Afolabi Oladipo Christopher "Dipo" Akinyemi was born on 10 June 1997 and is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club York City.
22 Facts About Dipo Akinyemi
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Dipo Akinyemi left Dulwich to sign for Braintree Town in November 2019, before joining divisional rivals Welling United a month later.
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Dipo Akinyemi started his career playing in the youth team of Potters Bar Town, joining the Hertfordshire club's youth set-up in 2011 having impressed youth manager John Gibbs whilst playing Sunday league football.
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Dipo Akinyemi was part of the Potters Bar under-18 team that defeated full-time academy teams in consecutive years in the FA Youth Cup.
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Dipo Akinyemi made seven league appearances in the Southern Football League Division One Central over the next two months.
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Dipo Akinyemi made 16 appearances during the season, the majority of which came in the first half of the season, scoring one goal.
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Dipo Akinyemi joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-month loan agreement on 10 November 2015.
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Dipo Akinyemi made four appearances during the month's loan, scoring once, before returning to his parent club at the start of December 2015.
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Dipo Akinyemi then joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Dulwich Hamlet on loan on 25 March 2016, for the remainder of the season.
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Dipo Akinyemi scored five goals in seven games during the loan spell as Dulwich missed out on promotion via the play-offs, returning to Stevenage upon the expiry of the loan agreement.
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Dipo Akinyemi was recalled by Stevenage at the end of November 2016 having made 21 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell, 11 of which as a substitute, scoring five times.
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Dipo Akinyemi made seven appearances during the month at Billericay, scoring one goal.
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Dipo Akinyemi scored 10 times in 19 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell.
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Dipo Akinyemi signed for Southern Football League Premier Division club Bishop's Stortford on a season-long loan agreement on 26 July 2017.
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The move meant that Dipo Akinyemi was playing under Bishop's Stortford manager Kevin Watson, who was assistant manager at Stevenage when Dipo Akinyemi debuted for the club.
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Dipo Akinyemi scored 10 times in 36 appearances in all competitions, including four goals in his final four games for the club throughout February 2018.
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Dipo Akinyemi made 14 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions as Dulwich won promotion to the National League South after winning the Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs.
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Dipo Akinyemi played regularly during Dulwich's first season in the National League South, scoring 16 times in 41 appearances.
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Dipo Akinyemi scored five times in 10 appearances during the two-month loan agreement.
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Dipo Akinyemi joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a two-year contract on 3 June 2022.
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Dipo Akinyemi signed for National League club York City for an undisclosed fee on 15 July 2023.
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Dipo Akinyemi has been described as being "pacy and strong" and "a real threat".