David Ibukun Ajiboye (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger or striker for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. Born in

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

, Ajiboye joined

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

as a scholar in 2015 and had a loan spell with

Worthing Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...

in 2017. He was released by Brighton in summer 2018 having failed to make an appearance for the club, and joined former loan club Worthing. After a season at Worthing, he joined

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional association football club from Sutton, South London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Sutton started out playing in junior, ...

of the National League, and was promoted to

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with the club in 2021.

Career

Early career

Born in

, Aljiboye signed for

on a two-year scholarship in 2015. He had a loan spell at

in the

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Premier Division in 2017, where he made 3 appearances. He made his

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debut for Brighton & Hove Albion U21 on 29 August 2017 in a 2–0 defeat to

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. In January 2018, he joined Millwall U23 on loan for the remainder of the season. He was released by Brighton in summer 2018 and signed for former loan club Worthing shortly after. He scored 21 goals in 45 games for Worthing across the 2018–19 season.

Sutton United

In summer 2019, Ajiboye signed for

of the

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. He scored 4 goals in 37 league appearances during the 2019–20 campaign, which was ended prematurely due to the

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. Sutton United were promoted to

as champions of the National League at the end of the 2020–21 season, with Ajiboye having scored 5 times during that league campaign. On 29 June 2021, it was announced that Ajiboye had signed a new contract with the club with his previous contract about to expire. He was named in the National League Team of the Season for the 2020–21 season. He made his League Two debut on 7 August 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to

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. He scored his first goal of the season on 28 August 2021 in a 2–1 home defeat to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

Peterborough United

On 22 June 2022, Ajiboye signed for

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club

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club. On 30 December 2022, Ajiboye was announced to have returned to Sutton United on loan until the end of the

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, a deal becoming active from 1 January. On 12 May 2024, Peterborough announced the player had been transfer-listed. On 7 November 2024, Ajiboye joined National League side

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

on loan until January 2025. On 16 January 2025 Ajiboye joined

club Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. He made his Newport debut on 18 January 2025 in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Port Vale. Ajiboye scored his first goal for Newport on 4 February 2025 in the EFL League Two 2-1 win against Morecambe. Ajiboye was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2024-25 season.

Carlisle United

In June 2025 it was announced that he would join

from 1st July 2025.

Personal life

Born in England, Ajiboye is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.

Style of play

Ajiboye plays as a winger or as a striker.

Career statistics

Honours

Sutton United *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Peterborough United *EFL Trophy: 2023–24 Individual *National League Team of the Year: 2020–21

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajiboye, David 1998 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Bromley People from Bromley English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent Men's association football midfielders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Worthing F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players York City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people 21st-century English sportsmen