Akinshola Akinyemi

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Akinshola Akinyemi
Personal information
Full name Akinshola Akinyemi
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Norway
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
Raufoss
Youth career
Holmlia
Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 9 (0)
2020–2021 Maccabi Netanya 9 (0)
2021– Raufoss
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 29 January 2020

Akinshola Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Raufoss IL as a defender.

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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. [1] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season, [2] 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 [3] and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for Raufoss IL. [4]

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

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References

  1. "Akinsola Akinyemi forlater Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. Lidsheim, Ståle (9 September 2013). "- Vi vinner på en halvgod dag". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  3. "Локомотив подписа договор с Акинсола Акиниеми". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. "Tre nye spillere inn" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.