Youth and college Banjo played four years of
college soccer, three years at
Towson University, before moving to the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2014. Banjo finished his degree at Towson after the university's soccer program was dissolved and enrolled at UMBC as a graduate student. In 2013, Banjo scored two goals for the Screaming Eagles of the Maryland International Soccer League as the team defeated the Maryland Bays 4–2 in the Rowland Cup final, Maryland's qualifying tournament for the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The victory put the club within two wins of the
tournament proper. The team defeated the
Aegean Hawks 1–0 in the next round to put them within one win of the tournament. However, the Screaming Eagles were determined to have fielded multiple players who were not cleared by the
USSF and the victory was given to the Hawks prior to the semi-final match.
Professional On January 15, 2015, Banjo was selected 38th overall in the
2015 MLS SuperDraft by
Vancouver Whitecaps FC. However, he was not signed by the club. Banjo signed his first professional contract on November 23, 2016, joining
United Soccer League side
Pittsburgh Riverhounds ahead of their 2017 season. He made his first professional career start on April 13, 2017, against
Saint Louis FC. He scored his first career goal in the fifth minute of the match, an eventual 1–2 defeat. On February 1, 2021, Banjo became the first professional signing by
Maryland Bobcats FC, having previously played for the club at the amateur level in the
United Premier Soccer League. == Personal ==