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John Akinde
English footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Job Ayo Akinde (born 8 July 1989), known as John Akinde, is an English professional footballer who plays for Braintree Town
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![]() Akinde in March 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Job Ayo Akinde[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Camberwell, England[3] | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Braintree Town | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
000?–2007 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 23 | (8) |
2007 | → Whitstable Town (loan) | ||
2007 | → Margate (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007 | → Whitstable Town (loan) | 9 | (7) |
2008–2011 | Bristol City | 16 | (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) |
2011–2013 | Crawley Town | 31 | (1) |
2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Portsmouth | 11 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Alfreton Town | 43 | (18) |
2014–2018 | Barnet | 166 | (87) |
2018–2020 | Lincoln City | 68 | (20) |
2020–2022 | Gillingham | 71 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Colchester United | 79 | (9) |
2024– | Braintree Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 26 July 2024 (UTC) |
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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.