Damola Ajayi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oyindamola Oluwatobi Peter Ajayi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bromley | |||
| 2022–2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Bromley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 20 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Oyindamola Oluwatobi Peter Ajayi (born 27 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Career
[edit]A youth product of Bromley, Ajayi joined the youth academy of Tottenham Hotspur in 2022.[3] On 18 January 2024, Ajayi signed his first professional contract with Tottenham and was promoted to their U21 side.[4] He started training with the senior Tottenham side in the preseason in the summer of 2024.[3] He was named to the senior matchday squad for the first time in a UEFA Europa League match against the Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC on 3 October 2024.[5] On 5 January 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.[6] He made his senior and professional debut with Spurs as a substitute in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League match against IF Elfsborg on 30 January 2025, scoring his side's second goal in his debut.[7] He was a member of the Tottenham Hotspur squad which won the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, the first title of his professional career, and was on the bench as a non-playing substitute in the final against Manchester United.[8]
On 24 June 2025, Ajayi joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on loan for the forthcoming season.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Middlesbrough on 12 August.[10] On 23 December 2025, Doncaster Rovers terminated Ajayi’s loan agreement, with manager Grant McCann explaining that the decision was made to allow the winger to play more regularly.[11] On 15 January 2026, Ajayi returned to League Two side Bromley on loan.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2022–23[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[15] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25[16] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2025–26[17] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
| Bromley (loan) | 2025–26[17] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 4 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur
Bromley
References
[edit]- ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "Damola Ajayi". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- 1 2 Labellarte, Giuseppe (13 July 2023). "17-year-old Tottenham forward spotted in senior training ahead of Australia trip". TBR Football.
- ↑ "Ajayi turns pro". Tottenham Hotspur.
- 1 2 "Damola Ajayi: 18yo forward named in Tottenham's gameday squad for the first time in win v Ferencvaros | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ Abel, Kelechi (5 January 2025). "Damola Ajayi Signs Pro Contract with Tottenham Hotspur - Football In Nigeria".
- ↑ "MSN". MSN. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- 1 2 UEFA.com. "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "Damola joins Doncaster on loan". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster Rovers - Rovers dump Championship Boro out of Carabao Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "McCann confirms four loanees will return to parent clubs". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Bromley loan for Ajayi". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Damola Ajayi: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder joins Bromley on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Damola Ajayi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Damola Ajayi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Damola Ajayi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Damola Ajayi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bromley 3–1 Walsall – Ravens seal League Two title". BBC Sport. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Damola Ajayi at Soccerway
- Damola Ajayi at BDFutbol
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- English men's footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Men's association football wingers
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- English Football League players