Benik Afobe

Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Millwall on loan from Stoke City and the DR Congo national team.

Afobe signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, and was loaned to various clubs including Huddersfield Town, Reading, Bolton Wanderers, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2015. A year later, he signed for Bournemouth for £10 million. After a season there, he returned on loan to former club Wolves the following season where he secured a £10 million transfer back to Molineux. However soon after, he joined Stoke City initially on loan before a permanent switch in January 2019.

Afobe was part of the England squad that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2010.

Club Career

Arsenal

Early career

Afobe signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, after reportedly being targeted by Barcelona.The Guardian called him "powerful and pacy" and commented that he "is already being furtively whispered up as the 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.

Following a broken leg to Anthony Pilkington, Afobe got an extended run in the Huddersfield starting line-up in the second half of

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