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 30)
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
Holmlia
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 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 February 2024 [7] [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2012 Tippeligaen 300030
2013 002020
Total302050
Drøbak-Frogn 2013 Oddsen-ligaen 700070
Total700070
Grorud 2014 Oddsen-ligaen21331244
2015 20210212
Total41541456
Fredrikstad 2016 OBOS-ligaen 22030250
2017 233002 [lower-alpha 2] 0253
Total4533020503
Sandnes Ulf 2018 OBOS-ligaen27130301
2019 22220242
Total49350543
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019-20 efbet League 9020110
Total9020110
Maccabi Netanya 2020-21 Israeli Premier League 900090
Total900090
Raufoss 2021 OBOS-ligaen13010140
Total13010140
Grorud 2022 OBOS-ligaen17010180
Total17010180
KFUM Oslo 2023 OBOS-ligaen25230282
2024 Eliteserien 00000000
Total2523000282
Career total218132112024114

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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References

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