Ismahil Akinade

Ismahil Akinade
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Terengganu
Number 9
Youth career
St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bray Wanderers 64 (8)
2015–2017 Bohemians 52 (19)
2018–2019 Waterford 49 (8)
2019 Ho Chi Minh City 10 (4)
2020 SHB Da Nang 14 (7)
2021 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 12 (1)
2021–2022[2] Telecom Egypt SC
2022 Sheikh Russel KC 10 (6)
2023 Kelantan 10 (4)
2023–2024 Kelantan United 11 (4)
2024– Terengganu 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Ismahil Akinade (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.

Career

Bray Wanderers

Akinade started his senior career with Bray Wanderers where he was a huge hit with fans and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2013 season. Akinade parted ways with Bray at the end of the 2014 season after he played a huge part in guaranteeing the Seagulls' safety in the Premier Division.

Bohemians

Midway through the 2015 League of Ireland season, Akinade signed for Bohemians, making his debut in a 2–1 win away to Dundalk on 6 June, setting up the first goal.[3] Akinade was nominated for Young Player Of The Year[4] after scoring 10 goals in 18 matches in his first season with the club. In October 2015, he agreed to a new contract.[5][4] Akinade went on to score 5 goals in 18 appearances for the 2016 season and in the 2017 season injury ruled him out for the first half of the season, when he returned he scored memorable goals against fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers in a 2–1 win in Tallaght[6] and the winner against Dundalk in Oriel Park.[7]

Waterford

Akinade left Bohs to sign for Waterford for the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[8] Akinade made his debut in a 2–1 win against Derry City on 17 February 2018.[9][10] He departed from the club by mutual agreement on 24 June 2019.[11]

Hồ Chí Minh City

On 28 June 2019, V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City announced the signing of Akinade.[12] He made a scoring debut for the club that same day in a game against Viettel FC in the Vietnamese National Football Cup.[13] He left at the end of the season following 5 goals in 11 games, with the club looking to replace him with former Liverpool striker David Ngog.[14]

CLB SHB Đà Nẵng

In November 2019, Akinade signed a one-year contract with CLB SHB Đà Nẵng, also of the V.League 1.[15]

Terengganu

Akinade signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Terengganu in February 2024.[16]

It was reported in October 2014 that Akinade and two other people had received suspended sentences for the 2010 sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Kildare.[17][18]

In April 2017, Akinade was issued a deportation order. His application to have the deportation stopped was rejected in the High Court in May 2019.[19] He returned to Nigeria voluntarily in June.[20][12]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Fuad Sule, who is also a professional footballer.[21]

In 2017, Akinade was absent for half the season due to an illness, in February 2017 he had his spleen removed and returned in June 2018.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 February 2024[1]
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
Bray Wanderers 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 5 0
2013 31 6 2 0 1 1 4[b] 3 38 10
2014 28 2 0 0 2 0 0[a] 0 30 2
Total 63 8 2 0 3 1 4 3 73 12
Bohemians 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 19 10 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 21 10
2016 18 5 1 0 1 0 2[a] 2 22 7
2017 15 4 1 0 0 0 0[a] 0 16 4
Total 52 19 3 0 1 0 3 2 59 21
Waterford 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 32 5 3 0 2 1 0[c] 0 37 6
2019 17 3 0 0 2 0 0[c] 0 19 3
Total 49 8 3 0 4 1 0 0 56 9
Hồ Chí Minh City 2019 V.League 1 10 4 1 1 — — 11 5
SHB Da Nang 2020 V.League 1 14 7 0 0 — — 14 7
Hong Linh Ha Tinh 2021 V.League 1 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Telecom Egypt SC 2021–22 Egyptian Second Division — —
Sheikh Russel KC 2022 Bangladesh Premier League 10 6 0 0 — — 10 6
Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League 10 4 2 2 — — 12 6
Kelantan United 2023 Malaysia Super League 11 4 — — — 11 4
Terengganu 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 231 61 11 3 8 2 7 5 258 71
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoff, 2 appearances & 3 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Munster Senior Cup

Honours

Bohemians

References

  1. ^ a b "Republic of Ireland – I.Akinade". ie.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ "I.Akinade Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "League Report: Dundalk 1 - 2 Bohemians - ExtraTime.ie". Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Nigerian striker Ismahil Akinade extends stay at Irish club Bohemians". Goal. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (30 October 2015). "Akinade deal boosts Euro hopefuls Bohs". The Herald (Ireland). Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. ^ "SSE Airtricity League". sseairtricityleague.ie. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ "League Report: Dundalk 0 - 1 Bohemians - ExtraTime.ie". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Blues Swoop for Premier Division Duo - Waterford FC". 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Report: Waterford FC 2 Derry City 1 - SSE Airtricity League". Waterford FC. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "REPORT: Waterford FC 2 Derry City 1 – SSE Airtricity League". Waterford FC. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ^ Dempsey, Andrew (24 June 2019). "Ismahil Akinade departs Waterford by mutual agreement". Extratime.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b Brady, Tom (28 June 2019). "Soccer star deported from Ireland joins Vietnamese outfit on lucrative deal". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  13. ^ Ho Chi Minh City F.C (28 June 2019), HCMC F.C | CLB TP. Hồ Chí Minh bổ sung tiền đạo Ismaheel Akinade, archived from the original on 21 July 2021, retrieved 28 June 2019
  14. ^ "Ho Chi Minh could replace Izzy Akinade with David N'Gog". RTÉ.ie. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Akinade gia nhập SHB Đà Nẵng, Moses Oloya hội ngộ Samson tại Thanh Hóa" [Akinade joined SHB Da Nang, Moses Oloya met Samson in Thanh Hoa]. hpfc.vn (in Vietnamese). 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  16. ^ "TFC confirm Ismaheel Akinade signing". The Sun (Malaysia). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Three men sentenced for sexual abuse of teenage girl". Irish Times. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Three Kildare men sentenced for sex abuse of teenage girl". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Z.A. -v- The Minister for Justice and Equality". courts.ie. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  20. ^ Ward, Johnny (25 June 2019). "Blow for Waterford as Akinade makes swift exit". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  21. ^ "'We owe our mum everything and I'm trying to make a career out of football to pay her back'". 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Bohemians boss Keith Long admits his side are missing Ismahil Akinade". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2017.