Yusuf Otubanjo

Yusuf Otubanjo
	Otubanjo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo
Date of birth	12 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Pyunik
Number	14
Youth career
–2009	Emmanuel Amunike Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	Julius Berger Football Club
2009–2010	Gateway United F.C.
2010–2011	Crown F.C.
2011–2012	Atlético Madrid C
2012–2014	Red Bull Salzburg
2013–2014	→ FC Pasching (loan)
2015–2016	Blau-Weiß Linz
2016–2018	MŠK Žilina
2018	→ Rheindorf Altach (loan)
2018–2019	LASK
2020–2022	Ararat-Armenia
2022–	Pyunik
International career
2009	Nigeria U-17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024

Yusuf Otubanjo (born 12 September 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.

Career edit

Club edit

On 23 January 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Otubanjo.^[1] On 4 June 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced that Otubanjo's contract had expired and he would leave the club.^[2]

On 11 June 2022, Otubanjo signed for fellow Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.^[3]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 14 May 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Salzburg	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Pasching (loan)	2012–13	Austrian Regionalliga Central	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2013–14	Austrian Regionalliga Central	17	6	3	0	–		–		20	6
	Total		19	6	3	0	–		–		22	6
Blau-Weiß Linz	2014–15	Austrian Regionalliga Central	13	6	0	0	–		–		13	6
	2015–16	Austrian Regionalliga Central	26	28	1	0	–		–		27	28
	Total		39	34	1	0	–		–		40	34
MŠK Žilina	2016–17	Slovak First Football League	18	8	3	3	–		–		21	11
	2017–18	Slovak First Football League	15	2	3	5	2^[b]	1	–		20	8
	Total		33	10	6	8	2	1	–		41	19
SCR Altach (loan)	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	–		–		11	1
LASK	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	19	2	4	3	4^[c]	0	–		27	5
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	2	0	2	1	2^[b]	0	–		6	1
	Total		21	2	6	4	6	0	–		33	6
Ararat-Armenia	2019–20	Armenian Premier League	13	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	16	9
	2020–21		21	10	4	0	4^[d]	0	1^[e]	0	30	10
	2021–22		24	9	2	1	–		–		26	10
	Total		58	26	9	3	4	0	1	0	72	29
Pyunik	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	30	17	2	1	14^[f]	3	–		46	21
	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	29	20	3	0	6^[g]	0	–		38	20
	Total		59	37	5	1	20	3	–		84	41
Career total			241	116	30	16	32	4	1	0	304	136

^ Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Armenian Supercup
^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours edit

MŠK Žilina

Slovak First Football League: 2016–17^[4]

Ararat-Armenia

Armenian Premier League: 2019–20^[4]

Individual

UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage: 2022–23^[5]

References edit

^ "Նոր տրանսֆեր". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և ֆուտբոլիստ Յուսուֆ Օտուբանջոի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չերկարաձգել պայմանագիրը:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Official statement: Yusuf Otubanjo". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
^ "Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

External links edit

Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
Yusuf Otubanjo at WorldFootball.net
Yusuf Otubanjo at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[5] Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup

[UCL-6] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[UEL-7] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[8] One appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

[ASC-9] Appearance in Armenian Supercup

[10] Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and two goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

[UECL-11] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Նոր տրանսֆեր". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[2] "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և ֆուտբոլիստ Յուսուֆ Օտուբանջոի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չերկարաձգել պայմանագիրը:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[3] "Official statement: Yusuf Otubanjo". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[sw-4] Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway

[12] "Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

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