Dapo Afolayan
{{short description|English footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Dapo Afolayan
|image = 2025-04-23 - FC St Pauli - Oladapo Afolayan.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Afolayan in 2025
|full_name = Oladapo Joshua Afolayan{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town |publisher=English Football League |page=41 |access-date=22 October 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Harrow, England
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}{{cite web |title=Oladapo Afolayan Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/252916/oladapo-afolayan |website=ESPN |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en}}
|position = Winger, centre-forward
|currentclub = FC St. Pauli
|clubnumber = 17
|youthyears1 = 2002–2006
|youthclubs1 = Harrow St Marys
|youthyears2 = 2006–2011
|youthclubs2 = Chelsea
|youthyears3 = 2012–2015
|youthclubs3 = Toronto FC
|youthyears4 = 2015–2016
|youthclubs4 = Barnet
|youthyears5 = 2016
|youthclubs5 = Tooting & Mitcham United
|collegeyears1 = 2014
|college1 = Toronto Varsity Blues
|collegecaps1 = 11
|collegegoals1 = 1
|years1 = 2014–2015
|clubs1 = Toronto FC III
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2015
|clubs2 = ANB Futbol
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2016–2017
|clubs3 = Loughborough University
|caps3 = 11
|goals3 = 3
|years4 = 2017–2018
|clubs4 = Solihull Moors
|caps4 = 45
|goals4 = 15
|years5 = 2018–2021
|clubs5 = West Ham United
|caps5 = 0
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2019
|clubs6 = → Oldham Athletic (loan)
|caps6 = 10
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2019–2020
|clubs7 = → Mansfield Town (loan)
|caps7 = 6
|goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2021
|clubs8 = → Bolton Wanderers (loan)
|caps8 = 21
|goals8 = 1
|years9 = 2021–2023
|clubs9 = Bolton Wanderers
|caps9 = 66
|goals9 = 15
|years10 = 2023–
|clubs10 = FC St. Pauli
|caps10 = 79
|goals10 = 15
|nationalyears1 = 2017
|nationalteam1 = England C
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 07:10, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Oladapo Joshua Afolayan (born 11 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or centre-forward for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.
He spent his youth at a number of clubs: Harrow St Marys, Chelsea, Toronto FC, Barnet, and Tooting & Mitcham United. He also played at the university level in Canada with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. After playing local football in Canada with ANB Futbol, he played for English non-league clubs Loughborough University and Solihull Moors, before moving to Premier League club West Ham United. He had loan spells at Oldham Athletic, Mansfield Town, and Bolton Wanderers, with the latter move becoming permanent, before signing for FC St. Pauli.
He was also capped by the England C team
Personal life
He left the Chelsea academy in order to concentrate on his GCSEs. He moved to Canada with his family but returned to England to study civil engineering at Loughborough University.{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/january/23-january/oladapo-afolayan-ive-worked-my-socks-and-im-just-happy-its|title=Oladapo Afolayan: I've worked my socks off and I'm just happy it's paid off|publisher=whufc.com|date=23 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021}}
Club career
=Early career=
Afolayan joined Harrow St Marys at under-5 level and moved into the youth system at Chelsea at the age of nine, having turned down the chance of a rival offer from Arsenal.{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/teams/development-squad/squad/oladapo-afolayan|title=Oladapo Afolayan|publisher=West Ham United F.C.|access-date=23 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=Academy Spotlight: Oladapo Afolayan |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/april/15-april/academy-spotlight-oladapo-afolayan |website=www.whufc.com |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=From Toronto to Solihull: the rise of Solihull Moors striker Dapo Afolayan |url=https://solihullobserver.co.uk/sport/from-toronto-to-solihull-the-rise-of-solihull-moors-striker-dapo-afolayan/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=Solihull Observer |date=27 April 2017 |language=en}} He struggled with his short stature as a teenager and was restricted to playing as a winger. He left Chelsea at the age of 14 so that academy football did not get in the way of his schooling,{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Chris |title=Dapo Afolayan: The forward who turned down Chelsea for non-league |url=https://thesetpieces.com/interviews/dapo-afolayan-forward-turned-chelsea-non-league/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=The Set Pieces |date=16 February 2018}} at Merchant Taylors School.{{Cite web|title=Scissorum Issue 186 February 2 2018 - mtsn.org.uk Issue 186 ... French mathematician Evariste Galois. ... This week the Outdoor Education Shooting Team embarked on a - [PDF Document]|url=https://vdocuments.net/scissorum-issue-186-february-2-2018-mtsnorguk-issue-186-french-mathematician.html|access-date=1 February 2022|website=vdocuments.net|language=en}}
