| Tim Akinola | |
| Fullname: | Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lokoja, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.77 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Dagenham & Redbridge (on loan from Chesterfield) |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Lincoln City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Arsenal |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Dundee United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Al Bidda |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Chesterfield |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Dagenham & Redridge (loan) |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:07, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola (born 8 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Chesterfield.
Akinola was born in Lokoja, Nigeria.[3] He played youth football with Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town, before signing for Arsenal in summer 2020.[3] [4] [5] After playing for Arsenal under-23s,[6] he moved on loan to Scottish club Dundee United in January 2022.[3] [7] [8] Akinola initially believed he had signed for the club's city rivals Dundee.[9]
After one 45-minute appearance for Dundee United which saw him substituted at half-time, Akinola returned to Arsenal in March 2022 due to injury.[10] [11] He later underwent surgery.[12] In August 2022, he joined Chesterfield in the National League on a season-long loan, making his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic.[13]
He permanently switch to Qatari side Al Bidda in September 2023.[14]
On 16 May 2024, it was confirmed he would return to Chesterfield on a one-year deal with an option.[15]
On 29 August 2024, he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan becoming the club's fifteenth signing of the summer.[16]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lincoln City | 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Al Bidda | 2023–24 | Qatari Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2024–25 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |||