Yusuf Otubanjo

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Yusuf Otubanjo
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2013–2014FC Pasching (loan) 19 (6)
2015–2016 Blau-Weiß Linz 39 (34)
2016–2018 MŠK Žilina 33 (10)
2018Rheindorf 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 10000010
2013–14 00000000
Total10000010
Pasching (loan) 2012–13 Austrian Regionalliga Central 200020
2013–14 17630206
Total19630226
Blau-Weiß Linz 2014–15 Austrian Regionalliga Central13600136
2015–16 2628102728
Total3934104034
MŠK Žilina 2016–17 Slovak First Football League 188332111
2017–18 152352 [b] 1208
Total331068214119
SCR Altach (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga11100111
LASK 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga192434 [c] 0275
2019–20 20212 [b] 061
Total2126460336
Ararat-Armenia 2019–20 Armenian Premier League 137320000169
2020–21 2110404 [d] 01 [e] 03010
2021–22 249212610
Total58269340107229
Pyunik 2022–23 Armenian Premier League30172114 [f] 34621
2023–24 3121306 [g] 04021
2024–25 2414207 [h] 21 [e] 03516
2025–26 00003 [g] 232
Total8652713071012460
Career total268131321642820344155
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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

MŠK Žilina

Ararat-Armenia

Individual

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. 1 2 3 Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
  6. "Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.