At the age of 15, Afolayan moved to Canada and spent time in Toronto FC's reserve squad in League1 Ontario and the Premier Development League. He later said that despite being just 16 he "trained with the first team quite a bit and played with the likes of Jermain Defoe, Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco". Late in the 2015 season, he played for ANB Futbol in League1 Ontario.{{cite web|url=http://www.anbfutbol.com/2018%20Odadapo-Niklas.pdf|title=Two former ANB Futbol players sign professional contracts|date=February 2018|work=ANB Futbol}} He also played for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, while in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.oua.ca/sports/msoc/2014-15/players/dapoafolayanek8h?view=career&pos=kickers|title=Dapo Afolayan|publisher=Ontario University Athletics|access-date=23 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/601813|title=L1 2014 Post-Season Player Watch|date=3 December 2014|work=League1 Ontario}}
Afolayan returned to England at the age of 18 to study a civil engineering degree at Loughborough University. He spent time playing youth football at Barnet and Tooting & Mitcham United.{{cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/solihull-moors-boss-liam-mcdonald-12589903|title=Solihull Moors boss Liam McDonald delighted to secure former Chelsea kid Oladapo Afolayan|publisher=Solihull Observer|date=10 February 2017|access-date=23 February 2019}} He went on to play for the Loughborough University football team whilst studying, scoring three goals in 11 appearances for the club in the Midland League.{{cite web|url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayStatsForPlayer.do?id=668152828|title=Total Motion Midland Football League|publisher=Football Association|access-date=23 February 2019}}
=Solihull Moors=
File:Oladapo Afolayan 2017-03-18 1.jpg in 2017.]]
On 7 February 2017, Afolayan signed for National League club Solihull Moors; he had previously been on trial at Rochdale.{{cite web|url=http://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=12556|title=Moors bolster strikeforce|publisher=Solihull Moors F.C.|date=7 February 2017|access-date=23 February 2019}}{{dead link|date=July 2019}} Four days after joining the Moors, Afolayan scored on his debut, scoring the final goal in a 3–0 win over Sutton United at Damson Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38865490|title=Solihull Moors 3–0 Sutton United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 February 2017|access-date=23 February 2019}} He scored four goals in 15 games in the 2016–17 season and turned fully professional at the club in the summer, switching his engineering degree at Loughborough University for an online course. He also spent time at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy.{{cite web |title=Oladapo Afolayan |url=https://www.whufc.com/teams/development-squad/squad/oladapo-afolayan |website=www.whufc.com |access-date=4 July 2020}} On 27 January 2018, Afolayan scored in his final game for the club, in a 3–1 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42756773|title=Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Solihull Moors|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2018|access-date=23 February 2019}} Despite leaving the club half way through the campaign, he was Solihull's top-scorer for the entire 2017–18 season with 11 goals in 35 matches; Solihull ended the season in 18th place under the stewardship of Mark Yates.
=West Ham United=
On 1 February 2018, Afolayan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club West Ham United.{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/february/01-february/west-ham-snap-forward-oladapo-afolayan|title=West Ham snap up forward Oladapo Afolayan|publisher=West Ham United F.C.|date=1 February 2018|access-date=23 February 2019}} On 31 January 2019, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/january/31-january/afolayan-joins-oldham-athletic-loan|title=Afolayan joins Oldham Athletic on loan|publisher=West Ham United F.C.|date=31 January 2019|access-date=23 February 2019}} He made his Football League debut for the "Latics" in a 3–1 loss away to Bury on 23 February; he came onto the pitch as a 76th-minute substitute for Zak Dearnley.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47262317|title=Bury 3–1 Oldham Athletic|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 February 2019|access-date=23 February 2019}} In total he made four starts and six substitute appearances during his time at Boundary Park and said he learned a lot form working under manager Paul Scholes.{{cite news |title=Afolayan: I can't wait for the first pre-season test |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/july/12-july/afolayan-i-cant-wait-first-pre-season-test |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=www.whufc.com |date=12 July 2019 |language=en}}
He returned to League Two on a half-season loan with Mansfield Town on 29 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49512111|title=Oladapo Afolayan: Mansfield Town sign West Ham United forward on loan|date=29 August 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2019}} He scored his first Football League goal on 12 October, in a 6–1 win over former club Oldham Athletic at Field Mill; he also won a penalty in the game.{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town 6-1 Oldham Athletic: Dino Maamria 'bemused' at double sending off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49942852 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 October 2019 |language=en-gb}} Manager John Dempster "what impressed me was the distance he covered. He was pressing all over the pitch. He ran himself into the ground".{{cite news |last1=Owen |first1=Danny |title='Huge asset': West Ham loanee Dapo Afolayan shines in Mansfield thrashing |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/10/14/huge-asset-west-ham-loanee-dapo-afolayan-shines-in-mansfield-thr/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=HITC |date=14 October 2019}}
On 23 January 2021, Afolayan made his debut for West Ham, appearing as a substitute and scoring in a 4–0 FA Cup win against Doncaster Rovers.
