Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja ( yield 27 December 1998 ) is a professional football player who plays as a hitter for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux and the Nigeria national team. Maja played youth football with Crystal Palace, Fulham and Manchester City and began his professional career with Sunderland, making 49 appearances and scoring 17 goals. In January 2019, he joined Bordeaux. Born in England, Maja made his international introduction for Nigeria in September 2019.
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early life [edit ]
Born in the London Borough of Lewisham to nigerian parents, Maja grew up in Pimlico, London. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As a child he played for the youth teams of Crystal Palace and Fulham, and despite being formally registered with Fulham he spent some time with Manchester City. [ 6 ]
Club career [edit ]
sunderland [edit ]
maja with Sunderland in 2018 Maja was not offered a eruditeness by Manchester City and in March 2015, Fulham reached an agreement with Sunderland for him to sign a biennial eruditeness. [ 7 ] In May 2016, he signed his inaugural professional contract with the club, signing a three-year softwood. [ 5 ] On 21 September 2016, Maja made his professional debut in a 2–1 victory at Queens Park Rangers in the third gear round of the EFL Cup, replacing Joel Asoro as a substitute for the final 21 minutes. [ 8 ] He did not play again that season but did appear on the bench during their Premier League campaign, which ended in relegation. [ 9 ] maja made his league debut on 16 December 2017, when he came on for James Vaughan at the Stadium of Light, going on to score his side ‘s lone goal of the equal five minutes subsequently ; the game resulted in Sunderland ’ s first home win of 2017 and against Fulham, his former team during his young. Manager Chris Coleman spoke positively of Maja afterwards, stating, “ I ‘ve been very shanghai with Josh. He ‘s different, he gives us a boastful injection of personality ”. [ 10 ] Maja went on to make 17 appearances in the backing that season, failing to score anymore following his goal against Fulham, [ 11 ] with the clubhouse suffering a second base straight relegation, now to League One. [ 12 ]
delegating proved well personally for Maja, as he broke into the side ‘s starting line-up ; he went on to score in all of Sunderland ‘s foremost four games in August, earning him a nominating speech for Player of the Month. [ 13 ] With his shrink due to expire at the end of the season, he was offered a contract extension, though he refused, amid reported interest from multiple clubs. [ 14 ] His transfer saga was featured as contribution of the Netflix objective Sunderland ‘Til I Die. [ 15 ] Maja went on to leave the cabaret during the January transfer window, at the time, Maja had scored 16 goals in 30 league appearances. [ 16 ]
bordeaux [edit ]
On 26 January 2019, Maja signed for French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his league debut on 17 February in a 2–1 home Derby de la Garonne win over Toulouse, starting and playing 67 minutes. [ 17 ] On 20 April, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–1 loss at Nîmes Olympique, but suffered a first-half left-knee injury that ended his temper after seven games. [ 18 ] On 3 December 2019, again against Nîmes, Maja scored his first professional hat-trick and besides provided an aid in a 6–0 acquire. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
return to Fulham ( Loan ) [edit ]
On 1 February 2021, transfer deadline day, Maja returned to English football with his erstwhile club in his young, Fulham, nowadays back in the Premier League though in a relegation conflict, signing on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [ 22 ] On 14 February, in his foremost start for the side, he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory at Everton. [ 23 ]
International career [edit ]
In August 2019 the Nigeria national team director Gernot Rohr said he wanted Maja to represent the nation. [ 24 ] He made his international debut on 10 September in a 2–2 friendly against Ukraine, replacing Victor Osimhen in add clock. [ 25 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 23 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland U23 | 2016–17[26] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2016–17[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[11] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[16] | League One | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 30 | 16 | |
| Total | 41 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 17 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2018–19[26] | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[26] | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| 2020–21[26] | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2020–21[28] | Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| Career total | 102 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 32 | ||
International [edit ]
- As of match played 10 September 2019[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References [edit ]
- Josh Maja at Soccerbase
- Josh Maja at National-Football-Teams.com