Josh Maja

Josh Maja
Personal information
Full name Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Fulham
2015–2016 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sunderland 29 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 6 October 2018

Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja (born 29 December 1998), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Sunderland.

Club career

Born in the London Borough of Lewisham to Nigerian parents, Maja grew up in Pimlico, London.[3][4] As a youngster he played for the youth teams of Crystal Palace and Fulham, and despite being formally registered with Fulham he spent some time with Manchester City.[5] Maja was not offered a scholarship by Manchester City and in March 2015, Sunderland reached an agreement with Fulham for him to sign a two-year scholarship.[6] In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a three-year deal.[4] In September 2016, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Cup, replacing Joel Asoro as a substitute.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 0000100010
2017–18 Championship 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
2018–19 League One 12 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 9
Career total 29101020103310

    References

    1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
    2. ↑ "Josh Maja". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
    3. ↑ "Remember the name! Goal machine Maja hails 'very supportive' Kinetic after humiliating Manchester United". Kinetic Foundation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    4. 1 2 "Nigerian Superkid Joshua Maja Pens Professional Contract With Sunderland". All Nigeria Soccer. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    5. ↑ "Sunderland raid Man City for young duo Cameron McCulloch and Josh Maja". Tribal Football. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    6. ↑ "Sunderland sign Manchester City prospects". Sunderland Echo. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
    7. ↑ "Josh Maja - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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