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Michael Obafemi

Plymouth Argyle
icInjury
Strain injury (Dec 21)Expected return: Mid January 2025
169 cm
Height
14
Shirt
24 years
Jul 6, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€2.4M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Left Winger
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches17%Shot attempts5%Goals15%
Chances created18%Aerial duels won1%Defensive actions4%

Championship 2024/2025

2
Goals
0
Assists
9
Started
17
Matches
751
Minutes played
6.23
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 21

Middlesbrough
3-3
9
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 14

Sheffield United
2-0
80
0
0
0
0
6.5

Dec 10

Swansea City
1-2
29
0
0
0
0
5.7

Nov 30

Bristol City
4-0
31
0
0
0
0
5.8

Nov 26

Norwich City
6-1
28
0
0
0
0
6.1

Nov 22

Watford
2-2
79
0
0
0
0
6.2

Nov 9

Derby County
1-1
78
0
0
0
0
6.0

Nov 5

Portsmouth
1-0
20
1
0
0
0
7.0

Nov 2

Leeds United
3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 26

Preston North End
3-3
72
0
0
0
0
6.0
Plymouth Argyle

Dec 21

Championship
Middlesbrough
3-3
9’
-

Dec 14

Championship
Sheffield United
2-0
80’
6.5

Dec 10

Championship
Swansea City
1-2
29’
5.7

Nov 30

Championship
Bristol City
4-0
31’
5.8

Nov 26

Championship
Norwich City
6-1
28’
6.1
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 33%
  • 12Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 1.50xG
1 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.36xG0.87xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 751

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
1.53
xG on target (xGOT)
1.60
Non-penalty xG
1.53
Shots
12
Shots on target
4

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.56
Successful passes
95
Pass accuracy
79.2%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
66.7%
Chances created
7
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
20.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
33.3%
Touches
225
Touches in opposition box
25
Dispossessed
14
Fouls won
8

Defending

Tackles won
2
Tackles won %
40.0%
Duels won
15
Duels won %
25.4%
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
20
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
3

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches17%Shot attempts5%Goals15%
Chances created18%Aerial duels won1%Defensive actions4%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Burnley (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Plymouth Argyle (on loan)Aug 2024 - Jun 2025
18
2
Burnley (back from loan)Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
Millwall (on loan)Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
14
2
BurnleyJul 2023 - Jan 2024
2
0
Burnley (on loan)Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
14
2
Swansea CityAug 2021 - Jan 2023
52
15
SouthamptonJan 2018 - Aug 2021
39
5

Youth career

Southampton FC Under 21Jul 2017 - Aug 2021
3
1
Southampton U23Dec 2016 - Jun 2021
24
8
Southampton U18Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
32
16

National team

IrelandNov 2018 - Aug 2024
12
2
Ireland U21Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
5
0
Ireland U19Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
4
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Burnley

England
1
Championship(22/23)