Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja is a Nigerian International player. He plays primarily as a striker. Josh, as he is usually called, was born in Lewisham in London, England. He was born on December 27, 1998. This article details the career and earnings of Josh Maja.
Biography
Maja began his career playing in the youth teams of Crystal Palace FC, Fulham FC, and Manchester City FC. He eventually joined Sunderland FC in 2015, from where he graduated to playing for the senior team of the Black Cats. Josh made his professional debut on the 21st of September, 2016. He came in as a second-half substitute for Sunderland in their 2-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers FC in the third round of the league cup. He also sat on the bench during the Premier League campaign of Sunderland but didn’t play a single minute for them before they got relegated.
Maja played a good number of games for Sunderland in the Championship but couldn’t prevent them from being relegated again as they dropped to League One. Josh’s career finally picked up the following season as he established himself in the first team scoring 16 times in 30 appearances during the 2018-2019 season.
His impressive performances earned him a lucrative move to French club Bordeaux FC on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his French Ligue 1 debut on the 27th of February, 2019 against Toulouse. Josh later scored his first goal on the 20th of April of the same year in a 2-1 home loss against fellow Ligue 1 side Nimes Olympique before a bad knee injury ended his season. Maja would return the following season fully fit and scored 6 times in 21 league appearances, including a hat-trick against familiar opponents Nimes on the 3rd of December, 2019. Josh featured 17 times for Bordeaux in the 2020-2021 season scoring twice before his loan move to Premier League side Fulham in February of 2021.
The 22-year-old has already gotten off to a good start for the Cottagers scoring twice on his full debut in the Premier League in a 2-0 win over Everton FC on February 14th. Josh will be hoping he can help his childhood club beat the drop as the season inches closer to the end.
International Career
Maja, despite being eligible to play for England opted to play for the land of his parents, Nigeria. Josh made his debut for the senior national team the Super Eagles on the 10th of September, 2019. He came on as a second-half substitute for fellow striker Victor Osimhen in a 2-2 draw against hosts Ukraine in an international friendly match.
Networth and Salary
According to reports in French Publication L’Equipe Maja is said to earn about €65,000 weekly while he was at Bordeaux. And since he is on loan at Fulham from Bordeaux, Joshua Maja’s current salary should be around £55,000 (€65,000). His networth should be around €1 million.
