| Femi Azeez | |
| Fullname: | Oluwafemi Javier Azeez[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Westminster, England[2] |
| Position: | Winger / Striker |
| Currentclub: | Millwall |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northwood |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Northwood |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Wealdstone |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Hanwell Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Clubs4: | Reading |
| Caps4: | 81 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Bracknell Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | Millwall F.C 21:41, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for English football club Millwall.
After playing for Northwood under-18's during the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut for the club towards the end of the season and made 12 appearances for the club in total.[3] [4] He joined Wealdstone in summer 2018, before signing for Hanwell Town on dual registration in December 2018.[3]
On 18 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Azeez to their academy.[5] On 8 February 2020, Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal.[6] On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Azeez had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[7] A year later, 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Azeez had signed another one-year contract with the club.[8]
He scored his first goal for Reading, and his first professional goal, in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 14 August 2021.[9] On 25 November 2023, Azeez assisted both goals in a 1–2 away win against Wycombe Wanderers. This was Reading's first away win in the league for over a year.[10] Three days later, he once again got an assist as well as scoring a goal in a 5–1 victory over Carlisle United.
On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Azeez's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[11]
On 21 August 2024, Reading confirmed that Femi had completed a permanent move to Millwall F.C for a substantial undisclosed fee.[12]
Azeez was born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother.[13] Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer for Atlético Baleares.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Northwood | 2017–18 | Southern League East Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2018–19 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Hanwell Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Reading | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | League One | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||
| 2024–25 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 104 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 16 | |||