John Akinde

Job Ayo Akinde (born 8 July 1989), known as John Akinde, is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Colchester United.

John Akinde
Akinde in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Job Ayo Akinde
Date of birth (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989
Place of birth Camberwell, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
Number 24
Youth career
000?–2006 Gravesend & Northfleet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Gravesend & Northfleet 5 (2)
2007Whitstable Town (loan)
2007–2008 Ebbsfleet United 23 (8)
2007Margate (loan) 7 (0)
2007Whitstable Town (loan) 9 (7)
2008–2011 Bristol City 16 (1)
2009Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 11 (7)
2009–2010Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (1)
2010Brentford (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011Bristol Rovers (loan) 14 (0)
2011Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 9 (2)
2011–2013 Crawley Town 31 (1)
2012Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 5 (0)
2013 Portsmouth 11 (0)
2013–2014 Alfreton Town 43 (18)
2014–2018 Barnet 166 (87)
2018–2020 Lincoln City 68 (20)
2020–2022 Gillingham 71 (9)
2022– Colchester United 65 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

He previously played for Barnet from 2014 to 2018 and for Lincoln City from 2018 to 2020. In the 2014–15 season, he led the Conference Premier league in scoring, helping Barnet win the league. In the 2018–19 season, he led Lincoln City in scoring, helping them win League Two.

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