| Intro | English association football player |
| A.K.A. | Oladapo Joshua Afolayan |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 February 1998, Harrow, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 22 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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.
Career
Afolayan began his career in the youth system at Chelsea at the age of 9. 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. Afolayan also spent time playing youth football at Barnet and Tooting & Mitcham United.
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.
On 7 February 2017, Afolayan signed for National League club Solihull Moors. Four days after joining the club, Afolayan scored on his debut, scoring the final goal in a 3–0 win against Sutton United. On 27 January 2018, Afolayan scored in his final game for the club, in a 3–1 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.
On 1 February 2018, West Ham United announced the signing of Afolayan on a three-and-a-half year contract. On 31 January 2019, Afolayan joined Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. 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.
He moved on loan to Mansfield Town on 29 August 2019.
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||