Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isaac Success Ajayi [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 January 1996||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
BJ Foundation | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2015 | Granada B | 20 | (9) |
2014–2016 | Granada | 49 | (7) |
2016–2021 | Watford | 64 | (3) |
2018 | → Málaga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Udinese | 79 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (2) |
2017– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2022 |
Isaac Success Ajayi (born 7 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.
Success was born in Benin City. He started his career with local side BJ Foundation Academy appearing regularly for the side. [3]
In November 2013 Success agreed to a five-year deal with Udinese, starting January 2014, [4] for a €400,000 fee. [5] However, he was only granted a work permit in March of the following year, [6] and immediately joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. [7]
On 31 August 2014, Success made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Elche CF at the age of 18 years and seven months, [8] being their youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match. [9] He scored his first professional goal on 7 December, netting his side's only of a home draw against Valencia CF, for the same scoreline. [10] On 7 August 2015, Success extended his link with the club, signing until 2019 and being permanently promoted to the main squad. [11]
On 1 July 2016, Success agreed a five-year deal with Watford in a record transfer fee, estimated around £12.5 million from Granada. [12] He scored once in 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season and, after just one appearance in 2017–18 was loaned to Malaga on 31 January 2018. [13]
On 26 August 2021, Success signed for Italian club Udinese on a three-year deal. [14] [15]
In 2013 Success was called up to Nigeria under-17's for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, being also named vice-captain. He appeared in the first two games, but was sidelined during the rest of the tournament due to an injury. [16] Success got his first call up to the senior Nigeria side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October 2016. [17] On 23 March 2017, Success made his debut for Nigeria, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Senegal at The Hive Stadium in London. [18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Granada B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||||
Total | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
Granada | 2014–15 [20] | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2015–16 [21] | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
Total | 49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 7 | ||||
Watford | 2016–17 [22] | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
2017–18 [23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 [24] | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2019–20 [25] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [26] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 72 | 6 | |||
Málaga (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Udinese | 2021–22 [27] | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
2022–23 [28] | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 [29] | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 79 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 83 | 6 | ||||
Career total | 220 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 28 |
Watford
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Isaac Success Ajayi [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 January 1996||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
BJ Foundation | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2015 | Granada B | 20 | (9) |
2014–2016 | Granada | 49 | (7) |
2016–2021 | Watford | 64 | (3) |
2018 | → Málaga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Udinese | 79 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (2) |
2017– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2022 |
Isaac Success Ajayi (born 7 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.
Success was born in Benin City. He started his career with local side BJ Foundation Academy appearing regularly for the side. [3]
In November 2013 Success agreed to a five-year deal with Udinese, starting January 2014, [4] for a €400,000 fee. [5] However, he was only granted a work permit in March of the following year, [6] and immediately joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. [7]
On 31 August 2014, Success made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Elche CF at the age of 18 years and seven months, [8] being their youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match. [9] He scored his first professional goal on 7 December, netting his side's only of a home draw against Valencia CF, for the same scoreline. [10] On 7 August 2015, Success extended his link with the club, signing until 2019 and being permanently promoted to the main squad. [11]
On 1 July 2016, Success agreed a five-year deal with Watford in a record transfer fee, estimated around £12.5 million from Granada. [12] He scored once in 19 appearances in the 2016–17 season and, after just one appearance in 2017–18 was loaned to Malaga on 31 January 2018. [13]
On 26 August 2021, Success signed for Italian club Udinese on a three-year deal. [14] [15]
In 2013 Success was called up to Nigeria under-17's for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, being also named vice-captain. He appeared in the first two games, but was sidelined during the rest of the tournament due to an injury. [16] Success got his first call up to the senior Nigeria side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October 2016. [17] On 23 March 2017, Success made his debut for Nigeria, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Senegal at The Hive Stadium in London. [18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Granada B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||||
Total | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
Granada | 2014–15 [20] | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2015–16 [21] | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
Total | 49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 7 | ||||
Watford | 2016–17 [22] | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
2017–18 [23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 [24] | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2019–20 [25] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [26] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 72 | 6 | |||
Málaga (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Udinese | 2021–22 [27] | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
2022–23 [28] | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 [29] | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 79 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 83 | 6 | ||||
Career total | 220 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 28 |
Watford