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Michael Obafemi

Plymouth Argyle
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
Touches20%Shot attempts1%Goals8%
Chances created38%Aerial duels won1%Defensive actions10%

Championship 2024/2025

2
Goals
0
Assists
14
Started
29
Matches
1,193
Minutes played
6.21
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 18

Middlesbrough
2-1
1
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 12

Sheffield United
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 9

Swansea City
3-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.1

Apr 5

Norwich City
2-1
63
0
0
0
0
6.5

Mar 29

Watford
0-0
79
0
0
0
0
7.2

Mar 15

Derby County
2-3
27
0
0
0
0
5.9

Mar 12

Portsmouth
1-2
52
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 8

Sheffield Wednesday
0-3
29
0
0
0
0
6.2

Mar 4

Hull City
2-0
28
0
0
0
0
6.1

Feb 19

Luton Town
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Plymouth Argyle

Apr 18

Championship
Middlesbrough
2-1
1’
-

Apr 12

Championship
Sheffield United
2-1
Bench

Apr 9

Championship
Swansea City
3-0
45’
6.1

Apr 5

Championship
Norwich City
2-1
63’
6.5

Mar 29

Championship
Watford
0-0
79’
7.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 33%
  • 15Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 1.96xG
1 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.36xG0.87xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,193

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
2.00
xG on target (xGOT)
1.88
Non-penalty xG
2.00
Shots
15
Shots on target
5

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.93
Successful passes
144
Pass accuracy
73.8%
Accurate long balls
5
Long ball accuracy
50.0%
Chances created
11
Successful crosses
3
Cross accuracy
42.9%

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Dribble success
25.0%
Touches
369
Touches in opposition box
34
Dispossessed
18
Fouls won
13

Defending

Tackles won
4
Tackles won %
40.0%
Duels won
30
Duels won %
27.8%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
9.1%
Interceptions
1
Blocked
3
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
40
Possession won final 3rd
10
Dribbled past
7

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches20%Shot attempts1%Goals8%
Chances created38%Aerial duels won1%Defensive actions10%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Burnley (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Plymouth Argyle (on loan)Aug 2024 - Jun 2025
31
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)