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Junior Ajayi

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Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi (born 29 January 1996), commonly known as Junior Ajayi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha. He was selected in Nigeria's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, after helping them qualify for Rio with his decisive goals. With Nigeria, he won the Olympic bronze medal. Junior Ajayi helped Egyptian giants Al Ahly secure 2 CAF Champion Leagues, 2019–20 and 2020–21. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Junior Ajayi is the 18,687th most popular soccer player (down from 17,020th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 244th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Junior Ajayi ranks 18,687 out of 21,273. Before him are Cyrille Bayala, Osinachi Ohale, Mikhail Sivakow, Masato Fujita, Iñigo Córdoba, and Sead Hakšabanović. After him are Demba Savage, Ève Périsset, Unai Vencedor, Will Hughes, Christian Fernández, and Waleed Al Hayam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Junior Ajayi ranks 756. Before him are Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Sinan Kurt, Eddie Dunbar, Chencho Gyeltshen, Karim Hafez, and Cyrille Bayala. After him are Ivan Šunjić, Adrian Grbić, Leah Lewis, Eliza McCartney, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, and Wang Jianan.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Junior Ajayi ranks 272 out of 309. Before him are Samuel Adegbenro (1995), Funke Akindele (1977), Godfrey Oboabona (1990), Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (1993), Nwankwo Obiora (1991), and Osinachi Ohale (1991). After him are Ejike Uzoenyi (1988), Seyi Olofinjana (1980), Ezinne Okparaebo (1988), Festus Ezeli (1989), Shehu Abdullahi (1993), and Rita Dominic (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Junior Ajayi ranks 152. Before him are Kunle Odunlami (1991), Samuel Adegbenro (1995), Godfrey Oboabona (1990), Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (1993), Nwankwo Obiora (1991), and Osinachi Ohale (1991). After him are Ejike Uzoenyi (1988), Seyi Olofinjana (1980), Shehu Abdullahi (1993), Ramon Azeez (1992), Macauley Chrisantus (1990), and Kennedy Igboananike (1989).

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