Jonathan Afolabi

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

Jonathan Afolabi

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Afolabi
Date of birth	14 January 2000
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Dundee (on loan from Celtic)
Number	17
Youth career
	Shamrock Rovers
	St Joseph's Boys
2016–2019	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Celtic	0	(0)
2020	→ Dunfermline (loan)	6	(2)
2020–	→ Dundee (loan)	9	(2)
National team^‡
	Republic of Ireland U17
2017–2019	Republic of Ireland U19	16	(6)
2019–	Republic of Ireland U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 22 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 13 October 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]

Dundee (loan)

On 29 September 2020, Afolabi joined Dundee on a season-long loan.[6] He scored his first goal for the club at home in the league against Greenock Morton.[7]

International career

Afolabi was born in Ireland to Nigerian parents.[8] 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.[9]

Career statistics

As of 22 January 2021[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2019–20	Scottish Championship	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Dundee (loan)	2020–21		9	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	11	3
Career total			15	4	1	1	1	0	5	0	22	5

1. Appearances for Southampton U21/U23 in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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. "Republic of Ireland - J. Afolabi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
6. "Jonathan joins". Dundee FC. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
7. "Dundee v Greenock Morton". BBC. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
8. Fennessy, Paul. "'My ma wants me to play for Nigeria... But I've been playing with Ireland for a long time'". The42.
9. "Afolabi honoured to make Team of the Tournament | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
10. "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