Akinsola Akinyemi

Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi (born 12 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Skeid as a defender.^[2]

Akinsola Akinyemi

Personal information
Full name	Akinsola Ihayere Azeez Akinyemi[1]
Date of birth	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Norway
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Center back
Team information
Current team	Skeid
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2010	Holmlia
2011–2012	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Vålerenga	3	(0)
2013–2014	Drøbak-Frogn	7	(0)
2014–2015	Grorud	41	(5)
2016–2017	Fredrikstad	45	(3)
2018–2019	Sandnes Ulf	49	(3)
2020	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	9	(0)
2020–2021	Maccabi Netanya	9	(0)
2021	Raufoss	13	(0)
2022	Grorud	17	(0)
2023–2024	KFUM Oslo	42	(2)
2025–	Skeid	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:34, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Starting his career in Holmlia SK, Akinyemi went to Vålerenga 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.^[3] He played for Drøbak-Frogn IL later that season,^[4] 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^[5] and Israel. On the summer deadline day of 2021 he signed for Raufoss IL.^[6]

On 12 March 2025, he signed a contract with Skeid.^[7]

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.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024^[2][1]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vålerenga	2012	Eliteserien	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013		0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	—		5	0
Drøbak-Frogn	2013	2. divisjon	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Grorud	2014	2. divisjon	21	3	3	1	—		24	4
	2015		20	2	1	0	—		21	2
	Total		41	5	4	1	—		45	6
Fredrikstad	2016	1. divisjon	22	0	3	0	—		25	0
	2017		23	3	0	0	2[b]	0	25	3
	Total		45	3	3	0	2	0	50	3
Sandnes Ulf	2018	1. divisjon	27	1	3	0	—		30	1
	2019		22	2	2	0	—		24	2
	Total		49	3	5	0	—		54	3
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2019-20	Bulgarian First League	9	0	2	0	—		11	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	—		11	0
Maccabi Netanya	2020-21	Israeli Premier League	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Raufoss	2021	1. divisjon	13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	—		14	0
Grorud	2022	1. divisjon	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	—		18	0
KFUM Oslo	2023	1. divisjon	25	2	3	0	—		28	2
	2024	Eliteserien	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
	Total		38	2	5	0	—		43	2
Career total			231	13	23	1	2	0	256	14

1. Including Norwegian Football Cup, and Bulgarian Cup
2. Appearances in 1. divisjon relegaton play-offs

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2019–20^[2]