Gavin Bazunu

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Gavin Bazunu
Personal information
Full name Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 31
Youth career
Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Shamrock Rovers 4 (0)
2019–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Rochdale (loan) 29 (0)
2021–2022 → Portsmouth (loan) 44 (0)
2022– Southampton 44 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:07, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu (born 20 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Bazunu started his career at Shamrock Rovers, making his first team debut in June 2018 at the age of 16, before joining Manchester City in February 2019. He spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Rochdale and the 2021–22 season on loan at Portsmouth.

An Irish youth international, he made his senior international debut in 2021.

Early and personal life

Born in Dublin,[2] Bazunu was raised in the suburb of Firhouse.[3] He is of Irish,[4] and Nigerian descent.[5]

His brother Todd is a goalkeeper at U17 level with Shamrock Rovers.[6]

Club career

Shamrock Rovers

Having come through the academy at Shamrock Rovers,[7] Bazunu made his debut for Rovers' first team on 9 June 2018 in a 5–0 win at home to Bray Wanderers, at the age of 16.[2][8] Manager Stephen Bradley stated that despite not wanting to 'throw [young goalkeepers] in that early', Bazunu was 'ready' for his first-team debut.[8] He made three further appearances for Shamrock Rovers in the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division.[2] These included a penalty save at Cork City which meant he kept four clean sheets out of four in the league.[9] Bazunu also made two appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[10]

Manchester City

On 6 September 2018, it was announced that Bazunu had joined Premier League club Manchester City for an undisclosed fee reported to be £420,000, though a joining date had not been set, with Bazunu wishing to complete his education in the Irish education system.[11][12] The following month, it was announced he has signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester City,[13] with it initially agreed he would join the club in summer 2019, before it was moved forward to February 2019.[14] He made his debut for Manchester City's under-18 side on 9 February 2019 against Stoke City U18.[14]

Bazunu was named in Manchester City's UEFA Champions League squad for a Round of 16 second leg match against Real Madrid in August 2020.[15]

Loans to Rochdale and Portsmouth

He signed a contract extension with Manchester City until 2024 and joined League One side Rochdale on a season-long loan later that month.[16][17] He started and kept a clean sheet on his debut for Rochdale on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory away to Huddersfield Town,[18] and made his first league appearance the following week in a 3–1 defeat at Swindon Town.[19]

On 1 July 2021, he moved on loan to Portsmouth for the 2021–22 season.[20][21] He was named as the club's Players' Player and Player of the Season.[22]

Southampton

On 17 June 2022, Bazunu joined Southampton on a five-year contract[23] for a reported fee of £12 million.[24] On 6 August 2022, Bazunu made his first Premier League appearance for Southampton in a 4–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[25] Bazunu got his first clean sheet in the Premier League and for Southampton on 19 October 2022 in a 0–1 victory against Bournemouth.[26]

International career

Bazunu has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-17 and under-21 youth levels.[2][27] He played for the under-17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[28]

In March 2021, he was called into the senior Republic of Ireland team for the first time, for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[29] He made his senior debut in a 1–0 defeat on 27 March 2021 against Luxembourg.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers 2018[2] League of Ireland Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0
Manchester City 2018–19[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[32] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[33] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[34] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochdale (loan) 2020–21[33] League One 29 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2021–22[34] League One 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Southampton 2022–23[35] Premier League 32 0 1 0 4 0 — 37 0
2023–24[36] Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
Total 44 0 1 0 4 0 — 49 0
Career total 121 0 4 0 6 0 2 0 133 0
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 October 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2021 10 0
2022 3 0
2023 7 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Individual

References

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