James Akintunde

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James Akintunde
Personal information
Full name Oluwaseun Ewerogba Akintunde [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Southend United [3]
Cambridge United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Cambridge United 1 (0)
2014 → AFC Sudbury (loan) 23 (2)
2014–2015 → Histon (loan) 11 (3)
2015–2016 → Brackley Town (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Needham Market (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2018 Chester 56 (11)
2018–2020 Maidenhead United 57 (2)
2020–2022 Derry City 77 (14)
2023–2024 Bohemians 46 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland side Bohemians.

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Career

Akintunde was a Cambridge United youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 30 November 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 FA Trophy away win against Salisbury City. On 29 August 2014 he was loaned to Histon until January. [4]

In January 2015, after scoring six goals for Histon in all competitions, Akintunde returned to the U's. He made his professional debut on 14 February 2015, again from the bench in a 0–2 away loss against Plymouth Argyle. [5] He played no games for Cambridge the following season, but did play out on loan at Brackley Town and Needham Market. Akintunde was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015–16 season. [6]

Akintunde joined Chester for the 2016–17 season. He spent two full seasons at the Deva, scoring eleven times in sixty games, before joining Maidenhead United for 2018–19. [7] Akintunde scored twice in 62 games before leaving the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season. [8] Akintunde signed for League of Ireland Premier Division team Derry City on 24 July 2020. [9] He scored on his debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 3 August 2020. [10] Akintunde signed a multi year contract with Bohemians ahead of their 2023 season. [11] On 2 November 2024, it was announced that Akintunde had left Bohemians following the end of his contract. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambridge United 2013–14 [13] Conference Premier 0000—1 [b] 010
2014–15 [13] League Two 1000000010
2015–16 [13] League Two0000000000
Total1000001020
AFC Sudbury (loan) 2013–14 [3] IL Division One North 23200—00232
Histon (loan) 2014–15 [14] SFL Premier Division 11320—3 [c] 3166
Brackley Town (loan) 2015–16 [15] National League North 6120—0081
Needham Market (loan) 2015–16 [16] IL Premier Division 7000—0070
Chester 2016–17 [13] National League 16310—00173
2017–18 [13] National League40810—2 [b] 0438
Total561120—206011
Maidenhead United 2018–19 [13] National League30120—1 [b] 0331
2019–20 [13] National League27100—2 [b] 0291
Total57220—30622
Derry City 2020 [13] LOI Premier Division 10420—1 [d] 0134
2021 [13] LOI Premier Division34410—00354
2022 [13] LOI Premier Division33632—2 [e] 0388
Total771462—308616
Bohemians 2023 [13] LOI Premier Division19110—00201
2024 [13] LOI Premier Division27520—00295
Total46630—00496
Career total282381720012331144
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

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References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ James Akintunde at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "StackPath".
  4. ↑ Sam-Yorke and Bonner depart; Cambridge United FC, 29 August 2014
  5. ↑ Plymouth 2–0 Cambridge; BBC Sport, 14 February 2015
  6. ↑ "Cambridge United announce retain/release list". Cambridge United FC. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Dev broadens attacking options with Akintunde signing
  8. ↑ SQUAD UPDATE (04/07/2020)
  9. ↑ Barr, Ethan (24 July 2020). "Welcome James Akintunde". Derry City Football Club. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  10. ↑ League of Ireland: Derry City beat St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 to move up table
  11. ↑ "JAMES AKINTUNDE JOINS ON MULTI-YEAR DEAL". 2 December 2022.
  12. ↑ https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1852756959683805649
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "England - J. Akintunde - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Histon Webmaster. "First Team Player Statistics 2014/15". Histon FC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "James Akintunde Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Needham Market | Appearances | James Akintunde | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2020.


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