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Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja (born 27 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Bordeaux. Born in England, he played one match for the Nigeria national team in 2019.

Josh Maja

Maja playing for Bordeaux in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 23)[2][3]
Place of birth	Lewisham, England[4]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[5]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Bordeaux
Number	11
Youth career
	Crystal Palace
	Fulham
	Manchester City
2015–2016	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Sunderland	41	(16)
2019–	Bordeaux	58	(16)
2021	→ Fulham (loan)	15	(3)
2022	→ Stoke City (loan)	15	(1)
National team
2019	Nigeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Maja played youth football with Crystal Palace, Fulham and Manchester City and began his professional career with Sunderland, making 49 appearances and scoring 17 goals. In January 2019, he joined Bordeaux.

Early life

Born in the London Borough of Lewisham to Nigerian parents, he grew up in Pimlico, London.[6][7] As a youngster he played for the youth teams of Crystal Palace and Fulham, and despite being formally registered with Fulham he spent some time with Manchester City.[8]

Club career

Sunderland

Maja was not offered a scholarship by Manchester City and in March 2015, Fulham reached an agreement with Sunderland for him to sign a two-year scholarship.[9] In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a three-year deal.[7]

On 21 September 2016, Maja made his professional debut in a 2–1 victory at Queens Park Rangers in the third round of the EFL Cup, replacing Joel Asoro as a substitute for the final 21 minutes.[10] He did not play again that season but did appear on the bench during their Premier League campaign, which ended in relegation.[11]

Maja made his league debut on 16 December 2017, when he came on for James Vaughan at the Stadium of Light, going on to score his side's only goal of the match five minutes subsequently; the game resulted in Sunderland’s first home win of 2017 and against Fulham, his former team during his youth. Manager Chris Coleman spoke positively of Maja afterwards, stating, "I've been very impressed with Josh. He's different, he gives us a big injection of personality".[12] Maja went on to make 17 appearances in the Championship that season, failing to score anymore following his goal against Fulham,[13] with the club suffering a second consecutive relegation, now to League One.[14]

Relegation proved well personally for Maja, as he broke into the side's starting line-up; he went on to score in all of Sunderland's first four games in August, earning him a nomination for Player of the Month.[15] With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, he was offered a contract extension, though he refused, amid reported interest from multiple clubs.[16] His transfer saga was featured as part of the Netflix documentary Sunderland 'Til I Die.[17] Maja went on to leave the club during the January transfer window, at the time, Maja had scored 16 goals in 30 league appearances.[18]

Bordeaux

On 26 January 2019, Maja signed for French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his league debut on 17 February in a 2–1 home Derby de la Garonne win over Toulouse, starting and playing 67 minutes.[19] On 20 April, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–1 loss at Nîmes, but suffered a first-half left-knee injury that ended his season after seven games.[20] On 3 December 2020, again against Nîmes, Maja scored his first professional hat-trick and also provided an assist in a 6–0 win.[21][22][23]

Loan to Fulham

On 1 February 2021, transfer deadline day, Maja returned to English football with his former club in his youth, Fulham, now back in the Premier League though in a relegation battle, signing on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[24] On 14 February, in his first start for the side, he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory at Everton.[25]

Loan to Stoke City

On 31 January 2022, Maja joined Stoke City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[26] He made his debut on 5 February 2022, scoring in a 2–0 win against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup.[27] Maja made 17 appearances, for Stoke, scoring twice as they finished in 14th position.[28]

International career

In August 2019 the Nigeria national team manager Gernot Rohr said he wanted Maja to represent the nation.[29] He made his international debut on 10 September in a 2–2 friendly against Ukraine, replacing Victor Osimhen in added time.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland U23	2016–17[4]	—			—		—		4[lower-alpha 3]	1	4	1
Sunderland	2016–17[31]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[13]	Championship	17	1	1	0	0	0	—		18	1
	2018–19[18]	League One	24	15	3	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	30	16
	Total		41	16	4	0	2	0	2	1	49	17
Bordeaux	2018–19[4]	Ligue 1	7	1	0	0	0	0	—		7	1
	2019–20[4]	Ligue 1	21	6	2	1	1	1	—		24	8
	2020–21[4]	Ligue 1	17	2	0	0	—		—		17	2
	2021–22[4]	Ligue 1	2	0	2	1	—		—		4	1
	2022–23	Ligue 2	11	7	0	0	—		—		11	7
	Total		48	9	4	2	1	1	—		63	19
Fulham (loan)	2020–21[32]	Premier League	15	3	0	0	0	0	—		15	3
Stoke City (loan)	2021–22[33]	Championship	15	1	2	1	0	0	—		17	2
Career total			130	36	10	3	3	1	6	2	149	42

International

As of match played 10 September 2019[34]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2019	1	0
Total		1	0

References

External links

• Josh Maja at Soccerbase
• Josh Maja at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Josh Maja

Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja, bekannt als Josh Maja (* 27. Dezember 1998 in Lewisham, London), ist ein nigerianischer Fußballspieler, der aktuell bei Girondins Bordeaux unter Vertrag steht und an Stoke City ausgeliehen ist. Der Stürmer ist seit September 2019 nigerianischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Josh Maja

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[es] Josh Maja

Joshua Erowoli Maja (Lewisham, 27 de diciembre de 1998) es un futbolista profesional nigeriano que juega como delantero para el F. C. Girondins de Burdeos de la Ligue 2.

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[fr] Josh Maja

Joshua Erowoli Maja, né le 27 décembre 1998 à Lewisham dans le Grand Londres (Angleterre), est un footballeur international nigérian qui évolue actuellement au poste d'attaquant aux Girondins de Bordeaux. Il possède également la nationalité britannique.

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[it] Josh Maja

Joshua Erowoli Orisunmibare Oluwaseum Maja, meglio noto come Josh Maja (Lewisham, 27 dicembre 1998), è un calciatore inglese naturalizzato nigeriano, attaccante del Bordeaux.

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[ru] Маджа, Джош

Джош Эроволи Орисунмихаре Олувасен Маджа (англ. Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja; род. 27 декабря 1998[1], Луишем[d], Большой Лондон) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий клуба «Сток Сити» и сборной Нигерии.

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