Adeleke Akinola Akinyemi (born 11 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer playing as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.
Club career Serdarlı GB On 24 January 2015, Akinyemi signed for KTFF Süper Lig side Serdarlı GB. He played 13 matches in the league, scoring 10 goals. In total, he played 17 matches and scored 11 goals for the Turkish Cypriot side during the 2014–15 season.
Ventspils In early August 2018, Akinyemi went AWOL, resulting in his club, FK Ventspils filling a missing persons report amid fear the player had been kidnapped. Akinyemi returned to Ventspils a few days later, 13 August, playing in their win over FK Liepāja on the same day.
Start On 16 August 2018, IK Start announced the signing of Akinyemi, on a contract until the end of the 2021 season, from FK Ventspils. After scoring 3 goals in Start's 2018 campaign which ended in relegation, in the 2019 1. divisjon season opener he broke his ankle. He was sidelined for a long time and failed to break into Start's first team after that. The former top scorer did not manage any goals during a loan to Hamkam in 2020 either. Following a goalless league run in 2021, Start decided to release him after the end of the 2021 season.
Karviná On 6 February 2023, Karviná announced the signing of Akinyemi, from KF Laçi.
Ilves On 27 August 2024, Akinyemi joined Ilves in Finnish Veikkausliiga, signing a deal for the rest of the season with an option for the 2025.Adeleke Akinyemi Ilvekseen loppukauden sopimuksella, ilvesfootball.com, 27 August 2024 On 1 September, Akiyemi scored in his Ilves debut, in a 1–1 away draw against Gnistan in the league. On 18 February 2024, he signed a new 1+1-year deal with Ilves.ADELEKE AKINYEMI PALAA ILVEKSEEN, ilvesfootball.com, 18 February 2025
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSerdarlı GB2014–15KTFF Süper Lig1310–––1310Skënderbeu Korçë2015–16Kategoria Superiore000000–00Trepça'89 (loan) 2015–16Kosovo Superleague1610–––1610Ventspils2017Virslīga23106710–30172018Virslīga17131047–2220Total40237757–5237Start2018Eliteserien12320––14320191. divisjon1000–00102020Eliteserien30–––3020211. divisjon16034––194Total32354––377HamKam (loan)20201. divisjon80–––80KF Laçi2021–22Kategoria Superiore16332––1952022–23Kategoria Superiore1961040–246Total3594240–4311Karviná 2022–23FNL146–––1462023–24Czech First League32410––334Total461010––4710Karviná B2023–24MSFL10–––102024–25MSFL21–––21Total31–––31Ilves2024Veikkausliiga63–––632025Veikkausliiga222101021263Total285101021326IF Gnistan2026Veikkausliiga17100042002112Career total2384118131492127264
Honours MFK Karviná Czech National Football League: 2022–23
Ventspils Latvian Cup: 2017
Ilves Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
Individual Virslīga top goalscorer: 2017 Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: September 2024
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