Funso Ojo
Funso Ojo (born 28 August 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Aberdeen.
 Ojo at PSV, September 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Funso-King Ojo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Wigan Athletic (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olse Merksem | |||
| –2004 | Beerschot AC | ||
| 2004–2008 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | PSV Eindhoven | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Beerschot AC | 24 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Royal Antwerp | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Dordrecht | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Willem II | 58 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Scunthorpe United | 78 | (3) |
| 2019– | Aberdeen | 27 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U16 | 16 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 28 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:29, 1 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career
Ojo played his first Eredivisie match for PSV on 5 May 2009 against Willem II.[1][2] He made five appearances for PSV in the Europa League, including two in the qualifying rounds.
On 18 July 2017, Ojo signed a three-year contract with Scunthorpe United.[3] He made his competitive debut for the club in the season-opening match against AFC Wimbledon, which ended in a 1–1 draw at Glanford Park.[4] His first goal for Scunthorpe came on 7 October 2017, in the 2–1 loss to Wigan Athletic.[5]
Ojo was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Hibernian in June 2019.[6] Ojo believed that he could leave Scunthorpe on a free transfer after they were relegated to EFL League Two, but the proposed move stalled after Scunthorpe disputed whether Ojo could do this.[6] Later in the summer, Scunthorpe accepted offers of £125,000 from Hibernian and Aberdeen.[7] Ojo moved to Aberdeen, signing a three-year contract with the club.[8]
On 28 January 2021, Ojo joined League One side Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2020/21 season.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 January 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Beerschott | 2012–13 | Pro League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Antwerp | 2013–14 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dordrecht | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Willem II | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2017–18[11] | League One | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 2018–19[12] | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 3 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2019–20[13] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020–21[14] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2020-21 | League One | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 285 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Eredivisie/Eerste Divisie promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in the 2018 EFL play-offs and 2017–18 EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the 2018–19 EFL Trophy
References
- "Willem II in conversation with Funso Ojo" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagbald. 28 March 2015.
- "Willem II picks Funso Ojo away at Dordrecht" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 2 June 2015.
- "Funso Ojo: Scunthorpe United sign Belgian midfielder on three-year contract". BBC Sport. 18 July 2017.
- Scunthorpe 1-1 AFC Wimbledon - BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Ojo reacts to first Iron goal - Scunthorpe United. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- Elgott, Jordan (28 June 2019). "Hibs end bid for Scunthorpe's Funso Ojo pursuit but close on Preston's Chris Maxwell". BBC Sport.
- Winton, Richard; White, Mike (11 July 2019). "Hibernian & Aberdeen have bids accepted for Scunthope's Funso Ojo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Smith, Tyrone (14 July 2019). "Funso Ojo: Aberdeen complete £125,000 deal for midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Latics complete loan signing of midfielder Funso Ojo from Aberdeen". Wigan Athletic FC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Funso Ojo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "Games played by Funso Ojo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Games played by Funso Ojo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Games played by Funso Ojo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Games played by Funso Ojo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.