Ismahil Akinade

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Ismahil Akinade
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Terengganu
Number 9
Youth career
St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Bray Wanderers 64 (8)
2015–2017 Bohemians 52 (19)
2018–2019 Waterford 49 (8)
2019 Ho Chi Minh City 10 (4)
2020 SHB Da Nang 14 (7)
2021 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 12 (1)
2021–2022 [2] Telecom Egypt SC
2022 Sheikh Russel KC 10 (6)
2023 Kelantan 10 (4)
2023–2024 Kelantan United 11 (4)
2024– Terengganu 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Ismahil Akinade (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.

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Career

Bray Wanderers

Akinade started his senior career with Bray Wanderers where he was a huge hit with fans and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2013 season. Akinade parted ways with Bray at the end of the 2014 season after he played a huge part in guaranteeing the Seagulls' safety in the Premier Division.

Bohemians

Midway through the 2015 League of Ireland season, Akinade signed for Bohemians, making his debut in a 2–1 win away to Dundalk on 6 June, setting up the first goal. [3] Akinade was nominated for Young Player Of The Year [4] after scoring 10 goals in 18 matches in his first season with the club. In October 2015, he agreed to a new contract. [5] [4] Akinade went on to score 5 goals in 18 appearances for the 2016 season and in the 2017 season injury ruled him out for the first half of the season, when he returned he scored memorable goals against fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers in a 2–1 win in Tallaght [6] and the winner against Dundalk in Oriel Park. [7]

Waterford

Akinade left Bohs to sign for Waterford for the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division season. [8] Akinade made his debut in a 2–1 win against Derry City on 17 February 2018. [9] [10] He departed from the club by mutual agreement on 24 June 2019. [11]

Hồ Chí Minh City

On 28 June 2019, V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City announced the signing of Akinade. [12] He made a scoring debut for the club that same day in a game against Viettel FC in the Vietnamese National Football Cup. [13] He left at the end of the season following 5 goals in 11 games, with the club looking to replace him with former Liverpool striker David Ngog. [14]

CLB SHB Đà Nẵng

In November 2019, Akinade signed a one-year contract with CLB SHB Đà Nẵng, also of the V.League 1. [15]

Terengganu

Akinade signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Terengganu in February 2024. [16]

It was reported in October 2014 that Akinade and two other people had received suspended sentences for the 2010 sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Kildare. [17] [18]

In April 2017, Akinade was issued a deportation order. His application to have the deportation stopped was rejected in the High Court in May 2019. [19] He returned to Nigeria voluntarily in June. [20] [12]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Fuad Sule, who is also a professional footballer. [21]

In 2017, Akinade was absent for half the season due to an illness, in February 2017 he had his spleen removed and returned in June 2018. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 February 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup League cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bray Wanderers 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 5000000 [a] 050
2013 31620114 [b] 33810
2014 28200200 [a] 0302
Total6382031437312
Bohemians 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division191010001 [a] 02110
2016 18510102 [a] 2227
2017 15410000 [a] 0164
Total52193010325921
Waterford 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division32530210 [c] 0376
2019 17300200 [c] 0193
Total498304100569
Hồ Chí Minh City 2019 V.League 1 10411——115
SHB Da Nang 2020 V.League 114700——147
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 2021 V.League 112100——121
Telecom Egypt SC 2021–22 Egyptian Second Division ——
Sheikh Russel KC 2022 Bangladesh Premier League 10600——106
Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League 10422——126
Kelantan United 2023 Malaysia Super League114———114
Terengganu 2024–25 Malaysia Super League00———00
Career total23161113827525871
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoff, 2 appearances & 3 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Munster Senior Cup

Honours

Bohemians

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