O. Afolayan

Following his move to Blackburn, Afolayan's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 19→0), while his Rating eased 64→35. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	8	0	0	6.74	35	0
2025/26	FC St. Pauli · 18th	7	0	0	6.5	39	0
2024/25	FC St. Pauli · 14th	34	3	1	6.75	64	19
2023/24	FC St. Pauli · 1st	31	9	3	7.06	66	42
2022/23	FC St. Pauli · 5th	16	3	2	6.89	60	18
2022/23	Bolton · 5th	22	3	2	6.77	45	12
2021/22	Bolton · 9th	44	12	5	7.09	53	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

O. Afolayan is a 28-year-old winger at Blackburn, rated 34.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Afolayan.

On the season, Afolayan graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 28 Afolayan is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22

34.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

4.1%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 8 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 4.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 34.9 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %4.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.684

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 28, Afolayan sits on 9.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Afolayan's projected Rating — 34.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Blackburn2025/26 – now

FC St. Pauli2022/23 – 2025/26

Bolton2021/22 – 2022/23Free

West Ham(back from loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Bolton(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Oldham(on loan)2018/19 – 2020/21

West Ham2018/19 – 2018/19

Solihull Moorsuntil 2018/19

About O. Afolayan

Oladapo Joshua Afolayan is a 28-year-old winger who plays for Blackburn, born on September 11, 1997 in London, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Blackburn currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, O. Afolayan has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 171 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Championship, the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When O. Afolayan plays, Blackburn's record this season is 4W-4D-9L — and his match ratings average 6.6 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

April 14, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Southampton (17 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs West Brom (13 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win away at Millwall (28 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 11, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Oxford United (17 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 24, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Bristol City (13 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 20, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Preston (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 14, 2026: 3-1 win away at QPR (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Norwich (25 minutes, 7.5 rating)
November 1, 2025: 0-4 loss at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 28, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs 1899 Hoffenheim (80 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Afolayan at 34.9 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, O. Afolayan has totalled 274 club appearances with 56 goals and 15 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 44 appearances for Bolton.

O. Afolayan's career has also included time at FC St. Pauli, Bolton, West Ham, Oldham and Solihull Moors.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

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