Age today—
Recorded moves9
Peak recorded value€1.20m
Current market value€700k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese
- Born
- —
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 192
- Joined current club
- 15 Jul 2022
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Portsmouth FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2026
- West Ham United U21Last recorded move · 15 Jul 2022
- Cambridge UnitedLast recorded move · 31 May 2021
- Accrington StanleyLast recorded move · 31 May 2020
- West Ham United U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- West Ham United YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | — | Portsmouth FC | €700k |
| 09 Dec 2025 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 27 May 2025 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 30 Dec 2024 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 24 May 2024 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 21 Dec 2023 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 01 Jun 2023 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.20m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | — | Sunderland AFC | €1.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | — | West Ham United U21 | €500k |
| 23 Dec 2021 | — | West Ham United U21 | €400k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Portsmouth FC | Sunderland AFC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Sunderland AFC | Portsmouth FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 15 Jul 2022 | West Ham United U21 | Sunderland AFC | Transfer | €590k |
| 31 May 2021 | Cambridge United | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Feb 2021 | West Ham United U21 | Cambridge United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2020 | Accrington Stanley | West Ham United U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Sep 2019 | West Ham United U21 | Accrington Stanley | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 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 | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.