Yusuf Otubanjo

Yusuf Otubanjo

Otubanjo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo
Date of birth	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Nasaf
Youth career
–2009	Emmanuel Amunike Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Julius Berger Football Club
2009–2010	Gateway United F.C.
2010–2011	Crown F.C.
2011–2012	Atlético Madrid C
2012–2014	Red Bull Salzburg	1	(0)
2013–2014	→ FC Pasching (loan)	19	(6)
2015–2016	Blau-Weiß Linz	39	(34)
2016–2018	MŠK Žilina	33	(10)
2018	→ Rheindorf Altach (loan)	11	(1)
2018–2019	LASK	21	(2)
2020–2022	Ararat-Armenia	58	(26)
2022–2025	Pyunik	86	(52)
2025–	Nasaf	0	(0)
International career
2009	Nigeria U-17	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025

Yusuf Otubanjo (born 12 September 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uzbekistan Super League club Nasaf.

Career

Club

On 23 January 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Otubanjo. ^[1] On 4 June 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced that Otubanjo's contract had expired and he would leave the club. ^[2]

On 11 June 2022, Otubanjo signed for fellow Armenian Premier League club Pyunik. ^[3]

On 29 July 2025, Uzbekistan Super League club Nasaf announced the signing of Otubanjo. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2025 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Salzburg	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Pasching (loan)	2012–13	Austrian Regionalliga Central	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2013–14		17	6	3	0	–		–		20	6
	Total		19	6	3	0	–		–		22	6
Blau-Weiß Linz	2014–15	Austrian Regionalliga Central	13	6	0	0	–		–		13	6
	2015–16		26	28	1	0	–		–		27	28
	Total		39	34	1	0	–		–		40	34
MŠK Žilina	2016–17	Slovak First Football League	18	8	3	3	–		–		21	11
	2017–18		15	2	3	5	2 [b]	1	–		20	8
	Total		33	10	6	8	2	1	–		41	19
SCR Altach (loan)	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	–		–		11	1
LASK	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	19	2	4	3	4 [c]	0	–		27	5
	2019–20		2	0	2	1	2 [b]	0	–		6	1
	Total		21	2	6	4	6	0	–		33	6
Ararat-Armenia	2019–20	Armenian Premier League	13	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	16	9
	2020–21		21	10	4	0	4 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	30	10
	2021–22		24	9	2	1	–		–		26	10
	Total		58	26	9	3	4	0	1	0	72	29
Pyunik	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	30	17	2	1	14 [f]	3	–		46	21
	2023–24		31	21	3	0	6 [g]	0	–		40	21
	2024–25		24	14	2	0	7 [h]	2	1 [e]	0	35	16
	2025–26		0	0	0	0	3 [g]	2	–		3	2
	Total		86	52	7	1	30	7	1	0	124	60
Career total			268	131	32	16	42	8	2	0	344	155

1. Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Armenian Supercup
6. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Two appearances and zero goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and two goal in the UEFA Conference League.

Honours

Pyunik

• Armenian Premier League: 2023–24

MŠK Žilina

• Slovak First Football League: 2016–17 ^[5]

Ararat-Armenia

• Armenian Premier League: 2019–20 ^[5]

Individual

• UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage: 2022–23 ^[6]

References

1. "Նոր տրանսֆեր". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
2. "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, "Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և ֆուտբոլիստ Յուսուֆ Օտուբանջոի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չերկարաձգել պայմանագիրը:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. "Official statement: Yusuf Otubanjo". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
4. "Yusuf Otubanjo - endi "Nasaf" futbolchisi!". instagram.com/fcnasaf (in Uzbek). FC Nasaf Instagram. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
5. Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
6. "Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

External links

• Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
• Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
• Yusuf Otubanjo at WorldFootball.net
• Yusuf Otubanjo at fussballdaten.de (in German)