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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anjolaoluwa David Popoola [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marine (on loan from Accrington Stanley) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Accrington Stanley | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Clitheroe (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025- | → Marine (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:21, 24 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Anjolaoluwa David Popoola (born 19 June 2007) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Marine, on loan from EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
On 24 July 2023, EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley announced Popoola as one of nine youngsters to have signed a scholarship deal with the club. [4]
On 10 October 2023, Popoola became the youngest player in the 21st century for Accrington after coming off the bench in the EFL Trophy for the 6 minutes of added time against Harrogate Town in a 5–3 win. [5]
On 24 February 2024, Popoola made his EFL League Two debut, coming off the bench in the 80th minute against Crawley Town in a 1–0 loss. [6] He made his second appearance three days later, on 27 February, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute against Walsall in a 2–1 loss. [7] In June 2024, he signed a first professional contract. [3]
On 31 January 2025, Popoola joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Clitheroe on an initial twenty-eight day loan. [8]
He joined National League North team Marine on 24 October 2025, on a one-month loan. [9] A day later, he came off the bench to make his debut, providing a stoppage time assist for the games winning goal in a 2-1 win away to Scarborough Athletic. [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2023–24 [11] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 [12] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025-26 [13] | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Clitheroe (loan) | 2024-25 [14] | Northern Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marine (loan) | 2025-26 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
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