Nigerian Forward Departs Genk for Ajax After 38 Appearances

A year after arriving from Genk with the promise of adding fresh energy in old gold, the 25-year-old departs with a new stage awaiting him in Amsterdam.

He leaves having made 38 appearances and scored six goals, three of them in the Premier League. The last of those top-flight strikes came in March against Brentford, a reminder of the sharp movement and direct running that briefly lit up his debut campaign.

Yet the numbers also tell the story of a player who slipped down the pecking order as the season wore on. Although he was involved on the final day, the Nigerian international started only one of the club’s last ten matches, his influence fading just as the campaign reached its decisive stretch.

Now comes a reset. He joins an Ajax side still trying to rediscover its old authority after a turbulent year that ended with a fifth-place finish in the Eredivisie. The Dutch giants must first navigate the play-offs, but a spot in the Europa Conference League is on offer, along with regular European nights and a system that traditionally trusts attacking talent.

For a 25-year-old looking to relaunch his trajectory, Ajax is not just another move. It is a test of whether those flashes in old gold can harden into something more permanent on one of European football’s most demanding stages.