Akin Odimayo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinwale Joseph Odimayo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camden,[2] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Waterford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Swindon Town | 65 | (0) |
| 2022– | Northampton Town | 62 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Akinwale Joseph Odimayo (born 28 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
Career
[edit]Odimayo began his career with Reading, turning professional in July 2018,[3] and making his senior debut for the club on 27 August 2019 in the EFL Cup.[4] He moved on loan to Hungerford Town in September 2019,[5] and on loan to Irish club Waterford in February 2020.[6]
After being released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season, he signed for Swindon Town in August 2020.[7] On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he had been offered a new contract.[8] Odimayo went on trial with League One club Portsmouth but failed to earn a contract.[9] On 3 August 2021 Odimayo signed a new one-year contract with Swindon Town.[10]
He signed for Northampton Town in July 2022.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Odimayo is of Nigerian descent.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2019–20[4] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hungerford Town (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Waterford (loan) | 2020[2] | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2020–21[13] | League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2021–22[14] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023–24[16] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[17] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 160 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
[edit]Northampton Town
- EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23[18]
Individual
- Swindon Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2020–21[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Swindon Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "A. Odimayo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Reading FC: Seven top Royals Academy youngsters sign first professional deals". Reading Chronicle.
- ^ a b "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "StackPath". www.hungerfordtown.com.
- ^ "☘️ Burley and Odimayo embark on loan spells with Waterford". www.readingfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Akin Odimayo: Swindon Town sign ex-Reading defender". BBC Sport. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Portsmouth exit for trio of triallists as former Wolves, Leeds United and Liverpool men fail to win deal along with Swindon Town's ex-Reading prospect". Portsmouth News. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "AKIN ODIMAYO RE SIGNS". Swindon Town F.C. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Northampton sign Swindon defender Odimayo" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Exciting Defender Akin Odimayo Captains Reading In Loss To Man City In FAYC:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Akin Odimayo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (2 July 2022). "Akin Odimayo signs for Northampton Town". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Northampton Town F.C. website
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Camden
- People from Camden Town
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Reading F.C. players
- Hungerford Town F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- League of Ireland players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen