Jonathan Afolabi
Jonathan Afolabi (born 14 January 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic on loan from Celtic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Afolabi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Dunfermline Athletic (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| 2016–2019 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Dunfermline (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2017–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 8 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:07, 6 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Afolabi played his youth football with Shamrock Rovers and St Joseph's Boys before earning a move to the Adademy of Premier League club Southampton.[1]
Celtic
On 21 August 2019, Afolabi joined Scottish Premiership Champions Celtic.[2]
Dunfermline Athletic (Loan)
On 27 January 2020, Afolabi signed for Dunfermline Athletic of the Scottish Championship on loan until the end of the season.[3] His debut in senior football came on 1 February 2020, in a 3–2 win away to Queen of the South.[4]
International career
Afolabi has played for the Republic of Ireland right up to Under-21 level. On 31 July 2019 he was named in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 8 March 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
- Appearances for Southampton U21/U23 in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Extratime.ie – Jonathan Afolabi". www.extratime.ie.
- "Jonathan Afolabi: Celtic sign forward from Southampton on three-year deal". 21 August 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Jonathan Afolabi signs for Pars | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
- "Queen of the South vs. Dunfermline Athletic – 1 February 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- "Afolabi honoured to make Team of the Tournament | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- "Republic of Ireland – J. Afolabi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.