James Akintunde
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oluwaseun Ewerogba Akintunde[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bohemians | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) |
2018–2020 | Maidenhead United | 57 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Derry City | 77 | (14) |
2022– | Bohemians | 40 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 8 August 2024 (UTC) |
Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland side Bohemians.
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, scoring eleven times in sixty games, before joining Maidenhead United for 2018–19. [7] Akintunde scored twice in 62 games before leaving the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] Akintunde signed for League of Ireland Premier Division team Derry City on 24 July 2020.[9] He scored on his debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 3 August.[10] On 2 December 2022 Akintunde signed for Bohemians.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cambridge United | 2013–14[12] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[12] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
AFC Sudbury (loan) | 2013–14[3] | IL Division One North | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Histon (loan) | 2014–15[13] | SFL Premier Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 3 | 16 | 6 | |
Brackley Town (loan) | 2015–16[14] | National League North | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Needham Market (loan) | 2015–16[15] | IL Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Chester | 2016–17[12] | National League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
2017–18[12] | National League | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
Total | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 60 | 11 | |||
Maidenhead United | 2018–19[12] | National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2019–20[12] | National League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 62 | 2 | |||
Derry City | 2020[12] | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
2021[12] | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
2022[12] | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
Total | 77 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 86 | 16 | |||
Bohemians | 2023[12] | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
2024[12] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
Total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |||
Career total | 276 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 304 | 44 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ James Akintunde at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "StackPath".
- ^ 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
- ^ SQUAD UPDATE (04/07/2020)
- ^ Barr, Ethan (24 July 2020). "Welcome James Akintunde". Derry City Football Club. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ League of Ireland: Derry City beat St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 to move up table
- ^ "JAMES AKINTUNDE JOINS ON MULTI-YEAR DEAL". 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "England - J. Akintunde - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Histon Webmaster. "First Team Player Statistics 2014/15". Histon FC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "James Akintunde Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Needham Market | Appearances | James Akintunde | 2015-2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
External links
- Cambridge United official profile
- James Akintunde at Soccerbase
- James Akintunde at Soccerway
- James Akintunde at Aylesbury United
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