| Matthias Fanimo | |
| Fullname: | Matthias Olubori Ayodluwa Fanimo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, England[2] |
| Height: | 1.73 m[3] |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Eastleigh |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Margate |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | AFC Hornchurch |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Drava Ptuj |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 19 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Mladost Doboj Kakanj |
| Caps8: | 29 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Sarajevo |
| Caps9: | 36 |
| Goals9: | 10 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Slaven Belupo |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Koper |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Ebbsfleet United |
| Caps12: | 8 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 21 April 2024 |
Matthias Olubori Ayodluwa Fanimo (born 28 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger most recently for Ebbsfleet United.
A youth team player, Fanimo signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in the summer of 2011.[4] He made his first team debut for West Ham on 28 August 2012 against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Cup coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Matthew Taylor.[5] West Ham won the match 2–0.[5]
Fanimo was released by West Ham on 2 February 2015.[6]
In September 2014, Fanimo signed on loan for Tranmere Rovers.[7] He made only one appearance for Tranmere, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Jake Kirby in a 1–0 away defeat by Carlisle United on 27 September 2014.[8]
On 27 June 2016, Fanimo signed with Margate.[9]
On 16 January 2018, Fanimo signed with Slovenian Second League club Drava Ptuj.[10]
On 16 January 2019, Fanimo left Drava and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[11]
He made his official debut for Mladost on 23 February 2019 in a 1–0 win over GOŠK Gabela.[12] Fanimo scored his first goal for Mladost on 20 April 2019, in a 3–1 home win against GOŠK Gabela.[13]
On 24 July 2020, Fanimo signed a three-year contract with Sarajevo for an alleged transfer fee of €50,000.[14] [15] He made his official debut for the club in a league match against Krupa on 2 August 2020.[16] Fanimo scored his first goal for Sarajevo on 20 September 2020, against Sloboda Tuzla.[17] He won his first trophy with the club on 26 May 2021, after beating Borac Banja Luka in the 2020–21 Bosnian Cup final.[18]
In February 2022, Sarajevo terminated its contract with Fanimo due to his alleged indiscipline.[19]
In June 2022, Fanimo joined Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo on a free transfer.[20] He made nine league appearances for the team in the first part of the 2022–23 season,[21] before leaving the club in December 2022 following the termination of his contract by mutual consent.[22]
On 14 December 2022, Fanimo returned to Slovenia and signed a contract with Slovenian top division side Koper until June 2024.[23]
On 29 June 2023, Fanimo returned to England to join newly-promoted National League side Ebbsfleet United.[24] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[25]
Fanimo has played for England at under-16, under-17, and the under-18 level. He made his debut for the under-16 side on 28 November 2008 against Scotland U16 in the 2008 Victory Shield which England won 2–0 and in doing so, winning the shield.[26] [27] Fanimo was then given the captain's armband for the 2009 Victory Shield by Kenny Swain and he then scored his first goal at U16 level against Northern Ireland on 5 November 2009 in the 82nd minute as England went on to win 2–0.[28]
Fanimo then made his debut at under-17 level on 3 August 2010 against Finland,[26] and his under-18 debut in November 2011 against Slovakia.[26]
Sarajevo