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John Akinde

Job Ayo Akinde (born 8 July 1989), known as John Akinde, is an English professional footballer who last played for League Two club Colchester United.

John Akinde
Akinde in March 2017
Personal information
Full nameJob Ayo Akinde[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birthCamberwell, England[3]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4]
Position(s)Striker
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
Number24
Youth career
000?–2007Gravesend & Northfleet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008Ebbsfleet United23(8)
2007→ Whitstable Town (loan)
2007→ Margate (loan)7(0)
2007→ Whitstable Town (loan)9(7)
2008–2011Bristol City16(1)
2009→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)11(7)
2009–2010→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)6(1)
2010→ Brentford (loan)2(0)
2010–2011→ Bristol Rovers (loan)14(0)
2011→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)9(2)
2011–2013Crawley Town31(1)
2012→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)5(0)
2013Portsmouth11(0)
2013–2014Alfreton Town43(18)
2014–2018Barnet166(87)
2018–2020Lincoln City68(20)
2020–2022Gillingham71(9)
2022–2024Colchester United74(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 06 April 2024 (UTC)

He previously played for Barnet from 2014 to 2018 and for Lincoln City from 2018 to 2020. In the 2014–15 season, he led the Conference Premier league in scoring, helping Barnet win the league. In the 2018–19 season, he led Lincoln City in scoring, helping them win League Two.

Career

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Akinde's youth career started at Tottenham.[citation needed] Akinde played for Ebbsfleet United where he was a graduate of the club's academy under their previous name, Gravesend and Northfleet. In 28 league appearances for Gravesend/Ebbsfleet, Akinde scored 10 goals, he also won the FA Trophy with Ebbsfleet in the season before joining Bristol City, laying on the winning goal in the final at Wembley against Torquay United. He had a loan spell at Margate and two loan spells at Whitstable Town.[5]

Bristol City

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In 2008, Akinde was sold to Bristol City for £140,000 following the first ever transfer decided by a fans poll, in this case by the members of MyFootballClub.[6]

Akinde playing for Bristol City in January 2010

He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 2–2 draw against Plymouth Argyle.[7] Later in the season, Akinde signed for an initial month on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, on 11 March 2009. He also scored on his Wycombe debut, netting twice against Brentford in a 3–3 draw. Further goals against Barnet and Darlington led to the loan deal being extended until the end of the season.

On 13 November 2009, he returned to Wycombe Wanderers on a month's loan, this later being extended to two months, but he was recalled early by Bristol City on 7 January 2010. On 1 February 2010, Akinde joined Brentford on a month's loan, making two league appearances, one of which against former loan club Wycombe Wanderers.

He went out on loan for a fourth time in August 2010 when he joined Bristol Rovers in a deal scheduled to last until 5 January.[8] In January 2011 Akinde joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the season.[9]

Crawley Town

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On 27 May 2011, newly promoted Crawley Town beat off higher league competition to sign Akinde for the 2011–12 season.[10] He scored his first league goal for Crawley Town away to Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow on 27 February 2012.[11] On 17 March 2012, Akinde joined fellow League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season, along with Charlie Wassmer.[12] However, on 12 April 2012, Crawley recalled Akinde and fellow loanee Charlie Wassmer, to their push for promotion from League Two.

On 31 January 2013, Akinde was released by Crawley.[13] On 8 February, he joined Portsmouth in a month-to-month contract.[14] He made his debut a day later, against Bournemouth.[15]

Akinde was released by Portsmouth at the end of the season, after failing to score in his 11 appearances for Pompey. He signed for Alfreton Town in August 2013 on a one-year contract.[16] He made his debut against Kidderminster Harriers before scoring a hat-trick in his second game as Alfreton beat Salisbury City 3–2.[17] He scored 18 goals in 42 league gamesthat season.

Barnet

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Akinde joined Barnet on a two-year deal on 24 May 2014.[18] In his first season for the club he scored 31 league goals making him the division's top goal scorer, as Barnet won the Conference Premier. In the 2015–16 season, Akinde scored 23 goals, helping the team to a 15th-placed finish and finishing as the 3rd top goal scorer in the League. At the end of the season, Akinde signed a three-year-deal.[19] On 22 April 2017, Akinde scored his 48th English Football League goal for the Bees to become their highest-ever League goalscorer, surpassing Sean Devine's record.[20] He was transfer-listed by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season.[21]

2018–present

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On 6 July 2018, Akinde signed a three-year deal with League Two club Lincoln City,[22] and top scored for the Imps in the 2018–19 season as they won League Two.[23]

On 24 January 2020 he joined League One side Gillingham for an undisclosed fee.[24] He made his debut for the club the following day in a 2–2 away league draw against Rochdale, where he provided an assist for Gillingham's second goal.[25] Akinde attracted interest in the January 2021 transfer window from Exeter City but nothing materialised and he remained at Gillingham.[26]

On 27 January 2022, Akinde reached a mutual agreement with Gillingham to terminate his contract and signed a two-and-a-half year contract with EFL League Two side Colchester United.[27] He made his league debut for the Essex side two days later, appearing as a 66th minute substitute in 1–1 home draw against Swindon Town and providing an assist for the 92nd-minute equaliser by teammate Emyr Huws.[28]

On 8 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[29]

Personal life

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Akinde was born in Camberwell, South London and is of Nigerian descent.[30] Akinde's brother Sam (born 1993) has also played at Ebbsfleet, Alfreton and Barnet. The brothers have played together at the latter two clubs.[31]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 February 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ebbsfleet United2007–08[32]Conference Premier18600—4[a]0226
2008–09[33]Conference Premier5200—0052
Total23800—40278
Margate (loan)2007–08[34]Isthmian Premier7000—0070
Whitstable Town (loan)2007–08[34]Isthmian Division One South9700—0097
Bristol City2008–09[33]Championship710000—71
2009–10[35]Championship702020—110
2010–11[36]Championship200010—30
Total1612030—211
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)2008–09[33]League Two117000000117
2009–10[35]League One6100000061
Total178000000178
Brentford (loan)2009–10[35]League One2000000020
Bristol Rovers (loan)2010–11[36]League One14010003[b]0180
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2010–11[36]League One9200000092
Crawley Town2011–12[37]League Two25120101[b]0291
2012–13[38]League One6030101[b]0110
Total311502020401
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2011–12[37]League Two5000000050
Portsmouth2012–13[38]League One110000000110
Alfreton Town2013–14[39][40][41][42]Conference Premier431821—004519
Barnet2014–15[41]Conference Premier453132—1[a]04933
2015–16[43]League Two432320211[b]04824
2016–17[44]League Two462600101[c]04826
2017–18[45]League Two327000000327
Total1668752313017790
Lincoln City2018–19[46]League Two451531212[c]05217
2019–20[47]League One23510203[c]3298
Total68204141538125
Gillingham2019–20[47]League One9100000091
2020–21[48]League One44720203[c]0517
2021–22[49]League One18120001[c]0211
Total719402040819
Colchester United2021–22[49]League Two152000000152
2022–23[50]League Two36510202[c]2417
2023–24[51]League Two14000111[c]0161
Total6571031327210
Career total557168244173245622180
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Ebbsfleet United

Wycombe Wanderers

Crawley Town

Barnet

Lincoln City

Individual

Notes

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References

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