Anjola Popoola

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Anjola Popoola
Personal information
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 33
Youth career
2023– Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Accrington Stanley 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Anjola Popoola (born 19 June 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

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Career

On 24 July 2023, Popoola joined Accrington Stanley as a scholar for the 2023/24 season. [1]

On 10 October 2023, Popoola became the youngest player in the 21 century for Accrington Stanley after coming off the bench in the EFL Trophy for the 6 minutes of added time against Harrogate Town in a 5–3 win. [2]

On 24 February 2024, Popoola made his EFL League Two debut coming off the bench in the 80 minute against Crawley Town in a 1–0 loss. [3] On 27 February 2024, he made his second appearance coming off the bench in the 73 minute against Walsall in a 2–1 loss. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2024. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley
2023–24 [6] League Two 2000001030
Total2000001030
Career total2000001030
Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ "UPDATE: Nine new first-year scholars confirmed". Accrington Stanley. 24 July 2023.
    2. ↑ "REPORT: Harrogate Town 3 Stanley 5". Accrington Stanley. 10 October 2023.
    3. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 0–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
    4. ↑ "Walsall 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2024.
    5. ↑ Anjola Popoola at Soccerway
    6. ↑ "Games played by Anjola Popoola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.


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