James Akintunde
Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Maidenhead United as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwaseun Ewerogba Akintunde[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maidenhead United | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Southend United[3] | |||
Cambridge United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → AFC Sudbury (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Histon (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2015–2016 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2016 | → Needham Market (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Chester | 56 | (11) |
2018– | Maidenhead United | 57 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 19 March 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Akintunde was a Cambridge United youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 30 November 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 FA Trophy away win against Salisbury City. On 29 August 2014 he was loaned to Histon until January.[4]
In January 2015, after scoring six goals for Histon in all competitions, Akintunde returned to the U's. He made his professional debut on 14 February 2015, again from the bench in a 0–2 away loss against Plymouth Argyle.[5] He played no games for Cambridge the following season, but did play out on loan at Brackley Town and Needham Market. Akintunde was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
Akintunde joined Chester for the 2016-17 season. He spent two full seasons at the Deva before joining Maidenhead United for 2018-19.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cambridge United | 2013–14[8] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2014–15[8] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[8] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cambridge total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
A.F.C. Sudbury (loan) | 2013–14[3] | Isthmian League Division One North | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
Histon (loan) | 2014–15[9] | Southern League Premier Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 16 | 6 |
Brackley Town (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League North | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Needham Market (loan) | 2015–16[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Chester | 2016–17[8] | National League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
2017–18[8] | National League | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
Chester total | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 11 | ||
Maidenhead United | 2018–19[8] | National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
2019–20[8] | National League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
Maidenhead total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
Career total | 160 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 177 | 22 |
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
- Two appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
References
- "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 68. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- James Akintunde at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Sam-Yorke and Bonner depart; Cambridge United FC, 29 August 2014
- Plymouth 2–0 Cambridge; BBC Sport, 14 February 2015
- "Cambridge United announce retain/release list". Cambridge United FC. 9 May 2016.
- Dev broadens attacking options with Akintunde signing
External links
- Cambridge United official profile
- James Akintunde at Soccerbase
- James Akintunde at Soccerway
- James Akintunde at Aylesbury United