Anjola Popoola | |
Birth Place: | England |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Accrington Stanley |
Clubnumber: | 33 |
Youthyears1: | 2018– |
Youthclubs1: | Accrington Stanley |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Accrington Stanley |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 15:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC) |
Anjola Popoola (born 19 July 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Accrington Stanley.
On 24 July 2023, EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley announced Popoola as one of nine youngsters to have signed a scholarship deal with the club.[1]
On 10 October 2023, Popoola became the youngest player in the 21st century for Accrington after coming off the bench in the EFL Trophy for the 6 minutes of added time against Harrogate Town in a 5–3 win.[2]
On 24 February 2024, Popoola made his EFL League Two debut, coming off the bench in the 80th minute against Crawley Town in a 1–0 loss.[3] He made his second appearance three days later, on 27 February, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute against Walsall in a 2–1 loss.[4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Accrington Stanley | |||||||||||||
2023–24 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |