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Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo (born 21 July 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
Staines Town
Aribo played for Staines Town under Marcus Gayle in the Isthmian League Premier Division, winning the club's academy player of the year award in April 2014.
Charlton Athletic
Aribo joined Charlton Athletic in September 2015 following a successful trial, and signed a one-year contract in May 2016. He made his first team debut as a 62nd-minute substitute for Andrew Crofts in a 2–0 defeat to Crawley Town in an EFL Trophy group stage match at The Valley on 16 October 2016.
In the 2018/19 season, Joe Aribo helped Charlton climb back into The Championship under manager Lee Bowyer via the Play Offs, which Charlton won via an injury time winner at Wembley against Sunderland, in what proved to be Aribo's final game for Charlton.
Rangers
Aribo was offered a new contract by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season, but he instead opted to sign a four-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 July 2019 in a 4–0 win over St Joseph's of Gibraltar in the Europa League. He suffered a head injury in a match in September 2019. On 21 February 2021, Aribo put in a man of the match performance and scored during a Scottish Premiership win against Dundee United.
Style of play
Aribo is a versatile player who can play centrally or in a wide midfield role. Technically proficient, he is able to use his long legs to shield the ball from opponents effectively. Speaking in October 2016, Aribo said that his strengths were "driving with the ball and getting up the pitch".
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Staines Town | 2014–15 | Conference South | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 10 | |
| Total | 81 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 97 | 16 | ||
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 49 | 9 |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 71 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 114 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 236 | 36 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 September 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list the Nigeria's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2019 | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine | 1 |  Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 October 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 2 |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Charlton Athletic
- EFL League One play-offs: 2019
Rangers
- Scottish Premiership: 2020–21
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2019–20