Early career

Born and raised in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, Afolabi played his youth football with Mark Celtic, Shamrock Rovers, Lourdes Celtic, and St Joseph's Boys before earning a move to the Academy of Premier League club Southampton.^[1]

Celtic

On 21 August 2019, Afolabi joined Scottish Premiership Champions Celtic.^[2]

After various loan spells, his contract was not renewed on expiry at the end of June 2022.^[3]

Bohemians

On 5 August 2022, Afolabi returned home to Dublin, signing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.^[11] Afolabi was awarded the League of Ireland Player of the Month award for July 2023, after scoring nine total goals over seven consecutive games.^[12][13] He finished the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division season as the joint-top league goalscorer and was named in the PFAI Team of the Year. He opened the scoring in the 2023 FAI Cup final but the Bohs lost the game to St Patrick's Athletic.^[14]

Kortrijk

On 29 December 2023, it was announced that Afolabi would be joining Belgian Pro League side Kortrijk for an undisclosed fee, from 1 January 2024 on a contract until June 2026.^[15] Afolabi made his debut on 20 January 2024, coming on as a substitute in a league victory away to Standard Liège.^[16] Afolabi scored his first goal for De Kerels in a league draw away to Club Brugge.^[17] In July 2024, he was subject to a bid from Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor for a reported fee of €550,000, but the move didn't materialise in the end.^[18] After spending the 2024–25 season out on loan at Cambuur, he returned to the club for the 2025–26 season, but after making just 2 appearances that season it was announced on 9 May 2026 that he would be released by Kortrijk at the end of his contract.^[19]