PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Benik Afobe.
Al-Arabi SCC · DR Congo
TM 110858 · Current player profileAge today33
Recorded moves34
Peak recorded value€10.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Benik Tunani Afobé
- Born
- 12 Feb 1993
- Nationality
- DR Congo
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 183
- Joined current club
- 01 Aug 2025
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Gulf United FCLast recorded move · 25 Jul 2026
- Al-Mesaimeer SCLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2025
- Al-Dhafra FCLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2024
- Hatta ClubLast recorded move · 03 Aug 2023
- Millwall FCLast recorded move · 09 Jan 2023
- Stoke CityLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- TrabzonsporLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2021
- Bristol CityLast recorded move · 23 Jul 2020
- Wolverhampton WanderersLast recorded move · 04 Jan 2019
- AFC BournemouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- Arsenal FC U21Last recorded move · 14 Jan 2015
- Milton Keynes DonsLast recorded move · 10 Jan 2015
- Sheffield WednesdayLast recorded move · 31 May 2014
- Bolton WanderersLast recorded move · 31 Jan 2013
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 02 May 2012
- Huddersfield TownLast recorded move · 31 May 2011
- Arsenal FC U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 2025 | 32 | Al-Arabi SCC | €0 |
| 04 Apr 2025 | 32 | Not recorded | €600k |
| 10 Dec 2024 | 31 | Al-Mesaimeer SC | €750k |
| 03 Feb 2024 | 30 | Al-Dhafra FC | €900k |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 30 | Hatta Club | €1.20m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 29 | Millwall FC | €1.80m |
| 13 May 2022 | 29 | Millwall FC | €2.00m |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 28 | Millwall FC | €1.80m |
| 21 May 2021 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €1.80m |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €2.80m |
| 23 Dec 2020 | 27 | Trabzonspor | €4.60m |
| 12 Oct 2020 | 27 | Trabzonspor | €6.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 27 | Bristol City | €6.50m |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 27 | Bristol City | €8.00m |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 26 | Stoke City | €8.00m |
| 24 Sep 2018 | 25 | Stoke City | €10.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 24 | AFC Bournemouth | €10.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 24 | AFC Bournemouth | €10.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 24 | AFC Bournemouth | €9.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 23 | AFC Bournemouth | €9.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 22 | AFC Bournemouth | €9.00m |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | €7.00m |
| 24 Feb 2015 | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | €1.50m |
| 25 Jul 2013 | 20 | Arsenal FC U21 | €300k |
| 06 Sep 2011 | 18 | Arsenal FC U21 | €0 |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 17 | Huddersfield Town | €500k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2026 | Al-Arabi SCC | Gulf United FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 01 Aug 2025 | Not recorded | Al-Arabi SCC | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jan 2025 | Al-Mesaimeer SC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Al-Dhafra FC | Al-Mesaimeer SC | Transfer | — ? |
| 03 Aug 2023 | Hatta Club | Al-Dhafra FC | Transfer | Free |
| 09 Jan 2023 | Millwall FC | Hatta Club | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Stoke City | Millwall FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 31 May 2022 | Millwall FC | Stoke City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Jul 2021 | Stoke City | Millwall FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Trabzonspor | Stoke City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 17 Sep 2020 | Stoke City | Trabzonspor | Loan | €100k |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Bristol City | Stoke City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Aug 2019 | Stoke City | Bristol City | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 04 Jan 2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke City | Transfer | €13.50m |
| 03 Jan 2019 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Jul 2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke City | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2018 | AFC Bournemouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | €11.40m |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | AFC Bournemouth | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jan 2018 | AFC Bournemouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 10 Jan 2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | AFC Bournemouth | Transfer | €13.30m |
| 14 Jan 2015 | Arsenal FC U21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | €2.60m |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Milton Keynes Dons | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 04 Aug 2014 | Arsenal FC U21 | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Jan 2014 | Arsenal FC U21 | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2013 | Millwall FC | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 08 Feb 2013 | Arsenal FC U21 | Millwall FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Jan 2013 | Bolton Wanderers | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Aug 2012 | Arsenal FC U21 | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 02 May 2012 | Reading FC | Arsenal FC U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.