Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a
Norwegian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays for
KFUM Oslo
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has sections for association football, futsal, volleyball and track and field. The football team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian foot ...
as a
defender.
Career
Starting his career in
Holmlia SK
Holmlia Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sportsclub from the multi-cultural borough of Holmlia in Oslo, with sections for football, handball, floorball and futsal.
The men's football team plays in the 4. divisjon from 2013, having last played in ...
, Akinyemi went to
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
as a youth player. He made his
Norwegian Premier League debut in August 2012 against Odd, and made a total of three appearances that season.
Akinyemi was released in the summer of 2013. He played for
Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season, before joining
Grorud IL. Ahead of the 2016 season he stepped up to the second-tier when signing for
Fredrikstad FK.
He played abroad in Bulgaria and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for
Raufoss IL.
Akinsola Akinyemi should not be confused with Akinbola Akinyemi, who has also played in the Oslo area, among others for
Kjelsås and
Follo.
Personal life
Born in Norway, Akinyemi is of Nigerian descent.
Career statistics
Club
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Honours
Club
;Lokomotiv Plovdiv
* Bulgarian Cup: 2019–20[
]
References
1993 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
Footballers from Oslo
Norwegian people of Nigerian descent
Holmlia SK players
Vålerenga Fotball players
Drøbak-Frogn IL players
Grorud IL players
Fredrikstad FK players
Sandnes Ulf players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Raufoss IL players
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian Second Division players
Norwegian First Division players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Israeli Premier League players
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Men's association football defenders
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