Matthias Olubori Ayooluwa Fanimo (born 28 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Prva HNL club Slaven Belupo.
![]() Fanimo warming up for West Ham United in August 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthias Olubori Ayooluwa Fanimo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Bishop's Stortford | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Eastleigh | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Margate | 9 | (1) |
2017–2018 | AFC Hornchurch | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Drava Ptuj | 29 | (19) |
2019–2020 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 29 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Sarajevo | 36 | (10) |
2022– | Slaven Belupo | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008–2010 | England U16 | 8 | (2) |
2010 | England U17 | 9 | (1) |
2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021 |
A youth team player, Fanimo signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in the summer of 2011.[3] He made his first team debut for West Ham on 28 August 2012 against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Cup coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Matthew Taylor.[4] West Ham won the match 2–0.[4]
Fanimo was released by West Ham on 2 February 2015.[5]
In September 2014, Fanimo signed on loan for Tranmere Rovers.[6] He made only one appearance for Tranmere, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Jake Kirby in a 1–0 away defeat by Carlisle United on 27 September 2014.[7]
On 27 June 2016, Fanimo signed with Margate.[8]
In 2018, Fanimo signed with Slovenian club Drava Ptuj.[9]
On 16 January 2019, Fanimo left Drava and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[10]
He made his official debut for Mladost on 23 February 2019 in a 1–0 win over GOŠK Gabela.[11] Fanimo scored his first goal for Mladost on 20 April 2019, in a 3–1 home win against GOŠK Gabela.[12]
On 24 July 2020, Fanimo signed a three-year contract with Sarajevo for a, unofficially, €50.000 transfer fee.[13][14] He made his official debut for the club in a league match against Krupa on 2 August 2020.[15] Fanimo scored his first goal for Sarajevo on 20 September 2020, against Sloboda Tuzla.[16] He won his first trophy with the club on 26 May 2021, after beating Borac Banja Luka in the 2020–21 Bosnian Cup final.[17]
In February 2022, Sarajevo terminated its contract with Fanimo due to his alleged indiscipline.[18]
In June 2022, Fanimo joined Prva HNL club Slaven Belupo on a free transfer.[19]
Fanimo has played for England at U16, U17, and the U18 level. He made his debut for the U16 side on 28 November 2008 against Scotland U16 in the 2008 Victory Shield which England won 2–0 and in doing so, winning the shield.[20][21] Fanimo was then given the captain's armband for the 2009 Victory Shield by Kenny Swain and he then scored his first goal at U16 level against Northern Ireland on 5 November 2009 in the 82nd minute as England went on to win 2–0.[22]
Fanimo then made his debut at U17 level on 3 August 2010 against Finland.[20] He also made his U18 debut on 16 September 2011 against Slovakia.[20]
Sarajevo[2]
NK Slaven Belupo – current squad | |
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