=Bolton Wanderers=
Afolayan moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers on 1 February 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/afolayan-bolton-west-ham-transfer-19746732|title=Bolton sign West Ham forward Afolayan on loan for rest of season|first=John|last=McDougall|date=1 February 2021|website=Manchester Evening News}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55894492|title=Bolton sign Afolayan, Jensen & Williams|work=BBC Sport}} Bolton had the option to make the deal permanent at the end of his loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19053628.bolton-wanderers-transfer-deadline-day-live-january-2021/|title=DEADLINE DAY LIVE: All the latest Bolton Wanderers transfer news and gossip|website=The Bolton News|date=February 2021 }}
His debut came on 9 February, when he came on as a substitute for Lloyd Isgrove in a 1–1 draw against Morecambe.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55406739|title=Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Morecambe|work=BBC Sport }} His first start came four days later in a 1–0 win against Stevenage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55959872|title=Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Stevenage|work=BBC Sport }} He scored his first goal for Bolton on the final day of the season, scoring Bolton's second goal in a 4–1 win against Crawley Town, the win confirming Bolton's promotion to League One.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56953454|title=Bolton promoted after win at Crawley|work=BBC Sport }}
On 27 May 2021, Afolayan signed a permanent three-year contract with Bolton,{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bolton-afolayan-permanent-transfer-breaking-20692936|title=Bolton sign forward Afolayan on permanent deal after West Ham release|first=John|last=McDougall|date=27 May 2021|website=Manchester Evening News}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57269615|title=Bolton sign West Ham striker Afolayan|work=BBC Sport }} after Bolton activated the option clause in the loan agreement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrOvEK6RV7Y|title=DAPO AFOLAYAN | Forward after joining in permanent switch from West Ham United|date=27 May 2021 |via=www.youtube.com}}
Afolayan started off the 2021–22 EFL League One campaign in excellent form, scoring six goals in the opening eleven games and was voted as Bolton's Player of the Month for both August and September 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/10/07/24-year-old-west-ham-released-this-summer-named-player-of-the-month-for-second-time/|title=24-year-old West Ham released this summer named Player of the Month for second time|first=Kyle|last=Archer|date=7 October 2021|website=HITC}} He finished the season with 14 goals, making him Bolton's leading scorer, and he was voted as the club's Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/afolayan-named-player-of-the-year/|title=Afolayan Named Player of the Year|website=www.bwfc.co.uk}}
The 2022–2023 season saw Bolton change formation. In addition to that, as well as new signings playing well, his playing time became limited with Bolton trying to play him in various different positions to no avail.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/thank-you-dapo/|title=Thank You Dapo|website=www.bwfc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23261073.bolton-wanderers-sell-dapo-afolayan-st-pauli-500-000-transfer/|title=Dapo Afolayan exit is confirmed as attacker joins St Pauli in £500,000 deal|website=The Bolton News|date=19 January 2023 }} As a result, in January 2023, Afolayan was the subject of transfer bids from multiple clubs,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23244825.bolton-wanderers-star-dapo-afolayan-really-way-st-pauli/|title=Is it really 'auf wiedersehen' for Bolton Wanderers star man Dapo Afolayan?|website=The Bolton News|date=12 January 2023 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23246738.bolton-wanderers-boss-confirms-multiple-bids-made-dapo-afolayan/|title='Ball is in his court' - Evatt confirms bids accepted for Dapo Afolayan|website=The Bolton News|date=12 January 2023 }} with it being confirmed that Afolayan would leave the club and they would be able to cope without him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23247646.bolton-wanderers-can-progress-without-dapo-afolayan-says-ian-evatt/|title=Ian Evatt confident Wanderers can progress without wantaway Dapo Afolayan|website=The Bolton News|date=13 January 2023 }}
=FC St. Pauli=
On 19 January 2023, Afolayan signed for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli after originally having three bids rejected by Bolton Wanderers, their fourth bid finally meeting Bolton's valuation.{{Cite web |date=19 January 2023 |title=Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Flügelstürmer Oladapo Afolayan. |url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/news/der-fc-st-pauli-verpflichtet-sturmer-oladapo-afolayan/ |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=FC St. Pauli |language=de-DE}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64330256|title=Bolton forward Afolayan joins German side St Pauli|work=BBC Sport }} The fee was undisclosed, though The Bolton News reported it was around £500,000. On 12 May 2024, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win over VfL Osnabrück, which secured promotion of his club to the Bundesliga for the first time since 2010–11.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40131213/st-pauli-promoted-back-bundesliga-13-year-wait |title=St. Pauli promoted back to the Bundesliga after 13-year wait |publisher=ESPN |date=12 May 2024 }}
