Simeon Akinola

Simeon Akinola
Personal information
Full name	Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun
Date of birth	6 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Youth career
	Alcorcón
2009–2010	Boreham Wood
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Boreham Wood
2011	→ Billericay Town (loan)
2012	→ Harrow Borough (loan)
2012–2014	Harrow Borough
2014–2016	Braintree Town
2017–2020	Barnet
2020–2022	Southend United
2022	Wealdstone
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Simeon Oluwatimelehin Akinola Olaonipekun (born 6 August 1992) is a retired Nigerian footballer.

Career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinola moved to Madrid aged three. He started playing futsal aged nine before joining Alcorcón after a successful trial,^[4]^[5] later moving to London.^[6]

He joined the academy at Boreham Wood, and made his senior debut in January 2011, a season in which he scored 53 goals for the reserve team.^[4]^[7] He was loaned out to Billericay Town in November 2011,^[8] and then Harrow Borough in February 2012,^[9] before signing for Borough permanently for a fee of £2,400, set by tribunal after Boreham Wood rejected an initial offer of £750.^[10]

In August 2014, Akinola joined Braintree Town for an undisclosed fee.^[5]

He joined Barnet on 1 January 2017 for a fee of £40,000.^[11] He made his debut the following day against Plymouth Argyle^[12]

On 31 August 2017 - transfer deadline day - Barnet agreed terms with Lincoln City for the transfer of Akinola, pending verification from the EFL.^[13]^[14] On 5 September it was confirmed that the EFL had refused to ratify the transfer and that Akinola would remain at Barnet.^[15] He left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season, having scored 24 goals in 106 games.^[16]

On 17 September 2020, Akinola signed for Southend United on a two-year deal with an option for a third.^[17] In November 2020 it was reported that Akinola's debut for the Shrimpers was being held up by an embargo on player registrations against the club.^[18]

Akinola made his Southend United debut on 12 December 2020, starting in a 1–0 win at Roots Hall over Scunthorpe United.^[19]

On 8 October 2022, Akinola signed for National League side Wealdstone.^[20] He scored his first goal for the club on the same day, scoring in his first appearance from the bench, in a 2–1 defeat to Boreham Wood.^[21] Akinola made seven appearances before leaving the club.

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.^[22]

Personal life

Akinola has a degree in systems engineering from the University of Westminster.^[23] In February 2023, he joined J.P. Morgan & Co. through its athlete transition programme.^[24]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2022

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boreham Wood	2010–11	Conference South	4	0	0	0	---		0	0	4	0
	2011–12	Conference South	17	2	0	0	---		0	0	17	2
	Boreham Wood total		21	2	0	0	---		0	0	21	2
Billericay Town (loan)	2011–12	Isthmian League Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harrow Borough (loan)	2011–12	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Harrow Borough	2012–13	Isthmian League Premier Division	37	11	1	0	---		0	0	38	11
	2013–14		32	9	2	1	---		0	0	34	10
	2014–15		6	2	0	0	---		0	0	6	2
	Harrow total		75	22	3	1	---		0	0	78	23
Braintree Town	2014–15^[25]	Conference National	38	4	3	2	---		4^[a]	1	45	7
	2015–16^[26]	National League	41	10	0	0	---		4^[b]	0	45	10
	2016–17^[27]	National League	25	5	3	1	---		1^[a]	0	29	6
	Braintree total		104	19	6	3	---		9	1	119	23
Barnet	2016–17^[27]	League Two	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
	2017–18^[28]	League Two	29	4	1	1	1	0	1^[c]	0	32	5
	2018–19^[29]	National League	14	0	1	0	---		2^[a]	0	17	0
	2019–20^[30]	National League	31	15	2	0	---		5^[d]	2	38	17
	Barnet total		93	21	4	1	1	0	8	2	106	24
Southend United	2020–21^[31]	League Two	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
	2021-22	National League	1	0	0	0	---		0	0	1	0
	Southend total		25	2	0	0	---		0	0	25	2
Wealdstone	2022–23	National League	6	1	1	1	0	0	1^[e]	0	8	2
Career total			330	71	14	6	1	0	18	3	363	80

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in the FA Trophy
^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
^ Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
^ Appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup

References

^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "Simeon Akinola". BarnetFC.com. Barnet FC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "Simeon Akinola". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Interview with Boreham Wood striker Simeon Akinola | the Elastico". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola". Gazette.
^ "The Braintree Town FC website". www.braintreetownfc.org.uk.
^ Simeon Akinola - Aylesbury United
^ Association, The Football. "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com.
^ "Simeon Akinola - Harrow Borough Football Club First Team". www.pitchero.com.
^ "Wood's Development Programme Recognised".
^ "Barnet bolster attacking options with Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.
^ "Barnet 1-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
^ "Statement | Simeon Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.
^ "Akinola Deal Pending". www.redimps.co.uk.
^ "Akinola Deal Off". www.redimps.co.uk.
^ "Club update". www.barnetfc.com.
^ "AKINOLA SIGNS!". www.southendunited.co.uk.
^ "New proposed EFL guidelines could see Southend United and many others clear embargoes". Echo.
^ "Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport.
^ "Wealdstone make double striker swoop". 8 October 2022.
^ "Report: Debut goal and penalty controversy as Wealdstone are edged out by Wood". 9 October 2022.
^ "Braintree Town Winger Simeon Akinola To WAIT For England Debut:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
^ "Elephant Sport » Q&A – Barnet striker Simeon Akinola".
^ "The footballer who swapped the EFL for JP Morgan". The Athletic.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

Simeon Akinola at Soccerway

[FAT-26] Appearances in the FA Trophy

[28] Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

[FLT-31] Appearances in the EFL Trophy

[34] Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs

[36] Appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup

[1] "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[BFCProfile-2] "Simeon Akinola". BarnetFC.com. Barnet FC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[11v11-3] "Simeon Akinola". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[Elastico-4] "Interview with Boreham Wood striker Simeon Akinola | the Elastico". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.

[auto-5] "Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola". Gazette.

[6] "The Braintree Town FC website". www.braintreetownfc.org.uk.

[7] Simeon Akinola - Aylesbury United

[8] Association, The Football. "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com.

[9] "Simeon Akinola - Harrow Borough Football Club First Team". www.pitchero.com.

[10] "Wood's Development Programme Recognised".

[11] "Barnet bolster attacking options with Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.

[12] "Barnet 1-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.

[13] "Statement | Simeon Akinola". www.barnetfc.com.

[14] "Akinola Deal Pending". www.redimps.co.uk.

[15] "Akinola Deal Off". www.redimps.co.uk.

[16] "Club update". www.barnetfc.com.

[17] "AKINOLA SIGNS!". www.southendunited.co.uk.

[18] "New proposed EFL guidelines could see Southend United and many others clear embargoes". Echo.

[19] "Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport.

[20] "Wealdstone make double striker swoop". 8 October 2022.

[21] "Report: Debut goal and penalty controversy as Wealdstone are edged out by Wood". 9 October 2022.

[22] "Braintree Town Winger Simeon Akinola To WAIT For England Debut:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.

[23] "Elephant Sport » Q&A – Barnet striker Simeon Akinola".

[24] "The footballer who swapped the EFL for JP Morgan". The Athletic.

[SA14-25] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[SA15-27] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[SA16-29] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[SA17-30] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[SA18-32] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[SA19-33] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[SA20-35] "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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Simeon Akinola

Career

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

References

External links

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