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Junior Ajayi

1996 - Today

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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 Jordanian Pro League club Al-Wehdat. 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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Junior Ajayi is the 20,226th most popular soccer player (down from 17,020th in 2024), the 319th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 244th in 2019) and the 168th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Junior Ajayi ranks 20,226 out of 21,273. Before him are Osinachi Ohale, Mikhail Sivakow, Masato Fujita, Deives Thiago, Iñigo Córdoba, and Sead Hakšabanović. After him are Demba Savage, Ève Périsset, Unai Vencedor, Adán Balbín, Will Hughes, and Christian Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Junior Ajayi ranks 849. Before him are Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Sinan Kurt, Eddie Dunbar, Chencho Gyeltshen, Karim Hafez, and Cyrille Bayala. After him are Ivan Šunjić, Adrian Grbić, Yoon Chae-kyung, Cathelijn Peeters, Leah Lewis, and Eliza McCartney.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Junior Ajayi ranks 319 out of 309. Before him are Godwin Mensha (1989), Funke Akindele (1977), Godfrey Oboabona (1990), Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (1993), Nwankwo Obiora (1991), and Osinachi Ohale (1991). After him are Ejike Uzoenyi (1988), John Chibuike (1988), Tems (1995), Maureen Mmadu (1975), Seyi Olofinjana (1980), and Ezinne Okparaebo (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Junior Ajayi ranks 168. Before him are Samuel Adegbenro (1995), Godwin Mensha (1989), Godfrey Oboabona (1990), Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (1993), Nwankwo Obiora (1991), and Osinachi Ohale (1991). After him are Ejike Uzoenyi (1988), John Chibuike (1988), Maureen Mmadu (1975), Seyi Olofinjana (1980), Raphael Onyedika (2001), and Shehu Abdullahi (1993).

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