Matthias Fanimo


Matthias Olubori Adebowale Fanimo is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Club career

West Ham United

A youth team player, Fanimo signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in the summer of 2011. He made his first team debut for West Ham on 28 August 2012 against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Cup coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Matthew Taylor. West Ham won the match 2–0.
Fanimo was released by West Ham on 2 February 2015.

Tranmere Rovers

In September 2014, Fanimo signed on loan for Tranmere Rovers. He made only one appearance for Tranmere, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Jake Kirby in a 1–0 away defeat by Carlisle United on 27 September 2014.

Margate

On 27 June 2016, Fanimo signed with Margate.

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 16 January 2019, Fanimo left Drava Ptuj and signed a -year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.
He made his official debut for Mladost on 23 February 2019 in a 1–0 win over GOŠK Gabela. Fanimo scored his first goal for Mladost on 20 April 2019, in a 3–1 home win against GOŠK Gabela.

Sarajevo

On 24 July 2020, Fanimo signed a three-year contract with Sarajevo for a, unofficially, €50.000 transfer fee.

International career

Fanimo has played for England at U16, U17, and the U18 level. He made his debut for the U16 side on 28 November 2008 against Scotland U16 in the 2008 Victory Shield which England won 2–0 and in doing so, winning the shield. Fanimo was then given the captain's armband for the 2009 Victory Shield by Kenny Swain and he then scored his first goal at U16 level against Northern Ireland on 5 November 2009 in the 82nd minute as England went on to win 2–0.
Fanimo then made his debut at U17 level on 3 August 2010 against Finland. He also made his U18 debut on 16 September 2011 against Slovakia.