Isaac Success
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Success Ajayi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BJ Foundation | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2014 | BJ Foundation | ||
| 2014–2015 | Granada B | 15 | (6) |
| 2014– | Granada | 40 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (7) |
| 2015– | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Isaac Success Ajayi (born 7 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF as a forward.
Club career
Success was born in Benin City. He started his career with local side BJ Foundation Academy, appearing regularly for the side.[1]
In November 2013 Success agreed to a five-year deal with Udinese, being effective in January,[2] for a €400,000 fee.[3] However, he was only granted a work permit in March of the following year,[4] and immediately joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
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,[6] being the Andalusians' youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match.[7] 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.[8]
On 7 August 2015 Success extended his link with the club, signing until 2019 and being definitely promoted to the main squad.[9]
Success will be joining Watford for the start of the 2016/17 season.
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.[10]
References
- ↑ Eaglets Striker Close To Udinese Deal; Complete Sports Nigeria, 10 June 2013
- ↑ Isaac Success Confirms He Will Join Udinese In January; All Nigeria Soccer, 12 November 2013
- ↑ Isaac Success, la nuova scommessa dell'Udinese (Isaac Success, Udinese's new bet); Tutto Udinese, 26 May 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Isaac Success gets work permit today; The Nation Online, 14 March 2014
- ↑ Success Isaac y Uche Agbo: nuevos jugadores del Granada CF (Success Isaac and Uche Agbo: new player of Granada CF); Granada's official website, 18 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Elche snatch last-gasp equalsier; ESPN FC, 31 August 2014
- ↑ Success, jugador más joven en debutar en Primera con el Granada (Success, the youngest player to debut in Primera with Granada); Marca, 1 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Granada 1–1 Valencia; ESPN FC, 7 December 2014
- ↑ Isaac Success un año más de contrato (Isaac Success one more year of contract); Granada's official website, 7 August 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Isaac Success fit for U-17 World Cup final; Goal.com, 8 November 2013
External links
- Isaac Success profile at BDFutbol
- Isaac Success profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Isaac Success profile at Soccerway
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