Semi Ajayi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Crayford, London | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Crewe Alexandra (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Dartford (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013- | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 31 October 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 30 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi (born 9 November 1993), known as Semi Ajayi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra, on loan from Cardiff City.
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Born to Nigerian parents, Ajayi began his football career as a youth product of the Charlton Athletic academy. In 2012, Ajayi joined Dartford on a short term loan where he played 3 games and scored 1 goal.[1] Shortly before he was due to make his debut for the Charlton first team, Ajayi caught the eye of Premier League team Arsenal.
Arsenal
Ajayi joined the Arsenal Academy after impressing as a trialist with the club in September 2013 on a two-year deal.[2] He made his Arsenal U21 debut as a trialist against Blackburn, scoring with a bullet header. Ajayi, who first figured for Arsenal's senior team in a friendly against Boreham Wood, made the Arsenal bench four times during the 2014-15 season. He was an unused substitute in games against Hull, Stoke and Newcastle in the Premier League, as well as in the home League Cup defeat by Southampton. On 25 March 2015, Ajayi joined Championship team Cardiff City on loan until the end of the 2014–2015 season.[3]
Cardiff City
On 19 June 2015, Ajayi joined Cardiff on a two-year deal following his loan spell.[4]
AFC Wimbledon (loan)
On 29 September 2015, Ajayi joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a month loan deal.[5] He made his debut for the Dons on the same day in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town.[6]
Crewe Alexandra (loan)
On 26 November 2015, Ajayi joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan until 5 January 2016.[7]
International career
At the end of May 2013, Ajayi was called up to the Nigeria U20 squad for their 2013 Toulon Tournament matches against Mexico, Belgium, Portugal and Brazil.[8]
References
- ^ "Dartford sign Charlton Athletic's Semi Ajayi on loan". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Ajayi joins Arsenal". Arsenal. 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Ajayi joins Bluebirds on loan". BBC Sport. 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Semi Ajayi joins Cardiff City from Arsenal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Semi Ajayi: Cardiff defender joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1-1 Northampton". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Crewe sign Ajayi". Sky Sports. 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Nigeria squad named". All Africa. 23 May 2013.
External links
- Semi Ajayi at Soccerbase
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from London
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- The Football League players
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers