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Yusuf Otubanjo

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Yusuf Otubanjo
Otubanjo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo
Date of birth (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)
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 Apps (Gls)
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 1 (0)
2013–2014FC Pasching (loan) 19 (6)
2015–2016 Blau-Weiß Linz 39 (34)
2016–2018 MŠK Žilina 33 (10)
2018Rheindorf Altach (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2019 LASK 21 (2)
2020–2022 Ararat-Armenia 58 (26)
2022– Pyunik 69 (45)
International career
2009 Nigeria U-17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2024

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

Career

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Club

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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

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Club

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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
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 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 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 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 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 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 31 21 3 0 6[g] 0 40 21
2024–25 8 7 0 0 7[h] 2 15 9
Total 69 45 5 1 27 5 101 51
Career total 251 124 30 16 39 6 1 0 321 146
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Armenian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Armenian Supercup
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Two appearances and zero goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and two goal in the UEFA Conference League.

Honours

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Pyunik

MŠK Žilina

Ararat-Armenia

Individual

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

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b c Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Yusuf Otubanjo wins Europa Conference League Goal of the Group Stage". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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