Gavin Bazunu

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu (born 20 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team. Bazunu started his career at Shamrock Rovers, making his first team debut in June 2018 at the age of 16, before joining Manchester City in February 2019. He had loan spells at Rochdale and Portsmouth. In 2022, Bazunu permanently joined Southampton. He spent half of the 2024–25 season on loan at Standard Liège and half of the 2025–26 season on loan at Stoke City. He left Southampton in August 2026 and subsequently signed for Bolton Wanderers. An Irish youth international, he made his senior international debut in 2021.[edit]