Samuel Ajayi

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Samuel Ajayi
Personal information
Full name Samuel Gbenga Ajayi
Date of birth (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005 Niger Tornadoes 23 (13)
2006–2008 Phnom Penh Crown 42 (39)
2008–2012 Bangkok Glass 94 (30)
2013–2014 Chonburi 19 (3)
2014–2015 Samut Songkhram 24 (6)
2015–2016 Boeung Ket 38 (14)
2017 Asia Euro United 9 (4)
2017–2019 Boeung Ket
2020–2022 Asia Euro United 23 (7)
2023 Koh Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2008

Samuel Gbenga Ajayi (born 2 July 1987) [1] is a former Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Koh Kong in the Cambodian League 2.

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Career

Ajayi was born in Lagos. He previously played for Cambodian team Phnom Penh Empire where he was noticed by the 'Bankers' playing in the Singapore Cup. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. "S. Ajayi". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. Cambodia Football Roubroum: PPCrown's 'Mr Left' in trials for Thailand