Nicky Ajose
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Olushola Ajose | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swindon Town (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
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| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Bury (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| 2011–2014 | Peterborough United | 24 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Bury (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Swindon Town | 38 | (24) |
| 2016– | Charlton Athletic | 21 | (6) |
| 2017– | → Swindon Town (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 1 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:22, 23 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Nicholas Olushola Ajose (born 7 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swindon Town on loan from Charlton Athletic. He began his career with Manchester United, but never made an appearance in the first-team and spent much of the 2010–11 season on loan to Bury. He joined Peterborough United in July 2011, but spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield, Crawley Town and Swindon Town, as well as another six months with Bury, before joining Leeds United in August 2014. After a spell on loan with Crewe Alexandra during the 2014–15 season, his contract with Leeds was terminated by mutual consent in September 2015, when he rejoined Swindon. In June 2016 Ajose made the switch to Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
Ajose played for England at under-16 and under-17 level. Also eligible to play for Nigeria, he was called up to the Nigeria under-20s for the 2009 African Youth Championship.
Born in Bury, Ajose made his way through Manchester United's youth squads, having joined the club in 1999. He was awarded with his first professional contract by the club in the summer of 2009.
On 24 September 2010, Ajose joined his home-town club, Bury, on a one-month loan deal, he made his debut the following day as an 80th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win over Cheltenham Town. His first goal for Bury came on his fifth appearance, a 3–0 home win over Accrington Stanley on 9 October. Seven days later he netted in a 4–3 away victory over Torquay United. His loan was later extended until 3 January 2011. Ajose then scored goals in a 3–1 away wins over Aldershot Town on 30 October, and Burton Albion on 19 November. Ajose netted twice in a 5–0 away win over Lincoln City on 23 November. On 5 January 2011, Bury announced that they had agreed at a meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson that Ajose would remain at Bury on loan until 30 June 2011. He returned to Manchester United for treatment in February after damaging his knee. Five weeks later he rejoined Bury to commence the rest of his loan spell. Ajose scored his first goal of 2011 in a 4–2 away victory over Macclesfield Town on 1 February. He scored twice in a 3–0 victory over Oxford United on 2 April, before netting another brace in a 4–2 away win over Northampton Town the following week.
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