Birth Date: | 24 August 2004 |
Height: | 192cm |
Weight: | 132kg[1] |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Years1: | 2022-2023 |
Clubs1: | London Irish |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | → Esher RFC (loan) |
Years3: | 2023- |
Clubs3: | Gloucester |
Repyears1: | 2021 |
Repyears2: | 2022- |
School: | The Bishop Wand Church of England School |
Afolabi Fasogbon (born 24 August 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a prop forward. He plays for the England U20 team, and in 2023 signed for Gloucester Rugby from London Irish.
Fasogbon attended Bishop Wand School in Sunbury-on-Thames. Despite not playing rugby union until he was at under-14 level, he joined the London Irish Academy at 15 years-old, having previously represented Saracens Amateur RFC.[2] [3]
Fasogbon signed on as a professional with London Irish ahead of the 2022-23 season.[4] He made his debut for London Irish against Harlequins RFC in the Premiership Rugby Cup, in September 2022.[5]
He also played for Esher RFC in National League 1 on loan. On his first XV debut he scored a try against Cinderford R.F.C., at Moseley Road in October 2022.[6]
In June 2023 he was announced as joining Gloucester Rugby.[7]
Fasogbon earned his first England U18 cap against Italy under-18s in August 2021.[8]
He scored his first England U-20 try against Italy in a 35-25 victory on 10 February 2023 in the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9] He featured for England u20s at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship in the summer of 2023.[10] He was part of the England U20 side that won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.[11] [12]