Funso Ojo
 Ojo at PSV, September 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Funso-King Ojo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olse Merksem | |||
| –2004 | Beerschot AC | ||
| 2004–2008 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | PSV Eindhoven | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Beerschot AC | 24 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Royal Antwerp | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Dordrecht | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Willem II | 58 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scunthorpe United | 28 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U16 | 16 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 3 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:29, 1 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
Funso Ojo (born 28 August 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Scunthorpe United.
Career
Ojo played his first Eredivisie match for PSV on 5 May 2009 against Willem II.[1][2]
Scunthorpe United
On 18 July 2017, Ojo signed a three-year contract with Scunthorpe United, on a free transfer from Dutch side Willem II.[3] He made his competitive debut for the club in the season-opening match against AFC Wimbledon, which ended in a 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe's Glanford Park.[4]
His first goal for Scunthorpe came on 7 October 2017, in the 2-1 loss to Wigan Athletic.[5]
Other
He speaks Flemish (Belgian Dutch) and fluent English.
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 February 2018 [6]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| PSV total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Beerschott | 2012–13 | Pro League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Antwerp | 2013–14 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dordrecht | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Dordrecht total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Willem II | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Willem II total | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | 2017–18[7] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Career total | 94 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 3 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Eredivisie/Eerste Divisie promotion/relegation play-offs
References
- ↑ "Willem II in conversation with Funso Ojo" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagbald. March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Willem II picks Funso Ojo away at Dordrecht" (in Dutch). AD.nl. June 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Funso Ojo: Scunthorpe United sign Belgian midfielder on three-year contract". BBC. July 18, 2017.
- ↑ Scunthorpe 1-1 AFC Wimbledon - BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ Ojo reacts to first Iron goal - Scunthorpe United. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ Funso Ojo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Funso Ojo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
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