At a glance
- Full name
- Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese
- Born
- 17 Jan 2001
- Age today
- 25
- Nationality
- England
Career by season
65 recorded appearances| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Championship | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 701 | 2 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 472 | 2 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 1 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1,462 | 2 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Europa League | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League Two | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 20/21 | International Friendly Games | England U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 633 | 2 |
| 19/20 | International Friendly Games | England U19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.
Match log
Newest first| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 2022 | Championship | Sunderland AFC v Blackpool FC | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 01 Oct 2022 | Championship | Sunderland AFC v Preston North End | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Championship | Watford FC v Sunderland AFC | 2 – 2 | 90 | 1 |
| 14 Sep 2022 | Championship | Reading FC v Sunderland AFC | 0 – 3 | 90 | |
| 17 Aug 2022 | Championship | Sheffield United v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 86′ | 2 – 1 | 4 | |
| 10 Aug 2022 | EFL Cup | Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland AFC | 2 – 0 | 90 | |
| 06 Aug 2022 | Championship | Bristol City v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 88′ | 2 – 3 | 2 | |
| 09 Dec 2021 | UEFA Europa League | West Ham United v GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 90 | |
| 13 Mar 2021 | League Two | Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United | 2 – 4 | 62 | |
| 09 Feb 2021 | League Two | Salford City v Cambridge UnitedSubstitute, on 64′ | 4 – 1 | 26 | |
| 13 Oct 2020 | International Friendly Games | England U20 v Wales U20 | 2 – 0 | 75 | |
| 22 Sep 2020 | EFL Cup | West Ham United v Hull City | 5 – 1 | 90 | |
| 25 Feb 2020 | League One | Oxford United v Accrington Stanley | 3 – 0 | 87 | |
| 22 Feb 2020 | League One | Accrington Stanley v Rotherham United | 1 – 2 | 90 | |
| 01 Feb 2020 | League One | Accrington Stanley v AFC WimbledonSubstitute, on 77′ | 2 – 1 | 13 | |
| 18 Jan 2020 | League One | Accrington Stanley v Southend United | 1 – 2 | 90 | |
| 11 Jan 2020 | League One | Ipswich Town v Accrington StanleySubstitute, on 58′ | 4 – 1 | 32 | |
| 09 Nov 2019 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 02 Nov 2019 | League One | Coventry City v Accrington Stanley | 0 – 0 | 90 | |
| 26 Oct 2019 | League One | Accrington Stanley v Gillingham FC | 0 – 1 | 90 |
Career transfers
9 recorded movesAll recorded career moves, newest first.
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Portsmouth FC | Sunderland AFC | Loan return | |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Sunderland AFC | Portsmouth FC | Loan | — |
| 15 Jul 2022 | West Ham United U21 | Sunderland AFC | Transfer | €590k |
| 31 May 2021 | Cambridge United | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | |
| 01 Feb 2021 | West Ham United U21 | Cambridge United | Loan | — |
| 31 May 2020 | Accrington Stanley | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | |
| 02 Sep 2019 | West Ham United U21 | Accrington Stanley | Loan | — |
| 01 Jul 2018 | West Ham United U18 | West Ham United U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2017 | West Ham United Youth | West Ham United U18 | Internal move | — |
Contracts and market values are not available yet.