Jonathan Afolabi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Afolabi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2017–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 8 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:07, 6 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Afolabi (born 14 January 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic on loan from Celtic.
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[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 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[b] | 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 | ||
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
- Jonathan Afolabi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jonathan Afolabi at Soccerway
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