Femi Azeez

Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (kuma bi 5 June 2001) chi English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship side Millwall.

Career
After playing for Northwood under-18's during the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut for the club towards the end of the season and made 12 appearances for the club in total. He joined Wealdstone in summer 2018, before signing for Hanwell Town on dual registration in December 2018.

On 18 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Azeez to their academy. On 8 February 2020, Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal. On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Azeez had signed a new one-year contract with the club. A year later, 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Azeez had signed another one-year contract with the club.

He scored his first goal for Reading, and his first professional goal, in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 14 August 2021.
On 25 November 2023, Azeez assisted both goals in a 1–2 away win against Wycombe Wanderers. This was Reading's first away win in the league for over a year.Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading
Three days later, he once again got an assist as well as scoring a goal in a 5–1 victory over Carlisle United.

On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Azeez's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.

On 21 August 2024, Reading confirmed that Azeez had completed a permanent move to Millwall for a substantial undisclosed fee. On 23 November 2024, Azeez scored his first Millwall goal, coming off the bench to grab an injury-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland.

Personal life
Azeez was born in England and grew up in Northwood to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother. Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer for PAS Giannina.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNorthwood2017–18Southern League East Division12000—00120Wealdstone2018–19National League South8000—21101Hanwell Town (loan)2018–19Isthmian League South Central Division3300—1144Reading2018–19Championship000000—002019–20Championship000000—002020–21Championship100000—102021–22Championship1321000—1422022–23Championship2001000—2102023–24League One4682110305292024–25League One1000000010Total81104110308911Bracknell Town (loan)2019–20Isthmian League South Central Division1000—1020Career total1051341107211716

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Category:2001 births
Category:Living people
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Nigerian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Category:English people of Spanish descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Northwood F.C. players
Category:Wealdstone F.C. players
Category:Hanwell Town F.C. players
Category:Reading F.C. players
Category:Bracknell Town F.C. players
Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Footballers from the City of Westminster

Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez Beloso (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship side Millwall.

Career
After playing for Northwood under-18's during the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut for the club towards the end of the season and made 12 appearances for the club in total. He joined Wealdstone in summer 2018, before signing for Hanwell Town on dual registration in December 2018.

On 18 September 2019, Reading announced the signing of Azeez to their academy. On 8 February 2020, Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal. On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Azeez had signed a new one-year contract with the club. A year later, 2 July 2021, Reading announced that Azeez had signed another one-year contract with the club.

He scored his first goal for Reading, and his first professional goal, in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 14 August 2021.
On 25 November 2023, Azeez assisted both goals in a 1–2 away win against Wycombe Wanderers. This was Reading's first away win in the league for over a year.Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading
Three days later, he once again got an assist as well as scoring a goal in a 5–1 victory over Carlisle United.

On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Azeez's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.

On 21 August 2024, Reading confirmed that Azeez had completed a permanent move to Millwall for a substantial undisclosed fee. On 23 November 2024, Azeez scored his first Millwall goal, coming off the bench to grab an injury-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Sunderland.

Personal life
Azeez was born in England and grew up in Northwood to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother. Azeez's brother, Miguel, is also a professional footballer for PAS Giannina.

Career statistics

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|Northwood
|2017–18
|Southern League East Division
|12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||0
|-
|Wealdstone
|2018–19
|National League South
|8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1||10||1
|-
|Hanwell Town (loan)
|2018–19
|Isthmian League South Central Division
|3||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||1||4||4
|-
|rowspan="8"|Reading
|2018–19
|Championship
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|2019–20
|Championship
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|2020–21
|Championship
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|2021–22
|Championship
|13||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||2
|-
|2022–23
|Championship
|20||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0
|-
|2023–24
|League One
|46||8||2||1||1||0||3||0||52||9
|-
|2024–25
|League One
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!81!!10!!4!!1!!1!!0!!3!!0!!89!!11
|-
|Bracknell Town (loan)
|2019–20
|Isthmian League South Central Division
|1
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
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