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April 2024

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MICHAEL OBAFEMI

Full Name: Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi

Born: 06 July 2000

Came from: Burnley Went to:

First game: 24 August 2024 Last game: 09 November 2024

Appearances: 12 (7/5) Goals: 2

Obafemi, born in Dublin in July 2000 to Nigerian parents, spent much of his youth career at Premier League academies after moving to London. A year at Ryan FC precipitated a two-year spell with Chelsea's youth set up before he made the switch to Arsenal after two years with the Blues. In 2014, he moved from the Gunners to Watford's academy but was released by the Hertfordshire outfit prior to his 14th birthday.

After taking a short break from football, Obafemi signed for Leyton Orient in 2015 and subsequently moved to Southampton a year later. Having finally settled with the Saints, he made his Premier League debut against Tottenham in January 2018, following on from his first appearance for the club's under-23 side in the Football League Trophy. A debut for Republic of Ireland came in November 2018 as a substitute in a goalless draw with Denmark in the Nations League. The following month, he became Southampton's youngest Premier League goalscorer when he scored the third goal in a 3-1 win at Huddersfield. The 2019-20 campaign saw him become a regular fixture in the Saints side as he bagged four goals in 25 appearances across all competitions. A disrupted 2020/21 campaign saw him restricted to just five games, leading to an exit from St Mary's and a switch to Swansea City, where he scored 12 goals in 34 appearances including a brace against local rivals, Cardiff City.

Obafemi scored his first international goal in June 2022, bagging the third Irish goal in a 3-0 win against Scotland. An impressive first half of the 2022-23 season saw Burnley approach the Swans to secure a loan move for the striker before making the move permanent at the start of the 2023-24 campaign. After being restricted to just a couple of substitute appearances for the Clarets in the Premier League, he spent the second half of the season on loan at Millwall, where he scored twice in 14 matches, helping the Lions avoid the drop to League One.

In August 2024, Obafemi signed for Argyle on a season-long loan from Burnley, making his bow for the Pilgrims from the bench in the 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers. A full debut followed at Vicarage Road three days later in the League Cup against Watford, where the Hornets ran out 2-0 winners.

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I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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