Meet Joe Aribo: a scorer in the Europa league final
Named Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo, he was born in July 21st 1996, Aribo plays professionally as afootballer for Scottish premier league champions Rangers fc.
Aribo was Born and raised in London to Nigerian immigrant parents, he plays internationally for the Nigerian super eagles, being eligible due to his roots, he made his debut in 2019, shortly after his move to Scotland
Teams played
Charlton Athletic
Following a successful trial, Aribo signed for the championship side Charlton Athletic in 2015 until 2019 when he joined his current club Rangers fc.
Aribo’s debut game came against Crawley Town in an EFL Trophy in the 63rd minutes as a substitute
Rangers
Aribo after declining a new contract from Charlton Athletic decided to join the Scottish champions Rangers in a 4-year deal. Aribo was selected for his debut game in the Europa League against St Joseph’s of Gibraltar where they won by four goals, after which he suffered a head injury in a match in September.
Position of play
Aribo is a versatile player who can play centrally or in an exceedingly wide midfield role. Technically proficient, he is able to use his long legs to protect the ball from opponents effectively. Speaking in October 2016, Aribo said that his strengths were “driving with the ball and reaching up the pitch”
Career Statistics
Aribo has played a total over 270 games and scored 41 career goals for both Charlton Athletic and Ranger fc, and made over 17 and scored 2 for the Nigerian super eagles
Europa league final
Aribo has had an impressive season with the Scottish champions in their quest for European trump this season. Having scored already against others, he may have made the headlines if not for the equalizer by Rafael Borre of Frankfurt after scoring the only goal of Rangers fc in regular time of 90
Individual Honours
Charlton Athletic
EFL League One play-offs: 2019
Rangers
Scottish Premiership: 2020 – 21
Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2019 – 2020
Height
Aribo has a height of around 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Net worth
We all know how lucrative being a footballer especially on this side can be, with such lavish life of these footballers Aribo is estimated to be worth around $5 million US dollars
