Justin Shaibu

Justin Shaibu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Brentford
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2012 Vallensbæk IF
2012–2014 HB Køge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 HB Køge 20 (0)
2016– Brentford 0 (0)
National team
2014 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U18 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 9 August 2016 (UTC).


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.

Club career

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1][2][3] He departed the Herfølge Stadion in July 2016, having made 21 appearances in two seasons.[1]

Brentford

On 18 July 2016, Shaibu moved to England to sign for the reserve team at Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee.[4] 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 in extra time, replacing Emmanuel Ledesma during the 1–0 defeat.[5]

International career

Shaibu won 9 caps for Denmark at U17 and U18 level and scored one goal,[6] which came with the opener in a 2–0 U18 friendly win over Montenegro on 25 September 2014.[7]

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".[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HB Køge 2014–15[2] 1. division 8 0 1 0 9 0
2015–16[2] 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 20 0 1 0 21 0
Brentford 2016–17[5] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 20 0 1 0 1 0 22 0

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