1. Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa was born on 10 May 1982 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
31 Facts About Adebayo Akinfenwa
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Adebayo Akinfenwa proved to be a goal threat but left the struggling team the following season to join Swansea City.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa was born in Islington, North London, and is of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa's father is a Muslim and his mother is a Christian.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa received racial abuse from fans in the country, later saying "Coming from London, where nobody would disrespect me, this was just brazen".
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Adebayo Akinfenwa spent two years at the club, as well as one month at another Lithuanian team Laisve Silute, before returning to the UK early in 2003, where he joined Welsh Premier League champions Barry Town.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa helped Barry to Welsh Cup and Welsh Premier League silverware during his time at Jenner Park.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa quickly joined Boston United in October 2003, scoring a last minute winner on his debut against Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy.
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In July 2004, Adebayo Akinfenwa changed clubs again, signing for Torquay United, as a replacement for David Graham.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa declined to sign a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers, and this was the first competitive goal scored at Swansea's new Liberty Stadium.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa helped Swansea reach the League One promotion play-off final in his first season.
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On 30 May 2008, Adebayo Akinfenwa signed a new one-year contract at Northampton despite declared interest from Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa had been offered a new deal but Northampton could not agree a deal with him within an agreed timeframe.
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Whilst at the Gills, Adebayo Akinfenwa was able to form a strong partnership with Cody McDonald and the pair were able to score 36 goals between them that season.
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On 10 November 2012 in a match against Accrington Stanley, Adebayo Akinfenwa scored his first, and to date only, professional hat-trick.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa re-signed for Gillingham on a free transfer on 2 July 2013.
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On 8 June 2015, Adebayo Akinfenwa extended his contract with Wimbledon, spurning interests from clubs in League One and Major League Soccer.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa finished the season as the club's joint-top league goal scorer with 10 goals.
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On 8 July 2021, Adebayo Akinfenwa signed a new one-year contract with the club.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa confirmed that it would be his last season in professional football, and indicated that after football he was considering moving into acting or professional wrestling.
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In March 2022, Adebayo Akinfenwa was set to make his professional wrestling debut at Progress 146.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa was supposed to tag with Anthony Ogogo against Malik and Kosta Konstantino, but pulled out at the last minute for unspecified reasons.
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On 11 July 2022, Adebayo Akinfenwa appeared in a pre-season friendly for Isthmian League North Division side Hashtag United against Walthamstow.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa featured for the entire first half before being substituted during the half-time break.
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In March 2023, Adebayo Akinfenwa came out of retirement and joined Faversham Town of the Isthmian League.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa made his debut against Lancing on 11 March 2023.
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On 25 March 2023, Adebayo Akinfenwa had a 94th minute penalty saved by outfield player Harrison Pont on his home debut for Faversham, against rivals Sittingbourne.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa is a close friend of Clarke Carlisle, his former teammate at Northampton Town.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa has been ranked as the strongest footballer in the world in various editions of the FIFA videogame series.