| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lokoja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Solihull Moors (on loan from Chesterfield) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Lincoln City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Dundee United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al Bidda | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chesterfield | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dagenham & Redridge (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 21 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola (born 8 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Solihull Moors on loan from EFL League Two club Chesterfield. [3]
Akinola was born in Lokoja, Nigeria. [4] He played youth football with Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town, before signing for Arsenal in summer 2020. [4] [5] [6] After playing for Arsenal under-23s, [7] he moved on loan to Scottish club Dundee United in January 2022. [4] [8] [9] Akinola initially believed he had signed for the club's city rivals Dundee. [10]
After one 45-minute appearance for Dundee United which saw him substituted at half-time, Akinola returned to Arsenal in March 2022 due to injury. [11] [12] He later underwent surgery. [13] In August 2022, he joined Chesterfield in the National League on a season-long loan, making his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic. [14]
He permanently switch to Qatari side Al Bidda in September 2023. [15]
On 16 May 2024, it was confirmed he would return to Chesterfield on a one-year deal with an option. [16]
On 29 August 2024, he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan becoming the club's fifteenth signing of the summer. [17] In February 2025, he joined National League club Solihull Moors on an initial one-month loan. [18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Al Bidda | 2023–24 | Qatari Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield | 2024–25 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||