PLAYER PROFILE · BLACKBURN · MIDFIELDER
Afolayan Blackburn
A nailed-on starter, with 8 starts in 10 games this season.
MidfielderEngland · #21 · Age 29REGULAR STARTER
SEASON STATS
GOALS
3
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
1
0.14 / 90
AVG RATING
6.80
▲ up on last yr
APPS
9
8 starts
MINUTES
642
71 / game
SHOTS
16
1.8 / 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 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 642 | 6.80 |
| 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 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 109 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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BurS
WolS
Mid↑
SheS
QPRS
LinS
PreS
SheS
MilS
PorStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 69' vs Portsmouth
NEXT MATCH · IN 19 DAYS
vs Cardiff
Sat 15:00 · 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 Cardiff in the CHA on Sat 10 Oct, 15:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Championship
88% 7/8
League Cup
50% 1/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs CARDIFF
Will Afolayan start against Cardiff?
Blackburn vs Cardiff, Sat 15:00.