Personal information | |||
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Full name | Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lokoja, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Bidda | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lincoln City | |||
Huddersfield Town | |||
2020–2021 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Dundee United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2023– | Al Bidda | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 August 2023 (UTC) |
Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola (born 8 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Bidda.[3]
Akinola was born in Lokoja, Nigeria.[4] He played youth football with Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town, before signing for Arsenal in summer 2020.[4][5][6] After playing for Arsenal under-23s,[7] he moved on loan to Scottish club Dundee United in January 2022.[4][8][9] Akinola initially believed he had signed for the club's city rivals Dundee.[10]
After one 45-minute appearance for Dundee United which saw him substituted at half-time, Akinola returned to Arsenal in March 2022 due to injury.[11][12] He later underwent surgery.[13] In August 2022, he joined Chesterfield in the National League on a season-long loan, making his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic.[14]
He permanently switch to Qatari side Al Bidda[15] in September 2023.
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
Dundee United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Chesterfield (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Al Bidda | 2023- | Qatari Second Division | ||||||||||
Career total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |