Babajide David Akintola (born 13 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Babajide David Akintola | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oyo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | FC Ebedei | ||
| 2014–2015 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Thisted (loan) | 3 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Jerv (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2018 | → Haugesund (loan) | 30 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2020 | → Omonia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hatayspor (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | Adana Demirspor | 67 | (10) |
| 2024– | Çaykur Rizespor | 23 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editYouth
editDavid is a product of FC Ebedei.
Has played in the Torneo Bellinzona Under-18, making one assist,[1] and is viewed as one of Nigeria's most anticipated young talents.[2]
David transferred to FC Midtjylland in November 2014 from his new clubs cooperative club, FC Ebedei.[3] He played for Midtjylland U19 in the 2014–2015 season, where they won the league. He helped the team, scoring 9 goals.[citation needed]
Midtjylland
editBefore being loaned to Thisted FC, David was promoted to the Midtjylland senior team prior to the new season.[4]
David was loaned out to Norwegian First Division-side FK Jerv on 11 March 2017 for the rest of the season.[5] On 16 February 2018, he was loaned out again, this time to FK Haugesund.[6]
In February 2019, David was once again sent out on loan, this time to Rosenborg with the option to make the move permanent after the 2019 season.[7]
In January 2020, David signed a six-month loan contract with Omonia Nicosia.
On 28 September 2020, David joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor on a one-year loan.[8]
Adana Demirspor
editOn 27 July 2021, David transferred to Adana Demirspor on an undisclosed fee.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Thisted (loan) | 2015–16 | Danish 2nd Division | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 5 | ||
| Jerv (loan) | 2017 | Norwegian 1st Division | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| Haugesund (loan) | 2018 | Eliteserien | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Rosenborg (loan) | 2019 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| Omonia (loan) | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hatayspor (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 67 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 77 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 52 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Sl10.ng".
- ^ "Five Nigerian Talents Tipped to Break into the First Team of European Clubs:: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
- ^ FCM skriver kontrakt med ung kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 1 November 2014
- ^ "Babajide David Promoted To FC Midtjylland First Team:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". All Nigeria Soccer. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ FCM udlejer nigeriansk kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 11 March 2017
- ^ AKINTOLA KLAR FOR FK HAUGESUND‚ fkh.no, 15 February 2018
- ^ "Rosenborg låner Akintola".
- ^ "Atakaş Hatayspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Babajide David". Hatayspor (in Turkish). 28 September 2020.
- ^ "David Akintola". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Babajide David at Soccerway
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