Benik Afobe
Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Al Dhafra as a striker. Born in England, he represented the DR Congo national team on six occasions between 2017 and 2018.
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Afobe playing for Bournemouth in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benik Tunani Afobe | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leyton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Dhafra | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 22 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Bournemouth | 63 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Stoke City (loan) | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Stoke City | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Bristol City (loan) | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Millwall (loan) | 38 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Millwall | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Hatta | 17 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al Dhafra | 25 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | England U16 | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 23 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | England U19 | 10 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | England U21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | DR Congo | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Afobe signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, and was loaned to various clubs including Huddersfield Town, Reading, Bolton Wanderers, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2015. A year later, he signed for Bournemouth for £10 million. After a season there, he returned on loan to former club Wolves the following season where he secured a £10 million transfer back to Molineux. However soon after, he joined Stoke City initially on loan before a permanent switch in January 2019.
Afobe was part of the England squad that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2010.