Adebayo Akinfenwa

Attack - Centre-Forward at Retired

Age44

CitizenshipEngland Nigeria

Height1.80 m

Footright

BornMay 10, 1982

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👕500+ Apps ⚽200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran

Market value —

Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

clubs played for

01/02

debut season

0.29

goals / match

Wycombe Wanderers

top club · 250 apps

Position rank · 21/22

#1540

goals rank

#1396

assists rank

221

season goals

season assists

Among 3,488 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€325k

peak value · 2010

—

top transfer fee

best season · 11/12

21 · 9.5%

pens / of goals

Born the same day

Daniel Sereinig

Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

José Luis Cabrera

Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Mauro Coppini

Defender - Right-Back · Retired

Ola Brodén

Midfield · Retired

Shares 1982-05-10 · 5 players total

759Appearances

221Goals

97Assists

64Yellow cards

2Red cards

80Full matches (90′)

Full name	Adebayo Akinfenwa
Name in home country	Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa
Date of birth	1982-05-10 (44 yrs)
Place of birth	London, England
Citizenship	England Nigeria
Position	Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Foot	right
Height	180.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2023-07-01
Contract expires	—
Agent	Wasserman

Jul 2023

Transfer: Faversham Town → Retired

23/24 · Transfer

Mar 2023

Transfer: Career break → Faversham Town

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2022

Transfer: Wycombe → Career break

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2021

21/22 — Wycombe Wanderers

39 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Sep 2020

Injury: unknown

5 games missed

Jul 2020

20/21 — Wycombe Wanderers

35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Wycombe Wanderers

39 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — Wycombe Wanderers

39 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — Wycombe Wanderers

46 matches · 18 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Wycombe

16/17 · Transfer

Jul 2016

16/17 — Wycombe Wanderers

52 matches · 18 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2015

15/16 — AFC Wimbledon

42 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — AFC Wimbledon

52 matches · 15 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2014

Transfer: Gillingham → AFC Wimbledon

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2013

13/14 — Gillingham FC

37 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2013

Transfer: Northampton → Gillingham

13/14 · Transfer

Jul 2012

12/13 — Northampton Town

51 matches · 17 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2011

11/12 — Northampton Town

42 matches · 18 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2011

Transfer: Gillingham → Northampton

11/12 · Transfer

Jul 2010

Transfer: Northampton → Gillingham

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2010

10/11 — Gillingham FC

46 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Northampton Town

44 matches · 17 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Northampton Town

36 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2008

Transfer: Millwall → Northampton

07/08 · Transfer

Nov 2007

Transfer: Swansea → Millwall

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2007

07/08 — Millwall FC, Northampton Town

24 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2006

06/07 — Swansea City

32 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2005

Transfer: Torquay → Swansea

05/06 · Transfer

Jul 2005

05/06 — Swansea City

46 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2004

Transfer: Doncaster → Torquay

04/05 · Transfer

Jul 2004

04/05 — Torquay United

38 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

Feb 2004

Transfer: Rush. & Diamon. → Doncaster

03/04 · Transfer

Dec 2003

Transfer: Leyton Orient → Rush. & Diamon.

03/04 · Transfer

Nov 2003

Transfer: Boston Utd → Leyton Orient

03/04 · Transfer

Oct 2003

Transfer: Barry → Boston Utd

03/04 · Transfer

Jul 2003

03/04 — Barry Town, Boston United, Leyton Orient, Doncaster Rovers, Rushden & Diamonds (- 2011)

7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions

Jan 2003

Transfer: Atlantas → Barry

02/03 · Transfer

Jul 2002

02/03 — Barry Town

10 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2001

01/02 — FK Atlantas Klaipeda (-2020)

2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Mar 2001

Transfer: Watford U18 → Atlantas

00/01 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €325k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1171 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 2.19/90

