Tim Akinola

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Tim Akinola
Personal information
Full name Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lokoja, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Youth career
Lincoln City
Huddersfield Town
2020–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
2022 → Dundee United (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Chesterfield (loan) 26 (0)
2023 Al Bidda 0 (0)
2024– Chesterfield 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola (born 8 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chesterfield. [3]

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 May 2023 [17]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21 ————4 [lower-alpha 2] 040
2021–22 ————3 [lower-alpha 2] 030
2022–23 ————1 [lower-alpha 2] 010
Total———8080
Dundee United (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1000——10
Chesterfield (loan) 2022–23 National League 26040001 [lower-alpha 3] 0310
Al Bidda 2023–24 Qatari Second Division 0000000000
Chesterfield 2024–25 League Two 0000000000
Career total270400090400
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in National League play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "England - T. Akinola - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ Tim Akinola at Soccerbase
  4. 1 2 3 "Tim Akinola joins Dundee United on loan". Tim Akinola joins Dundee United on loan.
  5. ↑ Smith, George (17 August 2020). "Tim Akinola profiled as midfield starlet completes Arsenal transfer move". Football.London.
  6. ↑ "Arsenal coach hails Under-23 star who already has 'champion mentality'". HITC. 31 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Football, Planet (2 October 2021). "Watch: Arsenal youngster Tim Akinola pulls out double Zidane turn for U23s". Planet Football.
  8. ↑ "UNITED SEAL LOAN DEAL FOR AKINOLA". Dundee United Football Club.
  9. ↑ "Tim Akinola: Dundee United's new loan signing from Arsenal profiled". www.scotsman.com.
  10. ↑ Meighan, Nicola (31 January 2022). "'There's two Dundees': Akinola ready for United start after mix-up".
  11. ↑ Temple, Alan. "Tim Akinola returns to Arsenal as Dundee United loan falls flat".
  12. ↑ Burns, Scott (1 April 2022). "Tim Akinola Dundee United deal over". scottishdailyexpress.
  13. ↑ Temple, Alan. "Arsenal kid Tim Akinola undergoes surgery as reason for Dundee United exit is laid bare".
  14. ↑ Norcliffe, Liam (7 September 2022). "Chesterfield coach says young Arsenal loanee has similarities to top Chelsea midfielder". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tim Akinola joins Al Bidda on permanent deal". Tim Akinola joins Al Bidda on permanent deal. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Midfielder Rejoins Spirites". chesterfield.co.uk. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Tim Akinola". Soccerbase. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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