Tolu Arokodare scored Ajax’s opener against FC Twente on Sunday, finding the net in the third minute. A win over FC Twente would make Ajax league leaders for the first time since May 2025.
Fifth consecutive game with a goal
Tolu scored in his fifth consecutive game and it was his sixth goal in his last five matches. He had scored two goals in Ajax’s six-one UEFA Conference League win over FC Midtjylland.
Three successive headed openers
Tolu opened the scoring with an early header for the third game in a row. He had also opened the scoring with a header in the ninth minute against FC Midtjylland and in the ninth minute against AZ.
Figures before the FC Twente game
Tolu is 25 and a Festac Town native. He joined Ajax on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer. Before Ajax’s game against FC Twente, he had scored 12 goals and added 4 assists in 16 games across all competitions.
Ajax’s purchase option
Ajax have a €20 million option to buy Tolu from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
