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
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
KFUM Oslo
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2010 Holmlia
2011–2012 Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 42 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

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

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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. [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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024 [2] [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2012 Eliteserien 300030
2013 002020
Total302050
Drøbak-Frogn 2013 2. divisjon 700070
Total700070
Grorud 2014 2. divisjon21331244
2015 20210212
Total41541456
Fredrikstad 2016 1. divisjon 22030250
2017 233002 [b] 0253
Total4533020503
Sandnes Ulf 2018 1. divisjon27130301
2019 22220242
Total49350543
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019-20 Bulgarian First League 9020110
Total9020110
Maccabi Netanya 2020-21 Israeli Premier League 900090
Total900090
Raufoss 2021 1. divisjon13010140
Total13010140
Grorud 2022 1. divisjon17010180
Total17010180
KFUM Oslo 2023 1. divisjon25230282
2024 Eliteserien13020150
Total38250432
Career total231132312025614

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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References

  1. 1 2 Akinsola Akinyemi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 3 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.