Origbaajo Ismaila

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Origbaajo Ismaila
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Gateway United
2017–2018 Bariga Professional
2018Cercle de Joachim (loan)
2019–2021 Fukushima United 66 (25)
2021–2023 Kyoto Sanga 26 (3)
2023Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 8 (2)
2023Tochigi (loan) 15 (4)
2024 Tochigi 17 (1)
2025Sagamihara 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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 July 2023. [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fukushima United 2019 J3 League 19400194
2020 3313003313
2021 14800148
Total6625000000006625
Kyoto Sanga 2021 J2 League 1631000173
2022 J1 League 1004250192
Total26352500000365
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 824300125
Tochigi SC (loan) 2023 J2 League 210021
Career total102319550000011636

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

  1. "明治安田生命Jリーグ 月間表彰:Jリーグ.jp". Jリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. "明治安田生命Jリーグ 月間表彰:Jリーグ.jp". Jリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. "イスマイラ選手 福島ユナイテッドFCより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". 京都サンガF.C.|オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "Добро пожаловать, Исмаила". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. "イスマイラ選手 京都サンガF.C.より期限付移籍加入のお知らせ|ニュース|栃木サッカークラブ公式サイト【栃木SC】". tochigisc.jp (in Japanese). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "CLB Becamex TP.HCM chiêu mộ tiền đạo người Nigeria cao 1m88" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 17 August 2025.
  7. Origbaajo Ismaila at Soccerway