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Isaac Success Ajayi (born 7 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.

Isaac Success

Personal information
Full name	Isaac Success Ajayi[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Udinese
Number	7
Youth career
	BJ Foundation
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Granada B	20	(9)
2014–2016	Granada	49	(7)
2016–2021	Watford	63	(3)
2018	→ Málaga (loan)	9	(1)
2021–	Udinese	22	(2)
National team‡
2013	Nigeria U17	7	(7)
2015–2016	Nigeria U20	4	(2)
2017–	Nigeria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 27 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2022

Club career

Success was born in Benin City. He started his career with local side BJ Foundation Academy appearing regularly for the side.[2]

In November 2013 Success agreed to a five-year deal with Udinese, starting January 2014,[3] for a €400,000 fee.[4] However, he was only granted a work permit in March of the following year,[5] and immediately joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[6]

On 31 August 2014, Success made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Elche CF at the age of 18 years and seven months,[7] being their youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 7 December, netting his side's only of a home draw against Valencia CF, for the same scoreline.[9] On 7 August 2015, Success extended his link with the club, signing until 2019 and being permanently promoted to the main squad.[10]

On 1 July 2016, Success agreed a five-year deal with Watford in a record transfer fee, estimated around £12.5 million from Granada.[11] He scored once in 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season and, after just one appearance in 2017–18 was loaned to Malaga on 31 January 2018.[12]

On 26 August 2021, Success signed for Italian club Udinese on a three-year deal.[13][14]

International career

In 2013 Success was called up to Nigeria under-17's for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, being also named vice-captain. He appeared in the first two games, but was sidelined during the rest of the tournament due to an injury.[15] Success got his first call up to the senior Nigeria side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October 2016.[16] On 23 March 2017, Success made his debut for Nigeria, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Senegal at The Hive Stadium in London.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 August 2022[18]

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
Granada B	2013–14	Segunda División B	5	3	—		—		—		5	3
	2014–15		15	6	—		—		—		15	6
	Total		20	9	—		—		—		20	9
Granada	2014–15[19]	La Liga	19	1	4	0	—		—		23	1
	2015–16[20]		30	6	3	0	—		—		33	6
	Total		49	7	7	0	—		—		56	7
Watford	2016–17[21]	Premier League	19	1	0	0	0	0	—		19	1
	2017–18[22]		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2018–19[23]		30	1	3	1	2	2	—		35	4
	2019–20[24]		5	0	1	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2020–21[25]	Championship	9	1	0	0	0	0	—		9	1
	Total		63	3	4	1	4	2	0	0	71	6
Málaga (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Udinese	2021–22[26]	Serie A	22	2	2	1	—		—		24	3
	2022–23[27]		0	0	1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		22	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	25	4
Career total			163	21	14	3	4	2	0	0	181	26

Honours

Watford

• FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19[28]

References

External links

• Isaac Success at BDFutbol
• Isaac Success at Soccerbase
• Isaac Success at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Isaac Success

Isaac Success Ajayi (* 7. Januar 1996 in Benin City) ist ein nigerianischer Fußballspieler, der seit August 2021 beim italienischen Erstligisten Udinese Calcio unter Vertrag steht. Seit 2017 ist der Stürmer nigerianischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Isaac Success

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[fr] Isaac Success

Isaac Success Ajayi, né le 7 janvier 1996 à Benin City, est un footballeur international nigérian. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant à Udinese.

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[it] Isaac Success

Isaac Success (Benin City, 7 gennaio 1996) è un calciatore nigeriano, attaccante dell'Udinese.

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[ru] Саксесс, Айзак

Айзак Аджайи Саксесс (англ. Isaac Success Ajayi; родился 7 января 1996 года) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий клуба «Удинезе». Чемпион мира среди юношей до 17 лет.

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