Benik Afobe

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 the season which saw him pick up four Man of the Match awards in a row, which also included 5 goals and a number of important assists, taking Huddersfield's unbeaten record from December to 24 league games.

Despite his and Huddersfield's great form, they narrowly missed out on automatic promotion and lost in the final of the play-offs.

In total he made 32 appearances with 8 goals and 10 assists for the Terriers.

Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Al Dhafra as a striker.

He joined Arsenal on 1 May 2001.

He scored 40 goals for the U-16s in 2007–08, 11 goals in 13 appearances in 2008–09, and 21 goals in 24 appearances for Arsenal U-18 in 2009–10.

He was voted Arsenal's U-18 player of the season.

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.

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

Afobe was born in Leyton, London and grew up in Dagenham where he attended Monteagle Primary School and the Jo Richardson Community School.

He joined the Arsenal Academy when he was six; he was playing for Sunday league team Eclipse FC in Dagenham when he was spotted by an Arsenal scout – Gary Nott.

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.

Afobe impressed on his first-team debut for Arsenal in the 2011 Emirates Cup against American side New York Red Bulls.

He came on for the injured Jack Wilshere on 7 minutes, however he was then substituted on 74 minutes for Andrey Arshavin as he had a groin injury.

Afobe made his return from injury in August for the Reserves in a 2–1 win against Man Utd Reserves, however went off after just 22 minutes, ruling the striker out for over six months.

Afobe made a goalscoring return for the Reserves in a 5–0 win against Norwich Reserves on 21 February, entering the field as a first-half substitute.

Afobe also missed a penalty in the match.

On 22 March 2012, Afobe agreed to join Championship club Reading on loan until the end of the season, and made three appearances in the side that secured the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.

On 3 August 2012, Football League Championship club Bolton Wanderers confirmed that Afobe had joined on a season-long loan.

Afobe made his debut the following day, coming on as a substitute in Bolton's 3–0 friendly defeat at Portsmouth.

On 7 August, he scored a hat trick in Bolton's penultimate pre-season friendly as they beat Tranmere Rovers 3–1.

He made his competitive debut on 18 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kevin Davies, in Bolton's 2–0 defeat at Burnley.

After making two more substitute appearances, he made his starting debut in the League Cup defeat at Crawley Town on 28 August, scoring in the process.

His first league goal for Bolton came on 23 October as he scored the first in a 2–2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

On 31 January 2013, Bolton cut short his deal and he returned to Arsenal.

On 8 February 2013, Afobe joined Millwall on loan until the end of the season, but that deal was cancelled one month later due to a knee injury and he returned to Arsenal and underwent surgery.

Afobe returned from injury in late October 2013, after an eight-month period on the sidelines.

He scored the only goal on his return to action in a win for an Arsenal XI against the Nike Academy.

On 30 January 2014, Afobe joined Sheffield Wednesday for the rest of the 2013–14 campaign.

Afobe made his debut, in a 1–0 win over Barnsley on 1 February 2014.

Born in England, he represented the DR Congo national team on six occasions between 2017 and 2018.

However soon after, he joined Stoke City initially on loan before a permanent switch in January 2019.