Jonathan Afolabi

Jonathan Afolabi (born 14 January 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership side Celtic. He has previously been on loan with Dunfermline Athletic.

Jonathan Afolabi
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Afolabi
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 24
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) 6 (2)
National team‡
Republic of Ireland U17
2017–2019 Republic of Ireland U19
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:16, 4 July 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 Academy 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] He made 6 appearances for the club, scoring 2 goals before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

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.[6]

Career statistics
As of 4 July 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2016–17 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 0000005050
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0000000[lower-alpha 2]000
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 6200000062
Career total 62000050112
  1. Appearances for Southampton U21/U23 in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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References
  1. "Extratime.ie – Jonathan Afolabi". www.extratime.ie.
  2. "Jonathan Afolabi: Celtic sign forward from Southampton on three-year deal". 21 August 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. "Jonathan Afolabi signs for Pars | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
  4. "Queen of the South vs. Dunfermline Athletic – 1 February 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. https://ie.soccerway.com/players/jonathan--afolabi/464218/
  6. "Afolabi honoured to make Team of the Tournament | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  7. "Republic of Ireland – J. Afolabi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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