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Nigerian footballer

Simeon Akinola
Personal information
Full name Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun
Date of birth (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Youth career
Alcorcón
2009–2010 Boreham Wood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Boreham Wood 21 (2)
2011 → Billericay Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Harrow Borough (loan) 5 (4)
2012–2014 Harrow Borough 75 (22)
2014–2016 Braintree Town 104 (19)
2017–2020 Barnet 93 (21)
2020–2022 Southend United 25 (2)
2022 Wealdstone 6 (1)
Total 330 (71)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun (born 6 August 1992) is a retired Nigerian footballer.

Career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinola moved to Madrid aged three. He started playing futsal aged nine before joining Alcorcón after a successful trial, later moving to London.

He joined the academy at Boreham Wood, and made his senior debut in January 2011, a season in which he scored 53 goals for the reserve team. He was loaned out to Billericay Town in November 2011, and then Harrow Borough in February 2012, before signing for Borough permanently for a fee of £2,400, set by tribunal after Boreham Wood rejected an initial offer of £750.

In August 2014, Akinola joined Braintree Town for an undisclosed fee.

He joined Barnet on 1 January 2017 for a fee of £40,000. He made his debut the following day against Plymouth Argyle

On 31 August 2017 - transfer deadline day - Barnet agreed terms with Lincoln City for the transfer of Akinola, pending verification from the EFL. On 5 September it was confirmed that the EFL had refused to ratify the transfer and that Akinola would remain at Barnet. He left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season, having scored 24 goals in 106 games.

On 17 September 2020, Akinola signed for Southend United on a two-year deal with an option for a third. In November 2020 it was reported that Akinola's debut for the Shrimpers was being held up by an embargo on player registrations against the club.

Akinola made his Southend United debut on 12 December 2020, starting in a 1–0 win at Roots Hall over Scunthorpe United.

On 8 October 2022, Akinola signed for National League side Wealdstone. He scored his first goal for the club on the same day, scoring in his first appearance from the bench, in a 2–1 defeat to Boreham Wood. Akinola made seven appearances before leaving the club.

International career

Akinola is eligible to play for Nigeria and Spain at international level. He was called up by England C in May 2015, but was forced to withdraw.

Personal life

Akinola has a degree in systems engineering from the University of Westminster. In February 2023, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co. through its athlete transition programme.

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boreham Wood 2010–11 Conference South 4 0 0 0 --- 0 0 4 0
2011–12 17 2 0 0 --- 0 0 17 2
Boreham Wood total 21 2 0 0 --- 0 0 21 2
Billericay Town (loan) 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harrow Borough (loan) 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
Harrow Borough 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division 37 11 1 0 --- 0 0 38 11
2013–14 32 9 2 1 --- 0 0 34 10
2014–15 6 2 0 0 --- 0 0 6 2
Harrow total 75 22 3 1 --- 0 0 78 23
Braintree Town 2014–15 Conference National 38 4 3 2 --- 4 1 45 7
2015–16 National League 41 10 0 0 --- 4 0 45 10
2016–17 25 5 3 1 --- 1 0 29 6
Braintree total 104 19 6 3 --- 9 1 119 23
Barnet 2016–17 League Two 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
2017–18 29 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 32 5
2018–19 National League 14 0 1 0 --- 2 0 17 0
2019–20 31 15 2 0 --- 5 2 38 17
Barnet total 93 21 4 1 1 0 8 2 106 24
Southend United 2020–21 League Two 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2021-22 National League 1 0 0 0 --- 0 0 1 0
Southend total 25 2 0 0 --- 0 0 25 2
Wealdstone 2022–23 National League 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 2
Career total 330 71 14 6 1 0 18 3 363 80
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
  5. Appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup

References

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  29. "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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