Oluwafemi "Femi" Javier Azeez (born 5 June 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger and

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for Reading.

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,

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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

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on 14 August 2021.

Personal life

Azeez was born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother. Azeez's brother,

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, is also a professional footballer at the youth academy of

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Career statistics

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* 2001 births Living people English footballers English sportspeople of Nigerian descent English people of Spanish descent Association football midfielders Wealdstone F.C. players Reading F.C. players Bracknell Town F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub