Super Eagles star departs West Bromwich Albion after injury-ridden season

Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion defender, Semi Ibidapo Ajayi, will no longer continue his club football with the Harthowns as his contract expires at the end of the month, Soccernet.ng reports.

The 31-year-old joined the one-time English Premier League Champions in 2019 from Rotherham United, and helped West Brom gain promotion to the English top-flight in 2020, scoring his debut Premier League goal against Liverpool.

After 177 games, 13 goals, and three assists across all competitions, Ajayi will no longer be a West Bromwich Albion player, as the club released him.

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In an official statement via the club's website, West Brom thanked Semi Ajayi for his services and wished him the best in his future endeavours.

“Defender Semi Ajayi and midfielders Grady Diangana and John Swift will be leaving the club at the end of June. Internationals Ajayi and Diangana joined in the summer of 2019 and played instrumental roles in helping the Baggies achieve automatic promotion to the Premier League in their maiden terms at The Hawthorns.

“Semi arrived from Rotherham United and went on to make 177 appearances for the club, 147 of which were as a starter.

“The Nigerian scored 13 goals for Albion across his six years, including memorable ones in the Premier League during the 2020/21 campaign at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool, as well as a dramatic last-gasp winner against Peterborough United in the Sky Bet Championship in August 2021,” the club wrote.

Ajayi's injuries didn't help his cause this season. The former Arsenal defender suffered a hamstring injury in October and was out of action till mid-February, only to suffer another hamstring tear. He's only played 37 minutes of football since then.