Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese
Center Back · Portsmouth · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2024/25) across 3 clubs — 44 appearances with 1 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Sunderland — Season rating 21, 1 goal and 0 assists in 21 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 37 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 21 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | PortsmouthLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | 21 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | West Ham | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West Ham United U23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Ham United U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Ham | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cambridge UnitedLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | Accrington ST | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | West Ham United U18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | West Ham United U23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | West Ham United U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | West Ham United U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | West Ham United U18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 1 | 0 |
| England U17 | 2018/19 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for A. Alese is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.