Afolabi Adedoyin Olamilekan Oluwatimileh Obafemi (born 24 November 1994) is an English professional
footballer
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who last played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for
Barking, having previously played in the
Football League
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with
Leyton Orient and
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...
.
Career
Early career
Born in
Walthamstow
Walthamstow ( or ) is a large town in East London, east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London and the Historic counties of England, ancient county of Essex. Situated northeast of Chari ...
, London, Obafemi's first football club as a youngster was Ryan F.C.
[ During his spell at Ryan, Obafemi netted a record 48 goals in one season. During that season, he netted 48 times for the Sunday team, and 42 times whilst playing for the Saturday team. Obafemi spent a total of five years at Ryan F.C. before being scouted by Watford F.C.]100 metres
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final at the London Youth Games in 2009, in a time of 11.6 seconds.
Leyton Orient
In his first season in Orient's youth team, Obafemi was top scorer with 18 goals. In December 2011, he went on a work experience loan to Scarborough Athletic, playing in the 2–1 defeat at Barton Town Old Boys on 10 December.
On 30 March 2012 he signed for A.F.C. Sudbury
Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury is a football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The club was formed in 1999 by the merger of Sudbury Town and Sudbury Wanderers, the process giving rise to the name Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury. ...
, again on work experience, making his debut as a late substitute in the 1–0 win over Harlow Town
Harlow Town Football Club is an English association football, football club based in Harlow, Essex. The club is a former member of the and plays at The Harlow Arena.
The club is best known for its exploits in the 1979–80 FA Cup, in which it ...
on 7 April.
Obafemi made his full Orient debut on 5 May as a substitute in the 2–1 home win against Rochdale, the last game of the season.
In August 2012 Obafemi went on loan to Conference South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
club Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...
, and scored in his only game in the 1–0 win over Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
, before being recalled by the Os.
Obafemi was released by Orient on 24 April 2013.
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge announced the free transfer signing of Obafemi on 11 July 2013. He signed a one-year deal with the club. In June 2014, after not being offered a new deal, he returned to the club for pre-season training to try and impress and earn a new contract. However, during July he was released.
Hayes & Yeading
In September 2014 he joined Hayes & Yeading United
Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...
having been with Welling United, Maidstone United
Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
and Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill.
History
The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...
on trial, and made his debut as a substitute in the 1–1 draw at Hemel Hempstead Town on 20 September. After making only three substitute appearances he moved to Billericay Town
Billericay Town Football Club is a football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. The club are currently members of and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the competition on three o ...
the following month, and stayed until the end of the season.
Obafemi signed for Welling United before the start of the 2014–15 season, and made his debut as a substitute in the 1–0 home win over Guiseley on 8 August. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–1 home defeat by Braintree Town
Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road.
History
The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...
on 29 August.
In December 2015 he joined Bedford Town
Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...
on loan, and he scored on his debut in the 2–1 defeat at home to AFC Rushden & Diamonds
A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds is an English football club based in Rushden in Northamptonshire. They played their opening season at Kiln Park, the home of Raunds Town, in 2011–12 and subsequently shared the Dog & Duck ground with Wellingboroug ...
on 26 December.
Personal life
His younger brother Michael Obafemi
Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (born 6 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Irish national team.
Early life
Obafemi was born in Dublin to Nigerian parents. Wh ...
is also a footballer.
Career statistics
References
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Walthamstow
English footballers
English people of Nigerian descent
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Scarborough Athletic F.C. players
A.F.C. Sudbury players
Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
Billericay Town F.C. players
Welling United F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
Staines Town F.C. players
Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
Barking F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Isthmian League players
Southern Football League players
Black British sportspeople
Association football forwards