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Matthias Fanimo

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Matthias Fanimo
Fanimo warming up for West Ham United in August 2012
Personal information
Full name Matthias Olubori Ayooluwa Fanimo[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Slaven Belupo
Youth career
2001–2011 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 West Ham United 0 (0)
2014Tranmere Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Bishop's Stortford 9 (0)
2015–2016 Eastleigh 8 (0)
2016–2017 Margate 9 (1)
2017–2018 AFC Hornchurch 12 (1)
2018–2019 Drava Ptuj 29 (19)
2019–2020 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 29 (6)
2020–2022 Sarajevo 36 (10)
2022– Slaven Belupo 0 (0)
International career
2008–2010 England U16 8 (2)
2010 England U17 9 (1)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021

Matthias Olubori Ayooluwa Fanimo (born 28 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Prva HNL club Slaven Belupo.

Club career

West Ham United

A youth team player, Fanimo signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in the summer of 2011.[3] He made his first team debut for West Ham on 28 August 2012 against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Cup coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Matthew Taylor.[4] West Ham won the match 2–0.[4]

Fanimo was released by West Ham on 2 February 2015.[5]

Tranmere Rovers

In September 2014, Fanimo signed on loan for Tranmere Rovers.[6] He made only one appearance for Tranmere, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Jake Kirby in a 1–0 away defeat by Carlisle United on 27 September 2014.[7]

Margate

On 27 June 2016, Fanimo signed with Margate.[8]

Drava Ptuj

In 2018, Fanimo signed with Slovenian club Drava Ptuj.[9]

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 16 January 2019, Fanimo left Drava and signed a 2+12-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[10]

He made his official debut for Mladost on 23 February 2019 in a 1–0 win over GOŠK Gabela.[11] Fanimo scored his first goal for Mladost on 20 April 2019, in a 3–1 home win against GOŠK Gabela.[12]

Sarajevo

On 24 July 2020, Fanimo signed a three-year contract with Sarajevo for a, unofficially, €50.000 transfer fee.[13][14] He made his official debut for the club in a league match against Krupa on 2 August 2020.[15] Fanimo scored his first goal for Sarajevo on 20 September 2020, against Sloboda Tuzla.[16] He won his first trophy with the club on 26 May 2021, after beating Borac Banja Luka in the 2020–21 Bosnian Cup final.[17]

In February 2022, Sarajevo terminated its contract with Fanimo due to his alleged indiscipline.[18]

In June 2022, Fanimo joined Prva HNL club Slaven Belupo on a free transfer.[19]

International career

Fanimo has played for England at U16, U17, and the U18 level. He made his debut for the U16 side on 28 November 2008 against Scotland U16 in the 2008 Victory Shield which England won 2–0 and in doing so, winning the shield.[20][21] Fanimo was then given the captain's armband for the 2009 Victory Shield by Kenny Swain and he then scored his first goal at U16 level against Northern Ireland on 5 November 2009 in the 82nd minute as England went on to win 2–0.[22]

Fanimo then made his debut at U17 level on 3 August 2010 against Finland.[20] He also made his U18 debut on 16 September 2011 against Slovakia.[20]

Honours

Sarajevo[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fanimo: Matthias Olubori Ayooluwa Fanimo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "M. Fanimo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Fanimo looking forward". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "West Ham 2–0 Crewe". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC Sport – Transfer Deadline Day: Coventry City sign Blair Turgott". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Fanimo loaned to Tranmere — News — Latest News — News — West Ham United". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ^ "BBC Sport — Carlisle United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  8. ^ Mark Stokes (27 June 2016). "Margate sign former West Ham youngster Matthias Fanimo who once came out top in speed tests against rivals including Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale". kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ Matthias Fanimo: The former Hammer making a name for himself in Slovenia englishplayersabroad.com
  10. ^ Mladost dovela Matthiasa Fanima, bivšeg engleskog omladinskog reprezentativca at klix.ba, 16 January 2019
  11. ^ Mladost minimalno porazila GOŠK, Erić odbranio penal i donio bod Zvijezdi 09 kod Krupe at klix.ba, 23 February 2019
  12. ^ A. Čaušević (20 April 2019). "Arežina zabio eurogol, Mladost prekinula crni niz" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. ^ K.H. (24 July 2020). "Veliko pojačanje na Koševu: Matthias Fanimo novi nogometaš FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Podatke treba uzeti sa rezervom: Sarajevo platilo 50 hiljada eura za novog fudbalera" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. ^ A. Lendo (2 August 2020). "Novi miljenik navijača Sarajeva upisao prve minute u bordo dresu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. ^ E. Čaušević (20 September 2020). "Fanimo nije krio sreću nakon meča na Tušnju: Danas je bio dobar dan" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  17. ^ N.K. (26 May 2021). "Sarajevo nakon penala savladalo Borac i osvojilo Kup BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  18. ^ H.H. (24 February 2022). "Sarajevo zbog nediscipline raskinulo ugovor sa Matthiasom Fanimom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Matthias Fanimo novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  20. ^ a b c "MATTHIAS FANIMO". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  21. ^ "LIONS WIN VICTORY SHIELD". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  22. ^ "U16S MAKE IT TWO WINS FROM TWO". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.