Akinsola Akinyemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinshola Akinyemi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holmlia | |||
| Vålerenga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Vålerenga | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Drøbak-Frogn | ||
| 2014–2015 | Grorud | 41 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Fredrikstad | 45 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 49 | (3) |
| 2020– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2020 | |||
Akinshola Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian First League.[1]
Career
Starting his career in Holmlia SK, Akinyemi went to Vålerenga as a youth player. He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in August 2012 against Odd, and made a total of three appearances that season.
Akinyemi was released in the summer of 2013.[2] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season,[3] before joining Grorud IL. Ahead of the 2016 season he stepped up to the second-tier when signing for Fredrikstad FK.
Akinsola Akinyemi should not be confused with Akinbola Akinyemi, who has also played in the Oslo area, among others for Kjelsås and Follo.
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
- ^ "Локомотив подписа договор с Акинсола Акиниеми". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Akinsola Akinyemi forlater Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Lidsheim, Ståle (9 September 2013). "- Vi vinner på en halvgod dag". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 16.
External links
- Akinsola Akinyemi at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Norwegian footballers
- Holmlia SK players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Eliteserien players
- Drøbak-Frogn IL players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Sandnes Ulf players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- 1. divisjon players
- 2. divisjon players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Norwegian people of Nigerian descent
- Norwegian football defender stubs