The Nigeria defender is enduring a baptism of fire in the top flight
Birthday boy Semi Ajayi won admirers aplenty for the way in which he adapted to life in the Championship with Rotherham United after spending the early part of his career in the lower leagues of English football.
The 6’4 utility man was playing in the Conference National—the fifth tier of the pyramid—as recently as 2012-13, and subsequently climbed up through League Two and League One with AFC Wimbledon and Crew Alexandra.
Initially, he and Rotherham struggled in the Championship in 2016-17, but after sticking with the club through their promotion campaign in 2017-18, he impressed in the second tier the year to earn a move to West Bromwich Albion.