Benik Afobe
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Afobe playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benik Tunani Afobe | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Reading (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 22 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | (22) |
| 2016– | Bournemouth | 44 | (10) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England U16 | 3 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 23 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | England U19 | 10 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | England U21 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 22 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Bournemouth.
He made his debut for the Arsenal Reserves at the age of 20 and scored 20 goals in 13 appearances for Arsenal's under 18 squad. He signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, and was loaned to various clubs before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2015. A year later, he signed for Bournemouth for £10 million.
Afobe was part of the England squad that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2010.
Afobe was born in Leyton, London. He joined the Arsenal F.C. Academy when he was six; he was playing for Sunday league team Eclipse FC in Dagenham when he was spotted by an Arsenal scout – Gary Nott. He joined Arsenal on 1 May 2001. He scored 40 goals for the U-16s in 2007–08, 11 goals in 13 appearances in 2008–09, and 21 goals in 24 appearances for Arsenal U-18 in 2009–10. He was voted Arsenal's U-18 player of the season. Afobe signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, after reportedly being targeted by Barcelona.The Guardian called him "powerful and racy" and commented that he "is already being furtively whispered up as the next, next big thing."
On 2 November 2010, he agreed on terms to join League One club Huddersfield Town on loan until December 2010. He made his debut as a substitute the same night, coming on in the 64th minute for Joe Garner in the 2–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium. After the game, Huddersfield manager Lee Clark praised Afobe, calling him "another fantastic young player from the Arsenal production line." Afobe scored his first goals in professional football as Huddersfield beat Rotherham United 5–2 away from home in the Football League Trophy. He made it 3–1 with a clinical header inside the box, before finishing off the scoring with a well-taken finish in the second half.
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