Assists2 total · 0.73/90

G+A8 total · 2.91/90

Yellow cards1 total · 0.36/90

Minutes played by club

Wycombe Wanderers 42.4%

AFC Wimbledon 14.7%

Gillingham FC 6.6%

Northampton Town 16.0%

Millwall FC 0.0%

Swansea City 13.6%

Torquay United 2.6%

Barry Town 1.5%

Leyton Orient 0.0%

Doncaster Rovers 1.3%

Boston United 1.3%

Rushden & Diamonds (- 2011) 0.0%

FK Atlantas Klaipeda (-2020) 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Wycombe Wanderers	6	16/17	21/22	250	60	40	3,044
AFC Wimbledon	2	14/15	15/16	94	23	10	1,058
Gillingham FC	2	10/11	13/14	83	21	11	477
Northampton Town	5	07/08	12/13	188	74	26	1,146
Millwall FC	1	07/08	07/08	9	0	0	0
Swansea City	2	05/06	06/07	78	21	6	977
Torquay United	1	04/05	04/05	38	14	4	190
Barry Town	2	02/03	03/04	13	6	0	105
Leyton Orient	1	03/04	03/04	1	0	0	0
Doncaster Rovers	1	03/04	03/04	2	1	0	91
Boston United	1	03/04	03/04	1	1	0	90
Rushden & Diamonds (- 2011)	1	03/04	03/04	0	0	0	0
FK Atlantas Klaipeda (-2020)	1	01/02	01/02	2	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
21/22	EFL Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	2	1	0	0	0	136
21/22	FA Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	League One	Wycombe Wanderers	34	5	2	1	0	111
21/22	League One Play-Offs	Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Championship	Wycombe Wanderers	33	1	1	0	0	1,282
20/21	FA Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Trophy	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	FA Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	1	0	0	0
19/20	League One	Wycombe Wanderers	32	10	6	4	0	199
19/20	League One Play-Offs	Wycombe Wanderers	3	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	EFL Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	1	0	0	0
18/19	EFL Trophy	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	1	0	0	0
18/19	League One	Wycombe Wanderers	36	7	7	1	0	352
17/18	EFL Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	EFL Trophy	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	FA Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	3	1	0	0	0	270
17/18	League Two	Wycombe Wanderers	42	17	14	3	0	213
16/17	EFL Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	EFL Trophy	Wycombe Wanderers	5	4	1	0	0	58
16/17	FA Cup	Wycombe Wanderers	4	2	0	1	0	169
16/17	League Two	Wycombe Wanderers	42	12	6	1	0	254
15/16	League Cup	AFC Wimbledon	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Two	AFC Wimbledon	38	6	0	1	1	323
15/16	League Two Play-Offs	AFC Wimbledon	3	2	0	2	0	60
14/15	EFL Trophy	AFC Wimbledon	2	1	2	0	0	45
14/15	FA Cup	AFC Wimbledon	4	1	1	2	0	346
14/15	League Cup	AFC Wimbledon	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Two	AFC Wimbledon	45	13	7	7	0	284
13/14	FA Cup	Gillingham FC	2	0	1	0	0	0
13/14	League Cup	Gillingham FC	1	0	0	1	0	0
13/14	League One	Gillingham FC	34	10	5	2	0	156
12/13	EFL Trophy	Northampton Town	3	1	0	1	0	201
12/13	FA Cup	Northampton Town	2	0	1	0	0	0
12/13	League Cup	Northampton Town	2	0	0	1	0	0
12/13	League Two	Northampton Town	41	16	6	5	0	179
12/13	League Two Play-Offs	Northampton Town	3	0	1	0	0	0
11/12	EFL Trophy	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	FA Cup	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Cup	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Two	Northampton Town	39	18	6	7	0	160
10/11	FA Cup	Gillingham FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	League Cup	Gillingham FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	League Two	Gillingham FC	44	11	5	3	0	321
09/10	EFL Trophy	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	FA Cup	Northampton Town	2	0	1	1	0	0
09/10	League Cup	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	League Two	Northampton Town	40	17	10	2	0	163
08/09	League Cup	Northampton Town	3	2	1	0	0	94
08/09	League One	Northampton Town	33	13	0	3	1	188
07/08	FA Cup	Millwall FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	League One	Millwall FC	7	0	0	2	0	0
07/08	League One	Northampton Town	15	7	0	2	0	161
06/07	EFL Trophy	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0	0
06/07	FA Cup	Swansea City	4	1	2	0	0	229
06/07	FAW Premier Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0	0
06/07	League Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0	0
06/07	League One	Swansea City	25	5	3	1	0	246
05/06	EFL Trophy	Swansea City	6	5	0	0	0	102
05/06	FA Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0	0
05/06	FAW Premier Cup	Swansea City	2	0	0	0	0	0
05/06	League Cup	Swansea City	1	1	0	0	0	120
05/06	League One	Swansea City	34	9	1	7	0	280
05/06	League One Play-Offs	Swansea City	2	0	0	0	0	0
04/05	League Cup	Torquay United	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/05	League One	Torquay United	37	14	4	2	0	190
03/04	Champions League Qu.	Barry Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
03/04	EFL Trophy	Boston United	1	1	0	0	0	90
03/04	FA Cup	Leyton Orient	1	0	0	0	0	0
03/04	League Two	Doncaster Rovers	2	1	0	1	0	91
03/04	Premier League	Barry Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
03/04	Second Division	Rushden & Diamonds (- 2011)	0	0	0	0	0	0
02/03	Premier League	Barry Town	8	6	0	0	0	105
02/03	Welsh Cup	Barry Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
01/02	UEFA-Cup Qualifikation	FK Atlantas Klaipeda (-2020)	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
00/01	2001-03-01	Watford U18	Atlantas	Transfer	0	—
02/03	2003-01-01	Atlantas	Barry	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2003-10-15	Barry	Boston Utd	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2003-11-03	Boston Utd	Leyton Orient	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2003-12-13	Leyton Orient	Rush. & Diamon.	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2004-02-17	Rush. & Diamon.	Doncaster	Transfer	0	—
04/05	2004-07-03	Doncaster	Torquay	Transfer	0	—
05/06	2005-07-04	Torquay	Swansea	Transfer	0	—
07/08	2007-11-15	Swansea	Millwall	Transfer	300000	—
07/08	2008-01-18	Millwall	Northampton	Transfer	300000	—
10/11	2010-07-29	Northampton	Gillingham	Transfer	325000	—
11/12	2011-07-01	Gillingham	Northampton	Transfer	325000	—
13/14	2013-07-01	Northampton	Gillingham	Transfer	325000	—
14/15	2014-07-01	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	Transfer	250000	—
16/17	2016-07-10	AFC Wimbledon	Wycombe	Transfer	250000	—
22/23	2022-07-01	Wycombe	Career break	Transfer	0	—
22/23	2023-03-11	Career break	Faversham Town	Transfer	0	—
23/24	2023-07-01	Faversham Town	Retired	Transfer	0	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
20/21	Knee injury	2020-09-01	2020-10-11	41	5

