Gavin Bazunu

Gavin Bazunu, Irish footballer

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Born: February 20, 2002
Age in 2026: 24
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 2002

About Gavin Bazunu

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton, 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. Having come through the academy at Shamrock Rovers, Bazunu made his debut for Rovers' first team on 9 June 2018 in a 5–0 win at home to Bray Wanderers, at the age of 16. Manager Stephen Bradley stated that despite not wanting to 'throw in that early', Bazunu was 'ready' for his first-team debut. He started and kept a clean sheet on his debut for Rochdale on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory away to Huddersfield Town, and made his first league appearance the following week in a 3–1 defeat at Swindon Town.

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Gavin Bazunu timeline

2018Bazunu 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.
2018Having come through the academy at Shamrock Rovers, Bazunu made his debut for Rovers' first team on 9 June 2018 in a 5–0 win at home to Bray Wanderers, at the age of 16.
2020He started and kept a clean sheet on his debut for Rochdale on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory away to Huddersfield Town, and made his first league appearance the following week in a 3–1 defeat at Swindon Town.

The world when Gavin Bazunu was born

Gavin Bazunu was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

#1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
Top movieChicago
Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gavin Bazunu's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2002	2026
Gas	$1.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$158,300	$435,000
Average income	$51,680	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.81	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.37	$0.73
Population	287.6M	341 million

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