| Chisom Afoka | |
| Full Name: | Chisom Kenneth Afoka[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 2003 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, left winger |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:10, 2 October 2023 |
Chisom Kenneth Afoka (born 23 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger, most recently for Premier League club Aston Villa. Afoka is a product of the West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa academies.
Afoka joined Aston Villa from the West Bromwich Albion academy in July 2020. He started in the Under-18 team, before being promoted to the Under-21 team in the 2022/23 season, scoring 5 goals in 17 games.[2]
On 1 September 2023, Afoka signed for League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan.[3] On 9 September, Afoka made his professional debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Grimsby Town.[4] On 3 January 2024, Afoka returned to Aston Villa after making only 5 appearances in the first half of the season, none since manager Graham Alexander had taken over.[5]
On 5 June 2024, it was announced that Afoka would be released by Aston Villa upon expiry of his contract on 30 June.[6]
Born in England, Afoka is of Nigerian descent.[7]
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||