Akeem Hinds

Akeem Hinds
Personal information
Full name Akeem Antony Hinds[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Aberystwyth Town
Number 46
Youth career
–2017 Rotherham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2018 → Frickley Athletic (loan) 5 (1)
2019 → Hyde United (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2020–2021 Brackley Town 2 (0)
2021–2022 Buxton 22 (0)
2022 Bradford (Park Avenue) 18 (0)
2022 Matlock Town 7 (0)
2022–2023 Stafford Rangers
2023– Aberystwyth Town 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Akeem Antony Hinds (born 26 November 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Cymru Premier club Aberystwyth Town.

Career

Hinds was born in Sheffield and joined Sheffield United Academy as a 13-year-old. Hinds then switched to Rotherham United Rotherham United.[3] at the age of 15 He made his professional debut in October 2017 in the EFL Trophy defeat to Chesterfield.[3] In June 2018 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal following the conclusion of his scholarship.[3]

Loans

On 18 September 2018, he joined Northern Premier League Division One East side Frickley Athletic on a one-month youth loan.[4] In March 2019, he was sent out on loan again to NPL Premier Division side Hyde United on a one-month loan deal.[5] In May 2019, he signed a new one-year contract extension until 2020.[6] In August 2019 he joined Bradford (Park Avenue) on loan until January 2020, but was recalled at the end of the month.[7][8] In January 2020 he had his Rotherham United contract terminated by mutual consent and left the club.[9]

Lincoln City

Shortly after, Hinds signed for Lincoln City until the end of the 2020 season.[10] On 28 May 2020, it was announced Hinds will leave the club at the end of his current contract.[11]

Brackley Town

Following his release from Lincoln City at the end of the 2019-2020 season, Hinds signed for National League North side Brackley Town on 27 November 2020.[12]

Buxton

He signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton on a free transfer in August 2021.[13]

Return to Bradford

Hinds only had a brief spell at Buxton, but helped the club challenge at the top of the league and also contributed to their FA Cup run to the second round proper before he signed for Bradford (Park Avenue) on 7 January 2022, penning a short-term contract.[14]

Northern Premier League

In October 2022, Hinds returned to the Northern Premier League to join Matlock Town.[15] Having struggled to secure a first-team place, he signed for Stafford Rangers in December of the same year.[16]

Cymru Premier League

Akeem signed for Aberystwyth Town in the Cymru Premier League for the 2023/24 season.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rotherham United 2017–18[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[18] Championship 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[19] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Frickley Athletic (loan) 2018–19[20] NPL Division One East 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Hyde United (loan) 2018–19[21] NPL Division One Premier 4 0 — — — 4 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan) 2019–20[19] National League North 4 0 — — — 4 0
Lincoln City 2019–20[19] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Brackley Town 2020–21 National League North 2 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 4 0
Buxton 2021–22[22] NPL Premier Division 22 0 8 0 — 1[c] 0 31 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2021–22 National League North 18 0 — — — 18 0
Matlock Town 2022–23[23] NPL Premier Division 7 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 9 0
Career total 60 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 78 0
  1. ^ Appearances in 2017–18 EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in 2019–20 EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy.

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Akeem Hinds - Defender - First Team Squad - Lincoln City". www.weareimps.com. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Akeem lands first professional deal". Rotherham United FC. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Akeem joins Frickley on loan". Rotherham United FC. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Hinds makes Hyde United loan switch". Rotherham United FC. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Akeem Hinds out to kickstart career after new deal". The Star. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) sign Akeem Hinds on loan from Rotherham". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Hinds Returns To Rotherham". Bradford Park Avenue Official Site. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "READ | Hinds departs the Millers". Rotherham United F.C. 29 January 2020.
  10. ^ "City capture former Miller". www.redimps.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Imps Announce Retained List". Lincoln City F.C. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ "NEW SIGNING: We are pleased to announce to the signing of defender Akeem Hinds. Welcome to St James Park Akeem". Brackley Town F.C. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  13. ^ Heyes, James (11 August 2021). "Summer 2021 Transfer List #10". Northern Premier League.
  14. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) bring Hinds back to Horsfall". Telegraph & Argus. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Gladiators shake things up with three incomings and one outgoing". www.matlocktownfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Akeem Hinds signs in". www.staffordrangersfc.co.uk. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Akeem Hinds in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Akeem Hinds in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "Games played by Akeem Hinds in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Akeem Hinds profile". Frickley Athletic FC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Akeem Hinds profile - Hyde". Hyde United FC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Buxton – Appearances – Akeem Hinds". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Matlock Town – Appearances – Akeem Hinds". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 22 December 2022.