Full name Justin Shaibu Playing position 0000–2012 Vallensbæk IF Weight 84 kg Position Forward | Place of birth Denmark Number 33 Height 1.81 m Current team Brentford F.C. | |
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Date of birth (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 19) | ||
Justin Shaibu (born 28 October 1997) is a Danish professional football forward who plays for Brentford. He began his senior career at HB Køge and has been capped by Denmark at age-group level.
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HB Køge
A forward, Shaibu began his career at Vallensbæk IF, before joining the academy at Danish 1. division club HB Køge at the age of 14. He won his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus Horsens on 31 August 2014 and went on to make 9 appearances during the 2014–15 season. Shaibu played predominantly for the U19 team during 2015–16 and in a season disrupted by injuries he still managed 12 first team appearances and was rewarded with a new three-year contract midway through the campaign. He departed the Herfølge Stadion in July 2016, having made 21 appearances in two seasons.
Brentford
On 18 July 2016, Shaibu moved to England to sign a two-year B team contract at Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee. He received his maiden call into the first team squad as a substitute for an EFL Cup first round match versus Exeter City on 9 August 2016 and made his debut when he replaced Emmanuel Ledesma in extra time during the eventual 1–0 defeat. After five goals in 12 appearances for the B team over the following six months, a lack of fit recognised strikers at the club meant that Shaibu made a minor breakthrough into the first team squad in February and March 2017 and made three substitute appearances.
International career
Shaibu won 9 caps for Denmark at U17 and U18 level and scored one goal, which came with the opener in a 2–0 U18 friendly win over Montenegro on 25 September 2014.
Playing style
Shaibu stated that he likes "to think I play like Romelu Lukaku. I have got great pace, a lot of energy, a lot of power and I am a great finisher".