Sheyi Ojo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwaseyi Babajide Ojo [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| 2011–2015 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | England U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014– | England U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 2015– | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 1 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Oluwaseyi Babajide "Sheyi" Ojo (born 19 June 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a winger.
Club career
Early career
He joined the academy of MK Dons when he was 10 years old. By the age of 13 Ojo had played for the Dons' U18 side and was training with the first team squad.[3] During his time at the club Ojo became the first MK Dons trainee to receive an international cap at youth level.[4]
Liverpool
On 11 November 2011, Liverpool beat off competition from a host of Europe's top clubs[5] including a multi-million pound offer from Chelsea[6] to sign Ojo, then 14, for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £2 million.[3] In April 2014, Ojo was joint top scorer alongside fellow Liverpool player Harry Wilson in the prestigious U17 Future Cup.
Loans to Wigan and Wolves
Having made a number of appearances on Liverpool's bench over the festive period, Ojo joined Wigan Athletic on loan on 2 February 2015.[7][8] Five days later, he made his professional debut coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Wigan in a Championship match against AFC Bournemouth, with Wigan naming Ojo as their man-of-the-match after he had a positive impact on the game.[9][10]
On 2 August 2015, Ojo scored the winning goal for Liverpool in a friendly against Swindon Town.[11] Two days later, Liverpool announced that Ojo had signed a new long-term contract with the club and confirmed that he would join Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan.[12] He made his Wolves debut on the opening day of the 2015–16 Championship season as a substitute, coming on in the 84th minute and picking up a yellow card as his side went on to beat Blackburn Rovers. Three days later he made his first start for Wolves in a 2–1 League Cup win over Newport County, assisting Nouha Dicko for Wolves' opening goal.
Return to Liverpool
He was recalled by Liverpool in January 2016.[13] The next day, Ojo made his first-team competitive debut for Liverpool, as a substitute in the FA Cup third round match against Exeter City that ended in a 2–2 draw.[14] He scored his first competitive goal for Liverpool in the replay against Exeter on 20 January; his goal was the second in a 3–0 victory.[15]
Ojo made his Premier League debut on 20th March 2016, replacing Joe Allen in the 87th minute in a 3-2 loss away to Southampton at St Mary's Stadium.[16] He made his first start for Liverpool in the Premier League against Stoke City at Anfield on the 10th of April 2016, where he assisted Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool's second goal in a 4-1 win, before being replaced by Divock Origi.[17]
International career
Ojo being born in England is eligible to represent England and through his Nigerian heritage is also eligible to play for Nigeria on International football. Ojo at youth level has represented England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level. In his early teens Ojo often played up an age group at international level, representing England U17 at the St Georges Park Tournament in 2012 aged 15.[18] Ojo represented England U17 in the 2014 Algarve Tournament, with England coming second to Germany after a 1–0 loss in the final game.[19]
In September 2014 Ojo received his first England U18 call up for a double header against the Netherlands, Ojo appeared in both games with England winning by an aggregate score of 7–2.[20] On 27 August 2015, Ojo received his first call up for the England U19 team and played 90 minutes in a 3–2 away win over Germany.[21][22]
Personal life
Born in Hemel Hempstead, England, his name "Babajide" is a variant form of the Yoruba name: Babatunde, meaning "Father returns" or "Father comes back to life".
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 May 2016.
| Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2015–16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2014 and 31/07/2014" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Sheyi Ojo". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- 1 2 "BBC Sport – Liverpool sign up MK Dons schoolboy Seyi Ojo". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Liverpool sign MK Dons teenage midfielder Seyi Ojo". the Guardian.
- ↑ Paddy Shennan (18 December 2014). "Exclusive – meet a teenage dream team: rising Liverpool FC star Sheyi Ojo and aspiring beauty queen and actress Amaani Noor". liverpoolecho.
- ↑ "Chelsea pay £2m for 14-year-old Oluwaseyi Ojo – Daily Mail Online". Mail Online.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Transfer Deadline Day: Wigan sign Ojo, Bong & Clarke". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Wigan sign Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo on loan". SkySports. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Loan Watch: LFC youngster earns man of match on professional debut - despite only playing 30 minutes!". This Is Anfield. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Wigan Athletic 1–3 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Swindon 1–2 Liverpool: Christian Benteke scores stunning volley on debut as Reds complete preparations ahead of Stoke test". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "New Reds deal and loan switch for Ojo". Liverpool F.C. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Liverpool recall Sheyi Ojo from Wolves loan spell". Sky Sports. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Exeter City - Liverpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Lewis, Aimee (20 January 2016). "Liverpool set up a fourth-round FA Cup tie against West Ham as they easily saw off League Two Exeter at Anfield.". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Southampton 3-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on Kevin Stewart and Sheyi Ojo". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ The Football Association. "England Under-17 suffer late heartbreak in the Algarve". Thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ The Football Association. "Neil Dewsnip names U18 squad – England – The FA". Thefa.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ David Lynch (2015-08-27). "Rossiter and Ojo in England U19 squad". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Match report: Germany U19s 2-3 England U19s - England". The FA. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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