:Yusuf Otubanjo
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yusuf Otubanjo
| fullname = Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo
| image = ÖFB-Cupfinale 2013 - Yusuf Otubanjo 01.JPG
| caption = Otubanjo in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|9|12}}
| birth_place = Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
| height = 1.77 m
| currentclub = Pyunik
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = –2009
| youthclubs1 = Emmanuel Amunike Academy
| years1 = 2009
| clubs1 = Julius Berger Football Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = Gateway United F.C.
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = Crown F.C.
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = Atlético Madrid C
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2012–2014
| clubs5 = Red Bull Salzburg
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2014
| clubs6 = → FC Pasching (loan)
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2015–2016
| clubs7 = Blau-Weiß Linz
| caps7 = 39
| goals7 = 34
| years8 = 2016–2018
| clubs8 = MŠK Žilina
| caps8 = 33
| goals8 = 10
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = → Rheindorf Altach (loan)
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = LASK
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2020–2022
| clubs11 = Ararat-Armenia
| caps11 = 58
| goals11 = 26
| years12 = 2022–
| clubs12 = Pyunik
| caps12 = 82
| goals12 = 51
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria U-17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22 April 2025
}}
Yusuf Otubanjo (born 12 September 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.
Career
=Club=
On 23 January 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Otubanjo.{{cite web |title=Նոր տրանսֆեր |url=https://www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/photos/a.325603957976435/679540785916082/?type=3&theater |website=facebook.com/ |publisher=FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=hy |date=23 January 2020}} On 4 June 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced that Otubanjo's contract had expired and he would leave the club.{{cite web |title=Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, "Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և ֆուտբոլիստ Յուսուֆ Օտուբանջոի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չերկարաձգել պայմանագիրը: |url=https://www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/photos/a.308333323036832/1235983270271828/ |website=facebook.com/araratarmeniafc |publisher=FC Ararat Armenia Facebook |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=Armenian |date=2 June 2022}}
On 11 June 2022, Otubanjo signed for fellow Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.{{cite web |title=Official statement: Yusuf Otubanjo |url=https://fcpyunik.am/en/article/1167 |website=fcpyunik.am/ |publisher=FC Pyunik |access-date=14 June 2022 |date=11 June 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|yusuf-otubanjo/102559}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Red Bull Salzburg
|rowspan="2"|Austrian Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Pasching (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Austrian Regionalliga Central |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Blau-Weiß Linz
|rowspan="2"|Austrian Regionalliga Central |13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16
|26 | 28 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 28 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 34 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 40 | 34 | |||
| rowspan="3"|MŠK Žilina
|rowspan="2"|Slovak First Football League |18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18
|15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 41 | 19 | ||
| SCR Altach (loan)
|Austrian Bundesliga |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|LASK
|rowspan="2"|Austrian Bundesliga |19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Ararat-Armenia
|rowspan="3"|Armenian Premier League |13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
| 2020–21
|21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4{{efn|One appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Armenian Supercup|name=ASC}} | 0 | 30 | 10 | |
| 2021–22
|24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 10 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 29 | |
| rowspan="4"|Pyunik
|rowspan="3"|Armenian Premier League |30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goal in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 46 | 21 | ||
| 2023–24
|31 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 40 | 21 | ||
| 2024–25
|21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|Two appearances and zero goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and two goal in the UEFA Conference League.}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=ASC}} | 0 | 30 | 15 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!82 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 57 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!264 | 130 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 152 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Pyunik
MŠK Žilina
Ararat-Armenia
Individual
- UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage: 2022–23{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/027b-169063a653e8-fb888eb9f838-1000--yusuf-otubanjo-wins-europa-conference-league-goal-of-the-g/|title=Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage|date=11 November 2022|access-date=22 July 2023}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://futbalnet.sk/member/1374826 Futbalnet profile] {{in lang|sk}}
- {{Soccerway|yusuf-otubanjo/102559}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|yusuf-otubanjo}}
- {{Fussballdaten|otubanjoyusuf}}
{{FC Pyunik squad}}
{{Armenian Premier League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otubanjo, Yusuf}}
Category:People from Ijebu Ode
Category:Sportspeople from Ogun State
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers
Category:Gateway United F.C. players
Category:Atlético Madrid C players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:FC Juniors OÖ players
Category:FC Blau-Weiß Linz players
Category:SC Rheindorf Altach players
Category:FC Ararat-Armenia players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Austrian Regionalliga players
Category:Slovak First Football League players
Category:Armenian Premier League players
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
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