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Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (born 6 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Michael Obafemi

Personal information
Full name	Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi[1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	9
Youth career
2009–2010	Ryan[3][4]
2010–2012	Chelsea[3]
2012–2014	Arsenal[3]
2014–2015	Watford[3][4]
2015–2016	Leyton Orient[3][4]
2016–2018	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Southampton	32	(4)
2021–	Swansea City	51	(15)
National team‡
2017–2018	Republic of Ireland U19	3	(1)
2019–2020	Republic of Ireland U21	5	(0)
2018–	Republic of Ireland	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Obafemi was born in Dublin to Nigerian parents. While he was still an infant, his family moved to England and he was raised in the London area.[4][5] His older brother Afolabi Obafemi is also a footballer.[3]

Club career

Obafemi was released by Watford prior to his 14th birthday in 2014. He took a year out of the game before joining Leyton Orient in 2015, moving on to Southampton in 2016.[6]

Southampton

Obafemi made his professional debut for Southampton as a substitute in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 21 January 2018.[7] Aged 17 years and 199 days, Obafemi became the second youngest player to make a Premier League appearance for Southampton after Luke Shaw, who was 17 years and 116 days old.[8]

He scored his first professional goal with the third goal in a 3–1 victory at Huddersfield on 22 December 2018; at 18 years and 169 days old, he became Southampton's youngest scorer in the Premier League.[9]

Swansea City

On 31 August 2021, Obafemi joined Swansea City for a fee reported to be between £1.5 and £2 million, signing a three-year contract.[10] On 23 October 2021, Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea in their 2–1 defeat to Birmingham City.[11]

International career

Obafemi was eligible to represent England, Nigeria, and the Republic of Ireland.[12] In November 2018 he committed to the Republic of Ireland.[13]

Obafemi represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 level, debuting during the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification campaign.[14]

On 6 November 2018, Obafemi was named in the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for the friendly against Northern Ireland on 15 November and the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark on 19 November 2018.[15][16] He came on as a substitute in the second half of the 0–0 draw against Denmark to make his debut.[17] He also became the first player born in the 2000s to win a senior cap for Ireland.[18] Obafemi made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team on 10 October 2019, coming off the bench, in a 0–0 draw with Italy under-21s at Tallaght Stadium.[19]

On 11 June 2022, he made his first international start at senior level, in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland, providing one assist (for Troy Parrott) and scoring his first goal, before a groin strain saw Obafemi substituted five minutes after scoring, being replaced by Scott Hogan.[20][21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2017–18[22]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2018–19[23]	Premier League	6	1	0	0	1	0	—		7	1
	2019–20[24]	Premier League	21	3	2	0	2	1	—		25	4
	2020–21[25]	Premier League	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2021–22[26]	Premier League	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	Total		32	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	39	5
Swansea City	2021–22[26]	Championship	32	12	1	0	0	0	—		33	12
	2022–23[27]	Championship	9	2	0	0	0	0	—		9	2
	Total		41	14	1	0	5	1	0	0	42	14
Career total			73	18	3	0	5	1	0	0	81	19

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Republic of Ireland	2018	1	0
	2022	5	2
Total		6	2

List of international goals scored by Michael Obafemi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2022	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Scotland	3–0	3–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
2	27 September 2022	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Armenia	2–0	3–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

References

External links

• Michael Obafemi at Soccerbase
• Michael Obafemi profile at Swansea City AFC

На других языках

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[de] Michael Obafemi

Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (* 6. Juli 2000 in Dublin) ist ein irischer Fußballspieler, der aktuell beim englischen Zweitligisten Swansea City unter Vertrag steht. Der Stürmer ist seit November 2018 irischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Michael Obafemi

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[es] Michael Obafemi

Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (Dublín, Irlanda, 6 de julio de 2000) es un futbolista irlandés, juega como delantero y su equipo el Swansea City A. F. C. de la EFL Championship de Inglaterra.[1]

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[fr] Michael Obafemi

Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi , né le 6 juillet 2000 à Dublin, est un footballeur international irlandais qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au Swansea City.

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[it] Michael Obafemi

Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (Dublino, 6 luglio 2000) è un calciatore irlandese di origini nigeriane, attaccante dello Swansea City e della nazionale irlandese.

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[ru] Обафеми, Майкл

Майкл Олувадуротими Обафеми (англ. Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi; 6 июля 2000, Дублин, Ирландия) — ирландский футболист нигерийского происхождения, нападающий клуба «Суонси Сити».

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