Femi_Azeez
Femi Azeez
English footballer
Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for EFL League One club Reading.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwafemi Javier Azeez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Northwood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Northwood | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Wealdstone | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hanwell Town (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2019– | Reading | 80 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Bracknell Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:17, 29 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Azeez was born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother.[12] Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer at the youth academy of Arsenal.[13]
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Northwood | 2017–18[4] | Southern League East Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone | 2018–19[4] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Hanwell Town (loan) | 2018–19[4] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Reading | 2018–19[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | Championship | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | League One | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 52 | 9 | |
| Total | 80 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 16 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup
- Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- "EFL Professional retain list 2021-22" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Squads - English Football League One 2023/2024". Football Squads. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Stones send young striker out for more experience". Non League Daily. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Femi Azeez profile". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Academy recruit three promising young players". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- Bracknell Town F.C. [@BracknellTownFC] (8 February 2020). "We're delighted to announce that Femi Azeez has joined the Robins on an initial 28 day loan from @ReadingFC " (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Contract update - New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "SEVEN SIGN ON WITH NEW DEALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Reading 2-1 Preston". BBC. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "READING FC RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- "Miguel Azeez Warming up for Arsenal First Team". 11 July 2020.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "Games played by Femi Azeez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- Femi Azeez at Soccerway
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