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Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore (born 18 January 1985), also known as Femi, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
![]() Ajilore in October 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 January 1985 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2002–2004 | FC Ebedei | |||||||||||||
2004–2008 | FC Midtjylland | 76 | (5) | |||||||||||
2008–2013 | Groningen | 78 | (4) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Brøndby IF (loan) | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
2013–2015 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | Middelfart G&BK | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Nigeria U-23 | 6[citation needed] | (0) | |||||||||||
2008–2011 | Nigeria | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He also holds a Ghanaian passport.[citation needed]
Femi has often played the role as central defensive midfielder in his clubs.[citation needed]
He played with the Nigerian U-23 national team in the 2008 Beijing and won the silver medal. He made his debut for the Super Eagles against Colombia on 19 November 2008. He was one time the most expensive player in Dutch side FC Groningen's history when they signed him before the 2008 Olympics. He had two spells at FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga before playing at Danish 2nd Division side Middelfart G&BK in the 2015–16 season. He retired from football in the summer of 2017 after failing to overcome his injuries.[citation needed]
References
editExternal links
edit- Oluwafemi Ajilore at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Ajilore wants Euro Cup action – The Sun News Online
- Oluwafemi Ajilore at National-Football-Teams.com