David Akintola

David Akintola

Personal information
Full name	Babajide David Akintola
Date of birth	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Oyo, Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Hull City
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2014	FC Ebedei
2014–2015	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	Midtjylland	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Thisted (loan)	3	(5)
2017	→ Jerv (loan)	25	(8)
2018	→ Haugesund (loan)	30	(9)
2019	→ Rosenborg (loan)	21	(5)
2020	→ Omonia (loan)	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Hatayspor (loan)	35	(6)
2021–2024	Adana Demirspor	67	(10)
2024–2025	Çaykur Rizespor	45	(4)
2025–	Hull City	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:49, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Babajide David Akintola (born 13 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Hull City.

Club career

Early career

Akintola is a product of FC Ebedei. He played in the Torneo Bellinzona U18s, making one assist, ^[1] and is viewed as one of Nigeria's most anticipated young talents. ^[2]

Akintola transferred to FC Midtjylland in November 2014 from his new clubs cooperative club, FC Ebedei. ^[3] He played for Midtjylland U19 in the 2014–2015 season, where they won the league. He helped the team, scoring 9 goals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Midtjylland

Before being loaned to Thisted FC, Akintola was promoted to the Midtjylland senior team prior to the new season. ^[4]

Akintola was loaned out to Norwegian First Division-side FK Jerv on 11 March 2017 for the rest of the season. ^[5] On 16 February 2018, he was loaned out again, this time to FK Haugesund. ^[6]

In February 2019, Akintola was once again sent out on loan, this time to Rosenborg with the option to make the move permanent after the 2019 season. ^[7]

In January 2020, Akintola signed a six-month loan contract with Omonia Nicosia.

On 28 September 2020, Akintola joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor on a one-year loan. ^[8]

Adana Demirspor

On 27 July 2021, Akintola transferred to Adana Demirspor on an undisclosed fee.

Hull City

On 15 August 2025, Akintola joined Hull City on a two-year deal. ^[9] He made his debut on 17 August, when he came on as a 67th-minuite substitute for Joel Ndala in the 3–2 home win against Oxford United. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025 ^{[11] [12]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2015–16	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Thisted (loan)	2015–16	Danish 2nd Division	3	5	0	0	—		—		3	5
Jerv (loan)	2017	Norwegian 1st Division	25	8	3	1	—		—		28	9
Haugesund (loan)	2018	Eliteserien	30	9	4	0	—		—		34	9
Rosenborg (loan)	2019		21	5	4	2	11	2	—		36	9
Omonia (loan)	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Hatayspor (loan)	2020–21	Süper Lig	35	6	2	1	—		—		37	7
Adana Demirspor	2021–22		26	2	3	1	—		—		29	3
	2022–23		29	6	1	1	—		—		30	7
	2023–24		12	2	1	0	5	1	—		18	3
	Total		67	10	5	2	5	1	—		77	13
Hull City	2025–26	Championship	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			189	43	19	6	16	3	0	0	224	52

References

1. "Sl10.ng".
2. "Five Nigerian Talents Tipped to Break into the First Team of European Clubs:: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
3. FCM skriver kontrakt med ung kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 1 November 2014
4. "Babajide David Promoted To FC Midtjylland First Team:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". All Nigeria Soccer. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
5. FCM udlejer nigeriansk kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 11 March 2017
6. AKINTOLA KLAR FOR FK HAUGESUND‚ fkh.no, 15 February 2018
7. "Rosenborg låner Akintola".
8. "Atakaş Hatayspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Babajide David". Hatayspor (in Turkish). 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
9. "Akintola joins the Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
10. "Hull City 3-2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
11. "David Akintola". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
12. David Akintola at Soccerway