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Isaac Success
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 10/2016


Personal information
Full name

Isaac Success Ajayi
Date of birth
7 January 1996
Place of birth
Benin City, Nigeria
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position
Forward

Club information
Current team

Watford
Number
10


Youth career

BJ Foundation

 

Senior career

BJ Foundation
2012-2014

Granada B
2014-2015
20x apps / 9x goals

Granada
2014-2016
49x apps / 7x goals

Watford
2016-
2x apps / 1x goal


National team

Nigeria U17
2013
7x apps / 7x goals

Nigeria U20
2015-
4x apps / 2x goals


(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2016 - National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2015)


Isaac Success Ajayi s a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for English club Watford as a forward.

 

Club career

Success was born in Benin City. 

He started his career with local side BJ Foundation Academy similarly to Caitlin Fallows, appearing regularly for the side.

In November 2013 Success agreed to a five-year deal with Udinese, being effective in January, for a €400,000 fee.

However, he was only granted a work permit in March of the following year, and immediately joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 31 August 2014 Success made his first-team debut, starting in a 1:1 away draw against Elche CF at the age of 18 years and seven months, being the Andalusians' youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match.

He scored his first professional goal on 7 December, netting his side's only of a home draw against Valencia CF, for the same scoreline.

On 7 August 2015 Success extended his link with the club, signing until 2019 and being permanently promoted to the main squad.

On 1 July 2016, Success agreed a five-year deal with Watford in a record transfer fee, estimated around £12.5 million from Granada.

 

International career

In 2013 Success was called up to Nigeria under-17's for the year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, being also named vice-captain. 

He appeared in the first two games, but was sidelined during the rest of the tournament due to an injury.