International career
Afolayan won a cap for Paul Fairclough's England C team on 8 November 2017, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Fejiri Okenabirhie in a 4–0 defeat to eventual International Challenge Trophy winners Slovakia U23.{{cite news |title=Slovakia 4-0 England C |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/nov/08/england-c-slovakia-report-081117 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=www.thefa.com |date=8 November 2017 |language=en}}
In April 2021, Afolayan was asked in the Bolton Wanderers matchday programme if he would consider playing for Nigeria and he stated "Yeah I would. It's something I've thought about and hopefully I can keep playing well and get on their radar."{{Cite web|url=https://imgur.com/JrXXq4p|title=imgur.com|website=Imgur}}
Style of play
Afolayan can play as a winger{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19219963.west-hams-dapo-afolayan-bolton-promotion-chances-appreciating-hammers-cup-start/|title=Loan star Dapo Afolayan reveals his promotion plan for Bolton Wanderers|website=The Bolton News|date=9 April 2021 }} or centre-forward.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/teams/development-squad/squad/oladapo-afolayan|title=Oladapo Afolayan | West Ham United|website=www.whufc.com}} West Ham Academy director Terry Westley said that he is an "interesting player" who is "aggressive, has great pace and the knack of scoring goal".{{cite news |title=West Ham snap up forward Oladapo Afolayan |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/february/01-february/west-ham-snap-forward-oladapo-afolayan |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=www.whufc.com |date=1 February 2018 |language=en}} Bolton Wanderers fans compared him to Jay-Jay Okocha due to the silky skills he produced whilst playing for them.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19484117.bolton-wanderers-ex-west-ham-star-dapo-afolayan-mission-entertain/|title=Why Dapo Afolayan is on a mission to entertain the fans at Bolton Wanderers|website=The Bolton News|date=2 August 2021 }} Afolayan enjoyed these comparisons and after scoring against AFC Wimbledon did Okocha's signature goal celebration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19555196.bolton-wanderers-dapo-afolayan-issues-challenge-west-hams-michail-antonio/|title=Winger Dapo Afolayan plans to be must-see TV at Bolton Wanderers|website=The Bolton News|date=3 September 2021 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| 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 FA Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Toronto FC III
|2015{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722044257/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2015/74548977.html|archive-date=22 July 2015|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2015/74548977.html|title=TFC Academy PDL 2015|work=Premier Development League|url-status=dead}} |10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Loughborough University
|Midland League Premier Division |11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| rowspan=3|Solihull Moors
|2016–17{{Soccerway|oladapo-afolayan/474259|accessdate=19 April 2025}} |15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18
|National League |30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!45 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 15 | |
| West Ham United U21
|– |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=EFT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|West Ham United
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|101299|2018|accessdate=19 September 2019}} |rowspan=3|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|101299|2019|accessdate=19 September 2019}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|101299|2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oldham Athletic (loan)
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town (loan)
|League Two |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan)
|League Two |21 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Bolton Wanderers
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|101299|2021|accessdate=3 July 2021}} |rowspan=2|League One |44 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 51 | 14 | |
| 2022–23
|22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=EFT}} | 2 | 29 | 6 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!66 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 20 | |
| rowspan="4"|FC St. Pauli
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|101299|2022|accessdate=8 December 2023}} |rowspan=2|2. Bundesliga |16 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|101299|2023|accessdate=8 December 2023}}
|31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 10 | |||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|101299|2024|accessdate=19 April 2025}}
|32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 34 | 3 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!79 | 15 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 84 | 16 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!248 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 279 | 58 |
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