Akinsola Akinyemi

Norwegian footballer (born 1993)
Akinsola Akinyemi
Personal information
Full name Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
 KFUM Oslo
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2010 Holmlia
2011–2012 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Vålerenga 3 (0)
2013–2014 Drøbak-Frogn 7 (0)
2014–2015 Grorud 41 (5)
2016–2017 Fredrikstad 45 (3)
2018–2019 Sandnes Ulf 49 (3)
2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 (0)
2020–2021 Maccabi Netanya 9 (0)
2021 Raufoss 13 (0)
2022 Grorud 17 (0)
2023– KFUM Oslo 38 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2024

Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for KFUM Oslo as a defender.[2]

Career

Starting his career in Holmlia SK, Akinyemi went to Vålerenga as a youth player. He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in August 2012 against Odd, and made a total of three appearances that season.

Akinyemi was released in the summer of 2013.[3] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season,[4] before joining Grorud IL. Ahead of the 2016 season he stepped up to the second-tier when signing for Fredrikstad FK.

He played abroad in Bulgaria[5] and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for Raufoss IL.[6]

Akinsola Akinyemi should not be confused with Akinbola Akinyemi, who has also played in the Oslo area, among others for Kjelsås and Follo.

Personal life

Born in Norway, Akinyemi is of Nigerian descent.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024[2][1]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vålerenga 2012 Eliteserien 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2013 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
Drøbak-Frogn 2013 2. divisjon 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Grorud 2014 2. divisjon 21 3 3 1 — 24 4
2015 20 2 1 0 — 21 2
Total 41 5 4 1 — 45 6
Fredrikstad 2016 1. divisjon 22 0 3 0 — 25 0
2017 23 3 0 0 2[b] 0 25 3
Total 45 3 3 0 2 0 50 3
Sandnes Ulf 2018 1. divisjon 27 1 3 0 — 30 1
2019 22 2 2 0 — 24 2
Total 49 3 5 0 — 54 3
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019-20 Bulgarian First League 9 0 2 0 — 11 0
Total 9 0 2 0 — 11 0
Maccabi Netanya 2020-21 Israeli Premier League 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Raufoss 2021 1. divisjon 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Total 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Grorud 2022 1. divisjon 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
KFUM Oslo 2023 1. divisjon 25 2 3 0 — 28 2
2024 Eliteserien 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
Total 38 2 5 0 — 43 2
Career total 231 13 23 1 2 0 256 14

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ a b Akinsola Akinyemi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b c Akinsola Akinyemi at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Akinsola Akinyemi forlater Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ Lidsheim, Ståle (9 September 2013). "- Vi vinner på en halvgod dag". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  5. ^ "Локомотив подписа договор с Акинсола Акиниеми". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Tre nye spillere inn" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Official : Norwegian-Nigerian Defender Joins Bulgarian Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
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