Akinsola Akinyemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Skeid | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2024 | KFUM Oslo | 42 | (2) |
| 2025– | Skeid | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 3 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Skeid 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]
On 12 March 2025, he signed a contract with Skeid.[7]
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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | ||
- ^ Including Norwegian Football Cup, and Bulgarian Cup
- ^ Appearances in 1. divisjon relegaton play-offs
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
- ^ a b Akinsola Akinyemi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b c Akinsola Akinyemi at Soccerway
- ^ "Akinsola Akinyemi forlater Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Lidsheim, Ståle (9 September 2013). "- Vi vinner på en halvgod dag". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 16.
- ^ "Локомотив подписа договор с Акинсола Акиниеми". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Tre nye spillere inn" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Velkommen Shola". Skeid Fotball (in Norwegian). 12 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Official : Norwegian-Nigerian Defender Joins Bulgarian Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
