Femi Azeez

English footballer

Femi Azeez
Personal information
Full name Oluwafemi Javier Azeez[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Westminster, England[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2018 Northwood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Northwood 12 (0)
2018–2019 Wealdstone 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Hanwell Town (loan) 3 (3)
2019– Reading 66 (8)
2020 → Bracknell Town (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for EFL League One club Reading.

Career

After playing for Northwood under-18's during the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut for the club towards the end of the season and made 12 appearances for the club in total.[3][4] He joined Wealdstone in summer 2018, before signing for Hanwell Town on dual registration in December 2018.[3]

On 18 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Azeez to their academy.[5] On 8 February 2020, Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal.[6] On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Azeez had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[7] A year later, 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Azeez had signed another one-year contract with the club.[8]

He scored his first goal for Reading, and his first professional goal, in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 14 August 2021.[9] On 25 November 2023, Azeez assisted both goals in a 1–2 away win against Wycombe Wanderers. This was Reading’s first away win in the league for over a year.[10] Three days later, he once again got an assist as well as scoring a goal in a 5–1 victory over Carlisle United.

Personal life

Azeez was born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother.[11] Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer at the youth academy of Arsenal.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northwood 2017–18[4] Southern League East Division 12 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 0
Wealdstone 2018–19[4] National League South 8 0 0 0 — 2[a] 1 10 1
Hanwell Town (loan) 2018–19[4] Isthmian League South Central Division 3 3 0 0 — 1[b] 1 4 4
Reading 2018–19[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[15] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22[16] Championship 13 2 1 0 0 0 — 14 2
2022–23[17] Championship 20 0 1 0 0 0 — 21 0
2023–24[18] League One 32 6 2 1 1 0 3[c] 0 38 7
Total 66 8 4 1 1 0 3 0 74 9
Career total 89 11 4 1 1 0 6 2 100 14
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2021-22" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Squads - English Football League One 2023/2024". Football Squads. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Stones send young striker out for more experience". Non League Daily. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Femi Azeez profile". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Academy recruit three promising young players". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ Bracknell Town F.C. [@BracknellTownFC] (8 February 2020). "We're delighted to announce that Femi Azeez has joined the Robins on an initial 28 day loan from @ReadingFC " (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Contract update - New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "SEVEN SIGN ON WITH NEW DEALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Reading 2-1 Preston". BBC. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading
  11. ^ "Miguel Azeez Warming up for Arsenal First Team". 11 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Femi Azeez Joins Reading; Younger Brother To Sign New Arsenal Deal On Friday :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  13. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

  • Femi Azeez at Soccerway
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