Matthias Fanimo
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Fanimo warming-up for West Ham, August 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthias Olubori Fanimo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Eastleigh | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | England U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | England U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:01, 25 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Matthias Olubori Fanimo (born 28 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Eastleigh.
Career
West Ham United
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]
Tranmere Rovers
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]
International
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.[8][9] 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.[10] Fanimo then made his debut at U17 level on 3 August 2010 against Finland.[8] He also made his U18 debut on 16 September 2011 against Slovakia.[8]
References
- ↑ "01 February 2013 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Matthias Fanimo". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Fanimo looking forward". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- 1 2 "West Ham 2-0 Crewe". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Transfer Deadline Day: Coventry City sign Blair Turgott". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Fanimo loaned to Tranmere — News — Latest News — News — West Ham United". Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sport — Carlisle United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "MATTHIAS FANIMO". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "LIONS WIN VICTORY SHIELD". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "U16S MAKE IT TWO WINS FROM TWO". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.