Dipo Akinyemi
Afolabi Oladipo Christopher "Dipo" Akinyemi (born 10 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club York City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afolabi Oladipo Christopher Akinyemi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Potters Bar Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Potters Bar Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Stevenage | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | → St Neots Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2016 | → St Albans City (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Dulwich Hamlet | 53 | (17) |
| 2019 | → Cheshunt (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2019 | Braintree Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Welling United | 62 | (28) |
| 2022–2023 | Ayr United | 36 | (20) |
| 2023– | York City | 21 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:05, 6 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Akinyemi began his career in the youth academy at Potters Bar Town in 2011, breaking into the first team in 2014. He joined Stevenage's academy at the end of that year, before making his first-team debut at the start of the 2015–16 season. During his time at Stevenage, Akinyemi was loaned out to Aldershot Town, St Neots Town, Dulwich Hamlet on two occasions, St Albans City, Billericay Town and Bishop's Stortford respectively.
Akinyemi signed for Dulwich on a permanent basis in March 2018 and helped the club to promotion to the National League South during the remainder of the 2017–18 season. Akinyemi joined Cheshunt on loan in August 2019. He left Dulwich to sign for Braintree Town in November 2019, before joining divisional rivals Welling United a month later. After spending three seasons at Welling, Akinyemi signed for Scottish Championship club Ayr United in June 2022. He finished the 2022–23 season as the league's top goalscorer, before moving to York City of the National League for an undisclosed fee in July 2023.