PLAYER PROFILE · BLACKBURN · MIDFIELDER
Afolayan Blackburn
A nailed-on starter, with 13 starts in 15 games this season.
MidfielderEngland · #21 · Age 29REGULAR STARTER
SEASON STATS
GOALS
5
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
2
0.18 / 90
AVG RATING
6.98
▲ up on last yr
APPS
14
13 starts
MINUTES
998
71 / game
SHOTS
24
1.7 / game
2025/2617 APPS · 0 G · 0 A · 6.7 RATING · 467 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Blackburn | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 998 | 6.98 |
| 2025/26 |  FC St. PauliBlackburn | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 6.71 |
| 2024/25 | FC St. Pauli | 36 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1,762 | 6.75 |
| 2023/24 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2,375 | 7.06 |
PLAYERS LIKE THIS
RECENT FORM · LAST 1010 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
S
LinS
PreS
SheS
MilS
PorS
CarS
BriS
WesS
WreS
SwaStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
yesterday
Started 90' vs Swansea
NEXT MATCH · IN 2 DAYS
vs Stoke City
Tue 19:45 · CHA
OVERVIEW
Afolayan plays as a midfielder for Blackburn. Afolayan wears the number 21 shirt for Blackburn.
Last season Afolayan played 17 times across FC St. Pauli and Blackburn, starting 3 of them, with 14 substitute appearances, averaging 27 minutes a match across all competitions. Recently they have started every one of the last 5 Blackburn matches. Blackburn's next match is against Stoke City in the CHA on Tue 3 Nov, 19:45.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Championship
92% 12/13
League Cup
50% 1/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs STOKE CITY · IN 2 DAYS
Will Afolayan start against Stoke City?
Predict the Blackburn XI →NEXT UP · vs STOKE CITY
Will Afolayan start against Stoke City?
Blackburn vs Stoke City, Tue 19:45.