, Ismalia won the J3 League Monthly MVP award in both May and July, scoring 8 goals in 14 games. [1] [2] His form earned him a transfer to J2 League side Kyoto Sanga in the 2021 summer transfer window. [3]
On 21 February 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Ismaila on loan from Kyoto Sanga. [4] Ismaila played a part in Sheriff's league and cup double, after playing twelve games for the club and scoring five goals. Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga season, Ismaila returned to Japan where Kyoto Sanga then sent him out on loan to J2 League club Tochigi SC for the remainder of the 2023 season. [5]
In August 2025, Ismaila moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side Becamex HCMC. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fukushima United | 2019 | J3 League | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
2020 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||||
2021 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | |||||
Total | 66 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 25 | ||
Kyoto Sanga | 2021 | J2 League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
2022 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | ||
Tochigi SC (loan) | 2023 | J2 League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 102 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 36 |
Sheriff Tiraspol