Oladapo Afolayan

Oladapo Joshua Afolayan (born 11 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mansfield Town, on loan from West Ham United.

Oladapo Afolayan
Afolayan playing Solihull Moors in 2017
Personal information
Full name Oladapo Joshua Afolayan[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997
Place of birth Harrow, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 18
Youth career
Chelsea
Toronto FC Academy
Barnet
2016 Tooting & Mitcham United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Toronto Varsity Blues 11 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Loughborough University 11 (3)
2017–2018 Solihull Moors 45 (15)
2018– West Ham United 0 (0)
2019 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2019– → Mansfield Town (loan) 6 (1)
National team
2017 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Afolayan began his career in the youth system at Chelsea at the age of 9.[2] At the age of 15, Afolayan moved to Canada and spent time in Toronto FC's reserve squad as well as playing for Toronto Varsity Blues.[3] Afolayan also spent time playing youth football at Barnet and Tooting & Mitcham United.[4][5]

Afolayan returned to England at the age of 18 to study a civil engineering degree at Loughborough University. Afolayan played for the university's team whilst studying, scoring three goals in 11 appearances for the club in the Midland Football League.[6]

On 7 February 2017, Afolayan signed for National League club Solihull Moors.[7] Four days after joining the club, Afolayan scored on his debut, scoring the final goal in a 3–0 win against Sutton United.[8] On 27 January 2018, Afolayan scored in his final game for the club, in a 3–1 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.[9]

On 1 February 2018, West Ham United announced the signing of Afolayan on a three-and-a-half year contract.[10] On 31 January 2019, Afolayan joined Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] On 23 February 2019, Afolayan made his English Football League debut for Oldham in a 3–1 loss away to Bury as a 76th minute substitution.[12]

He moved on loan to Mansfield Town on 29 August 2019.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2018–19[14] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[15] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 100000000100
Mansfield Town (loan) 2019–20[15] League Two 6100002[lower-alpha 1]081
Career total 161000020181
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 41. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Oladapo Afolayan". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Dapo Afolayan". Ontario University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "From Toronto to Solihull: the rise of Solihull Moors striker Dapo Afolayan". Solihull Observer. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Solihull Moors boss Liam McDonald delighted to secure former Chelsea kid Oladapo Afolayan". Solihull Observer. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. "Total Motion Midland Football League". Football Association. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "Moors bolster strikeforce". Solihull Moors F.C. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. "Solihull Moors 3–0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. "Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. "West Ham snap up forward Oladapo Afolayan". West Ham United F.C. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. "Afolayan joins Oldham Athletic on loan". West Ham United F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. "Bury 3–1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  13. "Oladapo Afolayan: Mansfield Town sign West Ham United forward on loan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Oladapo Afolayan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  15. "Games played by Oladapo Afolayan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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