english football player

Oluwaseyi Babajide “Sheyi” Ojo ( natural 19 June 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a winger for Millwall on lend from Premier League club Liverpool Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on lend with Championship clubs Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before making his competitive debut for Liverpool in January 2016.

Ojo has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Ojo joined MK Dons ‘ academy when he was 10 years previous. By the long time of 13, he had played for the Dons ‘ U18 side and was training with the first team squad. [ 3 ] During his time at the cabaret, Ojo became the first MK Dons trainee to receive an international cap at young level. [ 4 ]

liverpool [edit ]

On 11 November 2011, Liverpool beat off competition from a host of Europe ‘s top clubs [ 5 ] including a multimillion-pound volunteer from Chelsea to sign Ojo, then 14, for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £2 million. [ 3 ] In April 2014, Ojo was joint top scorekeeper aboard mate Liverpool actor Harry Wilson in the prestigious U17 Future Cup .

loanword to Wigan [edit ]

Having made a number of appearances on Liverpool ‘s bench over the gay period, Ojo joined Wigan Athletic on loan on 2 February 2015. [ 6 ] Five days belated, he made his professional introduction coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Wigan in a Championship match against AFC Bournemouth, with Wigan naming Ojo as their man of the Match after he had a positive shock on the game. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

lend to Wolverhampton [edit ]

On 2 August 2015, Ojo scored the fetching finish for Liverpool in a friendly against Swindon Town. [ 9 ] In 4 August 2015, Liverpool announced that Ojo had signed a new long-run abridge with the clubhouse and confirmed that he would join Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan. [ 10 ] He made his Wolves debut on the open day of the 2015–16 Championship season as a substitute, coming on in the 84th moment and picking up a jaundiced wag as his side went on to beat Blackburn Rovers. Three days former, he made his inaugural start for Wolves in a 2–1 League Cup win over Newport County, assisting Nouha Dicko for Wolves ‘ open goal. [ 11 ]

return to Liverpool [edit ]

He was recalled by Liverpool on 7 January 2016. [ 12 ] The following day, Ojo made his competitive first-team debut for Liverpool, as a alternate in the FA Cup Third Round necktie against Exeter City that ended in a 2–2 draw. [ 13 ] He scored his first competitive goal for Liverpool in the replay against Exeter on 20 January ; his goal was the irregular in a 3–0 victory. [ 14 ] Ojo made his Premier League debut on 20 March 2016, replacing Joe Allen in the 87th hour in a 3–2 loss away to Southampton at St Mary ‘s Stadium. [ 15 ] Three weeks former, he made his first beginning for Liverpool in the Premier League against Stoke City at Anfield, where he assisted Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool ‘s second goal in a 4–1 gain, before being replaced by Divock Origi. [ 16 ] ahead of the 2016–17 season, Ojo sustained a fault in his back and did not return to first team train until mid-November. [ 17 ]

lend to Fulham [edit ]

On 16 August 2017, Ojo joined Fulham on season-long loanword. [ 18 ] He scored a duplicate in a 5–4 win over Sheffield United, on 21 November. [ 19 ] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 gain over Birmingham City, on 9 December. [ 20 ] On 23 December, Ojo received a jaundiced card and scored in a 2–1 succeed over Barnsley. [ 21 ]

lend to Stade de Reims [edit ]

On 30 August 2018, Ojo signed a new compress with Liverpool and joined Stade de Reims on a season-long lend. [ 22 ] He besides played for Reims II. [ 23 ]

loan to Rangers [edit ]

On 18 June 2019, Rangers of the scottish Premiership announced they signed Ojo on a season-long loanword, a day before his 22nd birthday. [ 24 ] He made his competitive debut for the clubhouse on 9 July 2019 in a 4–0 succeed over St Joseph ‘s of Gibraltar in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, and scored the second goal. [ 25 ]

loanword to Cardiff City [edit ]

Ojo joined Championship club Cardiff City on 7 September 2020 for the 2020–21 season. [ 26 ] He scored his first gear goal for Cardiff in a 1-0 acquire over Preston North End on 18 October. [ 27 ]

lend to Millwall [edit ]

On 31 August 2021 he went out on his seventh lend move, this time joining Millwall until 30 June 2022. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

As Ojo was born in England, he is eligible to represent England and through his nigerian inheritance is besides eligible to play for Nigeria in international football. Ojo has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. In his early on teens, Ojo much played at a higher historic period group at international degree, representing England U17s at the St George ‘s Park Tournament in 2012 aged 15. [ 29 ] Ojo represented England U17s in the 2014 Algarve Tournament, with England coming second to Germany after a 1–0 loss in the final game. [ 30 ] In September 2014, Ojo received his first England U18 call-up for a double header against the Netherlands. Ojo appeared in both games with England winning by an sum score of 7–2. [ 31 ] On 27 August 2015, Ojo received his first call-up to the England U19 team and played 90 minutes in a 3–2 away win over Germany. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Later in the same tournament, he started against France and helped The Young Lions secure a 2–1 gain by providing 2 assists. [ 34 ] Ojo was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Ojo made his start in tournament in the catch against Guinea, [ 35 ] and was a alternate in a few other games, including the semi-final match against Italy in which he assisted in two of the goals. [ 36 ] In the concluding, Ojo came on as a substitute for Kieran Dowell in the 62nd minute. England beat Venezuela 1–0, which is England ‘s first gain in a ball-shaped tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966. [ 37 ] In September 2018, he stated he could represent Nigeria in future. [ 38 ]

personal life [edit ]

Born in Hemel Hempstead, England, his list “ Babajide ” is a variant form of the Yoruba identify : Babatunde, meaning “ Father has Returned ” or “ Father Comes Back to Life ”. [ 39 ] During his meter with the Liverpool Football Academy, Ojo was a scholar at Rainhill Media Arts College, in Rainhill, England. [ 40 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 8 May 2021

Honours [edit ]

England U20

References [edit ]