Simeon Akinola

Simeon Akinola Olaonirekun (born 9 August 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who most recently played for Barnet.

Simeon Akinola

Personal information
Full name	Simeon Akinola Olaonirekun[1]
Date of birth	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992[2]
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position(s)	Winger / Forward
Youth career
	Alcorcón
2009–2010	Boreham Wood
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Boreham Wood	21	(2)
2011	→ Billericay Town (loan)	1	(0)
2012	→ Harrow Borough (loan)	5	(4)
2012–2014	Harrow Borough	75	(22)
2014–2016	Braintree Town	104	(19)
2017–2020	Barnet	93	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

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.[11]

He joined Barnet on 1 January 2017 for a fee of £40,000.[12] He made his debut the following day against Plymouth Argyle[13]

On 31 August 2017 - transfer deadline day - Barnet agreed terms with Lincoln City for the transfer of Akinola, pending verification from the EFL.[14][15] On 5 September it was confirmed that the EFL had refused to ratify the transfer and that Akinola would remain at Barnet.[16] He left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season, having socred 24 goals in 106 games.[17]

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.[18]

Personal life

Akinola has a degree in systems engineering.[19]

Career statistics

As of 25 July 2020

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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		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 Premier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harrow Borough (loan)	2011-12	Isthmian Premier	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Harrow Borough	2012-13	Isthmian Premier	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[20]	Conference National	38	4	3	2	---		4[lower-alpha 1]	1	45	7
	2015-16[21]	National League	41	10	0	0	---		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	45	10
	2016-17[22]		25	5	3	1	---		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	6
	Braintree total		104	19	6	3	---		9	1	119	23
Barnet	2016-17[22]	League Two	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
	2017-18		29	4	1	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	32	5
	2018-19	National League	14	0	1	0	---		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
	2019-20		31	15	2	0	---		5[lower-alpha 4]	2	38	17
	Barnet total		93	21	4	1	1	0	8	2	106	24
Career total			299	68	13	5	1	0	17	3	330	76

1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
4. Four appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
2. "Simeon Akinola". BarnetFC.com. Barnet FC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "Simeon Akinola". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
5. Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola
6. Talking with - Sim Akinola
7. Simeon Akinola - Aylesbury United
8. The Football Association - November 2011
9. Simeon Akinola - Harrow Borough
10. Wood's Development Programme Recognised
11. Devonshire strengthens forward options with signing of Akinola
12. Barnet bolster attacking options with Akinola
13. Barnet 1 – 0 Plymouth Argyle
14. Statement | Simeon Akinola
15. Akinola Deal Pending
16. Akinola Deal Off
17. Club update
18. Braintree Town Winger Simeon Akinola To WAIT For England Debut
19. Q&A – Barnet striker Simeon Akinola
20. "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
22. "Games played by Simeon Akinola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

External links

• Simeon Akinola at Soccerway