| Junior Ajayi | |
| Full Name: | Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Smouha |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Clubs1: | CS Sfaxien |
| Clubs2: | Al Ahly |
| Clubs3: | Dakkada F.C. |
| Clubs4: | Al-Nasr Benghazi |
| Clubs5: | Smouha |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Years2: | 2016–2021 |
| Years3: | 2022-2022 |
| Years4: | 2022-2022 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Caps2: | 103 |
| Goals2: | 41 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi (born 29 January 1996), commonly known as Junior Ajayi, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha.[2] [3]
He was selected in Nigeria's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics,[4] after helping them qualify for Rio with his decisive goals. With Nigeria, he won the Olympic bronze medal. Junior Ajayi helped Egyptian giants Al Ahly secure 2 CAF Champion Leagues, 2019-20 and 2020-21. However, following the arrival of Percy Tau and Luis Miquissone, he was never selected by Pitso Mosimane for matches and demanded Al Ahly to terminate his contract. He eventually found himself in Libyan side Al Nasr-Benghazi. On July 30 2022, Junior Ajayi returned to Egypt by signing for Alexandria-based Smouha SC
Junior Ajayi ELFnan joined Tunisian Sfaxien club in September 2015. He participated in 28 matches in the Tunisian league with a rate of 2388 minutes, scored 10 goals and made seven assists and was punished twice with the yellow card, wearing the number 11 with Tunisian Sfaxien and the same number with the Nigeria Olympic team.[5] [6]
Al Ahly has officially signed a contract with him during the summer transfer period to be the second player to join the red team from CS Sfaxien after Ali Maâloul, for $2,500,000, he scored four goals in ten matches.
Following the termination of Junior Ajayi’s contract by Al Ahly Junior Ajayi became a free agent and signed for Libyan side Al Nasr Benghazi on a free transfer.
Egypt’s Alexandria based Smouha SC secured the signing of Junior Ajayi on a 3 year contract, becoming the second Egyptian club for the Nigerian striker to play at.