Adeleke Akinyemi

Adeleke Akinyemi
Personal information
Full name Adeleke Akinola Akinyemi
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Youth career
Real Sapphire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Serdarlı GB 13 (10)
2015–2016 Skënderbeu Korçë 0 (0)
2015–2016Trepça'89 (loan) 16 (10)
2017–2018 Ventspils 40 (23)
2018–2021 Start 32 (3)
2020HamKam (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2023 KF Laçi 35 (9)
2023–2024 Karviná 46 (10)
2024 Karviná B 3 (1)
2024– Ilves 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Adeleke Akinola Akinyemi (born 11 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer playing as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.[2]

Club career

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Serdarlı GB

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On 24 January 2015, Akinyemi signed for KTFF Süper Lig side Serdarlı GB. He played 13 matches in the league, scoring 10 goals. In total, he played 17 matches and scored 11 goals for the Turkish Cypriot side during the 2014–15 season.[3]

Ventspils

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In early August 2018, Akinyemi went AWOL, resulting in his club, FK Ventspils filling a missing persons report amid fear the player had been kidnapped.[4][5][6] Akinyemi returned to Ventspils a few days later, 13 August, playing in their win over FK Liepāja on the same day.[7]

Start

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On 16 August 2018, IK Start announced the signing of Akinyemi, on a contract until the end of the 2021 season, from FK Ventspils.[8] After scoring 3 goals in Start's 2018 campaign which ended in relegation, in the 2019 1. divisjon season opener he broke his ankle.[9] He was sidelined for a long time and failed to break into Start's first team after that. The former top scorer did not manage any goals during a loan to Hamkam in 2020 either.[2] Following a goalless league run in 2021,[10] Start decided to release him after the end of the 2021 season.[11]

Karviná

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On 6 February 2023, Karviná announced the signing of Akinyemi, from KF Laçi.[12]

Ilves

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On 27 August 2024, Akinyemi joined Ilves in Finnish Veikkausliiga, signing a deal for the rest of the season with an option for the 2025.[13] On 1 September, Akiyemi scored in his Ilves debut, in a 1–1 away draw against Gnistan in the league.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 October 2024[2][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Serdarlı GB 2014–15 KTFF Süper Lig 13 10 13 10
Trepça'89 (loan) 2015–16 Kosovo Superleague 16 10 16 10
Ventspils 2017 Virslīga 23 10 6 7 1 0 30 17
2018 Virslīga 17 13 1 0 4 7 22 20
Total 40 23 7 7 5 7 52 37
Start 2018 Eliteserien 12 3 2 0 14 3
2019 1. divisjon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020 Eliteserien 3 0 3 0
2021 1. divisjon 16 0 3 4 19 4
Total 32 3 5 4 37 7
HamKam (loan) 2020 1. divisjon 8 0 8 0
KF Laçi 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore 16 3 3 2 19 5
2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 19 6 1 0 4 0 24 6
Total 35 9 4 2 4 0 43 11
Karviná 2022–23 FNL 14 6 14 6
2023–24 Czech First League 32 4 1 0 33 4
Total 46 10 1 0 47 10
Karviná B 2023–24 MSFL 1 0 1 0
2024–25 MSFL 2 1 2 1
Total 3 1 3 1
Ilves 2024 Veikkausliiga 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
Career total 199 29 17 13 9 7 0 0 225 49

Honours

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MFK Karviná

Ventspils

Ilves

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Adeleke Akinyemi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c Adeleke Akinyemi at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ "AKINYEMİ ADELEKE AKINOLA". ktff.org. KTFF. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ФК ВЕНТСПИЛС" (in Russian). FK Ventspils. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ФК ВЕНТСПИЛС" (in Russian). FK Ventspils. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ФК ВЕНТСПИЛС" (in Russian). FK Ventspils. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ФК ВЕНТСПИЛС, ИНТЕРВЬЮ АДЕЛЕКЕ" (in Russian). FK Ventspils. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Akinyemi endelig klar". www.ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Starts storsignering om den alvorlige skaden: – Det er vanskelig for meg" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b Adeleke Akinyemi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  11. ^ "Martin Ramsland: – Det er stort for meg å ha spilt for Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Adeleke Akinyemi přestoupil do Karviné!". mfkkarvina.cz (in Czech). MFK Karviná. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ Adeleke Akinyemi Ilvekseen loppukauden sopimuksella, ilvesfootball.com, 27 August 2024
  14. ^ "Fotbalisté Karviné se po roce vracejí do první ligy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Czech News Agency. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  15. ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024