Dipo Akinyemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afolabi Oladipo Christopher Akinyemi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Potters Bar Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Potters Bar Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2015– | Stevenage | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | → St Neots Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 5 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 7 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Afolabi Oladipo Christopher "Dipo" Akinyemi (born 10 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stevenage.[3]
Career
Stevenage
After making two appearances as an unused substitute in the 2014-15 season, Akinyemi signed professional terms with the Boro in the summer of 2015, and made his debut by starting in the opening league game of the season, a 0-2 defeat at home to Notts County. In his second start three days later, he played a vital role in helping Stevenage take the lead in a Football League Cup match against Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town. Boro would go on to lose the game 1-2.
Akinyemi would score his first professional goal the following weekend, with an equalising goal in a 2-2 draw at Newport County.[4]
At the start of November 2015, Akinyemi joined National League side Aldershot Town on a month's loan,[5] scoring on his debut against Lincoln City,[6] and making four league appearances in total during his stay.
Towards the end of March 2016, Akinyemi joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Dulwich Hamlet on loan for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.[7] He scored on his debut for the Hamlet, registering their second goal in a 2-2 away draw at Enfield Town,[8] before going on to score both goals in his next game, a 2-1 home win against Tonbridge Angels,[9] and scoring his fourth goal in three games in a 2-0 home win against Bognor Regis on 2 April 2016.[10]
Although raised in England, Akinyemi is also eligible to represent Nigeria.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Potters Bar Town | 2014–15[11] | SL Division One Central | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Stevenage | 2014–15[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[13] | League Two | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| St Neots Town (loan) | 2015–16[14] | SL Premier Division | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 2015–16[15] | IL Premier Division | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
References
- ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Dipo Akinyemi". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ Soccerway profile
- ↑ Newport County 2-2 Stevenage
- ↑ Dipo Akinyemi: Aldershot Town sign Stevenage striker on loan
- ↑ Aldershot Town 1-2 Lincoln City
- ↑ Dulwich Hamlet have signed Stevenage striker Dipo Akinyemi on loan until the end of the season.
- ↑ Enfield Town 2-2 Dulwich Hamlet
- ↑ Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 Tonbridge Angels
- ↑ Dulwich Hamlet 2-0 Bognor Regis
- ↑ "Games played by Dipo Akinyemi - Potters Bar". Potters Bar Town FC. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dipo Akinyemi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dipo Akinyemi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Dipo Akinyemi - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dipo Akinyemi - Dulwich Hamlet". Dulwich Hamlet FC. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
