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Akinsola Akinyemi

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Akinsola Akinyemi
Personal information
Full name Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
 KFUM Oslo
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2010 Holmlia
2011–2012 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Vålerenga 3 (0)
2013–2014 Drøbak-Frogn 7 (0)
2014–2015 Grorud 41 (5)
2016–2017 Fredrikstad 45 (3)
2018–2019 Sandnes Ulf 49 (3)
2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 (0)
2020–2021 Maccabi Netanya 9 (0)
2021 Raufoss 13 (0)
2022 Grorud 17 (0)
2023– KFUM Oslo 38 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2024

Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for KFUM Oslo as a defender.[2]

Career

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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.[3] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season,[4] before joining Grorud IL. Ahead of the 2016 season he stepped up to the second-tier when signing for Fredrikstad FK.

He played abroad in Bulgaria[5] and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for Raufoss IL.[6]

Akinsola Akinyemi should not be confused with Akinbola Akinyemi, who has also played in the Oslo area, among others for Kjelsås and Follo.

Personal life

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Born in Norway, Akinyemi is of Nigerian descent.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 September 2024[2][1]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vålerenga 2012 Eliteserien 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2013 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
Drøbak-Frogn 2013 2. divisjon 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Grorud 2014 2. divisjon 21 3 3 1 — 24 4
2015 20 2 1 0 — 21 2
Total 41 5 4 1 — 45 6
Fredrikstad 2016 1. divisjon 22 0 3 0 — 25 0
2017 23 3 0 0 2[b] 0 25 3
Total 45 3 3 0 2 0 50 3
Sandnes Ulf 2018 1. divisjon 27 1 3 0 — 30 1
2019 22 2 2 0 — 24 2
Total 49 3 5 0 — 54 3
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019-20 Bulgarian First League 9 0 2 0 — 11 0
Total 9 0 2 0 — 11 0
Maccabi Netanya 2020-21 Israeli Premier League 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Raufoss 2021 1. divisjon 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Total 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Grorud 2022 1. divisjon 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
KFUM Oslo 2023 1. divisjon 25 2 3 0 — 28 2
2024 Eliteserien 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
Total 38 2 5 0 — 43 2
Career total 231 13 23 1 2 0 256 14
  1. ^ Including Norwegian Football Cup, and Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 1. divisjon relegaton play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

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  1. ^ a b Akinsola Akinyemi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b c Akinsola Akinyemi at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Akinsola Akinyemi forlater Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ Lidsheim, Ståle (9 September 2013). "- Vi vinner på en halvgod dag". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  5. ^ "Локомотив подписа договор с Акинсола Акиниеми". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Tre nye spillere inn" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Official : Norwegian-Nigerian Defender Joins Bulgarian Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.


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