Current—

Peak€325k

Low—

Δ since start−€300k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€325k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Dominic Gape	1	5
Barry Fuller	1	2
Curtis Thompson	1	0
Nick Freeman	1	1
Ryan Allsop	1	0
George Francomb	1	6

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
11/12	League Two	Northampton Town	18	39
17/18	League Two	Wycombe Wanderers	17	42
09/10	League Two	Northampton Town	17	40

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
17/18	League Two	Wycombe Wanderers	14	42
09/10	League Two	Northampton Town	10	40
14/15	League Two	AFC Wimbledon	7	45

Teams faced most often by Adebayo Akinfenwa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Oxford United	108	35	27	46	107	149	-42	32%
Bristol Rovers	107	44	23	40	144	135	+9	41%
Shrewsbury Town	106	31	43	32	113	128	-15	29%
Southend United	104	41	28	35	153	139	+14	39%
Cheltenham Town	99	34	31	34	144	140	+4	34%
Rochdale AFC	99	36	28	35	140	135	+5	36%
Accrington Stanley	97	31	26	40	124	127	-3	32%
Bradford City	89	30	23	36	99	106	-7	34%
Plymouth Argyle	86	36	16	34	111	102	+9	42%
Port Vale FC	84	31	24	29	110	107	+3	37%
Scunthorpe United	79	30	23	26	115	111	+4	38%
Chesterfield FC	78	31	21	26	92	95	-3	40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
01/02	Senior debut season
02/03	First senior goal
07/08	Goal #50 (career)
11/12	Goal #100 (career)
14/15	Goal #150 (career)
18/19	Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
21/22	39	247	1	0	0	0.36
19/20	39	199	4	1	0	2.26
18/19	39	352	1	0	0	0.26
17/18	46	483	3	0	0	0.56
16/17	52	481	2	1	0	0.56
15/16	42	383	3	0	1	0.94
14/15	52	675	9	0	0	1.2
13/14	37	156	3	0	0	1.73
12/13	51	380	7	0	0	1.66
11/12	42	160	7	0	0	3.94
10/11	46	321	3	0	0	0.84
09/10	44	163	3	0	0	1.66
08/09	36	282	3	0	1	1.28
07/08	24	161	4	0	0	2.24
06/07	32	475	1	0	0	0.19
05/06	46	502	7	0	0	1.25
04/05	38	190	2	0	0	0.95
03/04	7	181	1	0	0	0.5