Simeon Akinola

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Simeon Akinola
Personal information
Full name Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun [1]
Date of birth (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Youth career
Alcorcón
2009–2010 Boreham Wood
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Boreham Wood 21 (2)
2011 → Billericay Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Harrow Borough (loan) 5 (4)
2012–2014 Harrow Borough 75 (22)
2014–2016 Braintree Town 104 (19)
2017–2020 Barnet 93 (21)
2020–2022 Southend United 25 (2)
2022 Wealdstone 6 (1)
Total330(71)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun (born 6 August 1992) is a retired Nigerian footballer.

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Career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinola moved to Madrid aged three. He started playing futsal aged nine before joining Alcorcón after a successful trial, [4] [5] later moving to London. [6]

He joined the academy at Boreham Wood, and made his senior debut in January 2011, a season in which he scored 53 goals for the reserve team. [4] [7] He was loaned out to Billericay Town in November 2011, [8] and then Harrow Borough in February 2012, [9] before signing for Borough permanently for a fee of £2,400, set by tribunal after Boreham Wood rejected an initial offer of £750. [10]

In August 2014, Akinola joined Braintree Town for an undisclosed fee. [5]

He joined Barnet on 1 January 2017 for a fee of £40,000. [11] He made his debut the following day against Plymouth Argyle [12]

On 31 August 2017 - transfer deadline day - Barnet agreed terms with Lincoln City for the transfer of Akinola, pending verification from the EFL. [13] [14] On 5 September it was confirmed that the EFL had refused to ratify the transfer and that Akinola would remain at Barnet. [15] He left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season, having scored 24 goals in 106 games. [16]

On 17 September 2020, Akinola signed for Southend United on a two-year deal with an option for a third. [17] In November 2020 it was reported that Akinola's debut for the Shrimpers was being held up by an embargo on player registrations against the club. [18]

Akinola made his Southend United debut on 12 December 2020, starting in a 1–0 win at Roots Hall over Scunthorpe United. [19]

On 8 October 2022, Akinola signed for National League side Wealdstone. [20] He scored his first goal for the club on the same day, scoring in his first appearance from the bench, in a 2–1 defeat to Boreham Wood. [21] Akinola made seven appearances before leaving the club.

International career

Akinola is eligible to play for Nigeria and Spain at international level. He was called up by England C in May 2015, but was forced to withdraw. [22]

Personal life

Akinola has a degree in systems engineering from the University of Westminster. [23] In February 2023, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co. through its athlete transition programme. [24]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2022
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boreham Wood 2010–11 Conference South 4000---0040
2011–12 17200---00172
Boreham Wood total21200---00212
Billericay Town (loan) 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division1000000010
Harrow Borough (loan) 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division5400000054
Harrow Borough 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division371110---003811
2013–14 32921---003410
2014–15 6200---0062
Harrow total752231---007823
Braintree Town 2014–15 [25] Conference National 38432---4 [lower-alpha 1] 1457
2015–16 [26] National League 411000---4 [lower-alpha 2] 04510
2016–17 [27] 25531---1 [lower-alpha 1] 0296
Braintree total1041963---9111923
Barnet 2016–17 [27] League Two 192000000192
2017–18 [28] 29411101 [lower-alpha 3] 0325
2018–19 [29] National League14010---2 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
2019–20 [30] 311520---5 [lower-alpha 4] 23817
Barnet total932141108210624
Southend United 2020–21 [31] League Two242000000242
2021-22 National League1000---0010
Southend total25200---00252
Wealdstone 2022–23 National League6111001 [lower-alpha 5] 082
Career total330711461018336380
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
  5. ↑ Appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup

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References

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  2. ↑ "Simeon Akinola". BarnetFC.com. Barnet FC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Simeon Akinola". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Interview with Boreham Wood striker Simeon Akinola | the Elastico". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola". Gazette.
  6. ↑ "The Braintree Town FC website". www.braintreetownfc.org.uk.
  7. ↑ Simeon Akinola - Aylesbury United
  8. ↑ Association, The Football. "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com.
  9. ↑ "Simeon Akinola - Harrow Borough Football Club First Team". www.pitchero.com.
  10. ↑ "Wood's Development Programme Recognised".
  11. ↑ "Barnet bolster attacking options with Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.
  12. ↑ "Barnet 1-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Statement | Simeon Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.
  14. ↑ "Akinola Deal Pending". www.redimps.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Akinola Deal Off". www.redimps.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Club update". www.barnetfc.com.
  17. ↑ "AKINOLA SIGNS!". www.southendunited.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "New proposed EFL guidelines could see Southend United and many others clear embargoes". Echo.
  19. ↑ "Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Wealdstone make double striker swoop". 8 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Report: Debut goal and penalty controversy as Wealdstone are edged out by Wood". 9 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Braintree Town Winger Simeon Akinola To WAIT For England Debut:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  23. ↑ "Elephant Sport » Q&A – Barnet striker Simeon Akinola".
  24. ↑ "The footballer who swapped the EFL for JP Morgan". The Athletic.
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  26. ↑ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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  29. ↑ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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