Simeon Akinola

Simeon Akinola
Personal information
Full name Simeon Akinola Olaonirekun[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barnet
Number 14
Youth career
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– Barnet 48 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Simeon Akinola Olaonirekun (born 9 August 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Barnet.

Career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinola grew up near Madrid,[3] before moving to England in 2007.[4]

He joined the academy at Boreham Wood, and made his senior debut in January 2011.[5] He was loaned out to Billericay Town in November 2011,[6] and then Harrow Borough in February 2012,[7] before signing for Borough permanently for a fee of £2,400, set by tribunal after Boreham Wood rejected an initial offer of £750.[8]

In August 2014, Akinola joined Braintree Town for an undisclosed fee.[9]

He joined Barnet on 1 January 2017 for a fee of £40,000.[10] He made his debut the following day against Plymouth Argyle[11]

On 31 August 2017 - transfer deadline day - Barnet agreed terms with Lincoln City for the transfer of Akinola, pending verification from the EFL.[12][13] On 5 September it was confirmed that the EFL had refused to ratify the transfer and that Akinola would remain at Barnet.[14]

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.[15]

Personal life

Akinola has a degree in systems engineering.[16]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Boreham Wood 2010-11 Conference South 4000---0040
2011-12 17200---00172
Boreham Wood total 21200---00212
Billericay Town (loan) 2011-12 Isthmian Premier 1000000010
Harrow Borough (loan) 2011-12 Isthmian Premier 5400000054
Harrow Borough 2012-13 Isthmian Premier 371110---003811
2013-14 32921---003410
2014-15 6200---0062
Harrow total 752231---007823
Braintree Town 2014-15[17] Conference National 38432---4[lower-alpha 1]1457
2015-16[18] National League 411000---4[lower-alpha 2]04510
2016-17[19] 25531---1[lower-alpha 1]0296
Braintree total 1041963---9111923
Barnet 2016-17[19] League Two 192000000192
2017-18 29411101[lower-alpha 3]0325
Barnet total 486111010517
Career total 254531051010127559
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Simeon Akinola". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola
  4. ↑ Talking with - Sim Akinola
  5. ↑ Simeon Akinola - Aylesbury United
  6. ↑ The Football Association - November 2011
  7. ↑ Simeon Akinola - Harrow Borough
  8. ↑ Wood's Development Programme Recognised
  9. ↑ Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola
  10. ↑ Barnet bolster attacking options with Akinola
  11. ↑ Barnet 1 – 0 Plymouth Argyle
  12. ↑ Statement | Simeon Akinola
  13. ↑ Akinola Deal Pending
  14. ↑ Akinola Deal Off
  15. ↑ Braintree Town Winger Simeon Akinola To WAIT For England Debut
  16. ↑ Q&A – Barnet striker Simeon Akinola
  17. ↑ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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