Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akinwale Joseph Odimayo | ||
Date of birth | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
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 | 66 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 21 December 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
Odimayo began his career with Reading, turning professional in July 2018, and making his senior debut for the club on 27 August 2019 in the EFL Cup. He moved on loan to Hungerford Town in September 2019, and on loan to Irish club Waterford in February 2020.
After being released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season, he signed for Swindon Town in August 2020. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he had been offered a new contract. Odimayo went on trial with League One club Portsmouth but failed to earn a contract. On 3 August 2021 Odimayo signed a new one-year contract with Swindon Town.
He signed for Northampton Town in July 2022.
Personal life
Born in England, Odimayo is of Nigerian descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hungerford Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Waterford (loan) | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Swindon Town | 2020–21 | League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
2021–22 | 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 | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2023–24 | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2024–25 | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
Career total | 143 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours
Northampton Town
- EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23
Individual
- Swindon Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2020–21
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Swindon Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "A. Odimayo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "Reading FC: Seven top Royals Academy youngsters sign first professional deals". Reading Chronicle.
- ^ "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
- Profile at the Northampton Town F.C. website
Northampton Town F.C. – current squad | |
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Swindon Town F.C. – Player of the Season | |
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- 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