Akin Famewo

Akin Famewo
Personal information
Full name Akinlolu Richard Olamide Famewo[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2016 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Luton Town 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Grimsby Town (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2022 Norwich City 1 (0)
2020 → St Mirren (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 22 (0)
2021–2022 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 37 (1)
2022– Sheffield Wednesday 60 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Akinlolu Richard Olamide Famewo (born 9 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Coming through the youth academy at Luton Town, he turned professional with The Hatters in 2016 and went on to spend time on loan with Grimsby Town, before signing with Norwich City where he played in the Premier League. He went on to feature for St Mirren and Charlton Athletic before signing for Wednesday in 2022.

Career

Luton Town

Born in Lewisham, Greater London,[5] Famewo joined Luton Town as an under-10 and progressed through the club's youth system.[6] He was a member of the under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance South East title and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2015–16,[7][8] and also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup, in which they lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers.[9]

Famewo signed his first professional contract on 18 July 2016 at the start of the second year of his scholarship.[6] He was named in the matchday squad for the first time on 10 August for Luton's 3–1 win at home to newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa in the EFL Cup first round, but remained an unused substitute.[5][10] Famewo made his professional debut on 16 August as an 86th-minute substitute for Jordan Cook in a 2–1 win at home to Newport County.[11] His first start came on 30 August in Luton's 2–1 win away to Gillingham in the EFL Trophy and made his first league start in a 1–1 draw away to Hartlepool United on 27 September.[12] After Famewo's full league debut, manager Nathan Jones said "He was outstanding and he's going to be a top player. He has all the attributes and he's ours and we're proud of him".[13] Famewo missed much of the rest of the campaign due to injury,[14] but he returned to Luton's matchday squad as an unused substitute for the final part of the season and finished 2016–17 with six appearances.[15]

Famewo signed a one-year extension to his contract on 6 July 2018 to keep him at the club until June 2020, and joined League Two club Grimsby Town on a season-long loan.[16] He was recalled by Luton on 29 January 2019, having made 12 appearances for Grimsby.[17]

Norwich City

Famewo signed for Championship club Norwich City on 29 January 2019 on a one-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18]

He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club St Mirren on 8 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[19] Famewo joined newly relegated League One club Charlton Athletic on 26 September 2020 on loan for the 2020–21 season.[20] Charlton re-signed Famewo on a season-long loan on 8 July 2021, with the option of a permanent transfer.[21]

However, this option was not taken up and Famewo rejoined Norwich City at the end of the 2021–22 season following their relegation back to The Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 6 July 2022, Famewo joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[22] He made his debut away to Milton Keynes Dons on 6 August 2022, but it would be cut short by a serious-looking injury.[23] Following Wednesday's EFL Cup win against Sunderland, manager Darren Moore confirmed Famewo would be out for some considerable time.[24] He would return to the first-team squad against Derby County on 3 December.[25] He scored his maiden Wednesday goal against Bristol Rovers on 18 April 2023.[26]

Personal life

Born in England, Famewo is of Nigerian descent.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 2016–17[12] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2017–18[28] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 8 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 14 0
Grimsby Town (loan) 2018–19[29] League Two 10 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Norwich City 2018–19[29] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
2019–20[30] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21[31] Championship 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Norwich City U21 2019–20[30] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
St Mirren (loan) 2019–20[30] Scottish Premiership 9 0 4 0 — — 13 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 22 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 0
2021–22[32] League One 37 1 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 40 1
Total 59 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 62 1
Sheffield Wednesday 2022–23[33] League One 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2023–24[34] Championship 35 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 39 0
2024–25[35] Championship 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Total 60 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 68 1
Career total 145 2 12 0 3 0 13 0 173 2
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

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  6. ^ a b "Famewo pens first professional deal at Luton". Luton Today. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Hatters U18s clinch Youth Alliance title". Luton Today. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ Simmonds, Mike (21 April 2016). "Hinds at the double as Hatters U18s clinch Youth Alliance Cup". Luton Today. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018.
  9. ^ "FA Youth Cup: Brave Hatters U18s knocked out by Blackburn". Luton Today. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. ^ Shepka, Phil (10 August 2016). "Luton Town 3–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  11. ^ "McGeehan wins it for Hatters with controversial injury time penalty". Luton Today. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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    "Luton Town 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  13. ^ "'Outstanding' Famewo tipped for a big future by Luton boss". Luton Today. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Growing pains have hampered Famewo's development". Luton Today. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  15. ^ "A. Famewo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Akin Famewo: Grimsby Town sign Luton Town defender on loan". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  17. ^ Findlater, James (29 January 2019). "Akin Famewo recalled from Grimsby Town loan as he makes move to Championship". Grimsby Live. Local World. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Akin Famewo: Luton defender joins Norwich City on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  19. ^ "St Mirren: Akin Famewo arrives on loan from Norwich". BBC Sport. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  20. ^ Southwell, Connor (26 September 2020). "City defender joins Charlton Athletic on loan". The Pink'un. Norwich. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Akin Famewo: Charlton Athletic re-sign Norwich defender on loan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Owls sign Akin Famewo". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Darren Moore issues Akin Famewo injury update after Sheffield Wednesday's win at MK Dons". Yorkshire Live. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Famewo facing spell on sidelines". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Akin Famewo back in Owls squad". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Report: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Owls". Sheffield Wednesday Official Site. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Akin Famewo signs for Norwich City". pulse.ng.
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  29. ^ a b "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  30. ^ a b c "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  33. ^ "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Games played by Akin Famewo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  • Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website