Adebayo Akinfenwa
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Akinfenwa in training with AFC Wimbledon in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | FK Atlantas | 22 | (5) |
| 2003 | Barry Town | 9 | (6) |
| 2003 | Boston United | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Torquay United | 37 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | Swansea City | 61 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Millwall | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Northampton Town | 88 | (37) |
| 2010–2011 | Gillingham | 44 | (11) |
| 2011–2013 | Northampton Town | 80 | (34) |
| 2013–2014 | Gillingham | 34 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | AFC Wimbledon | 83 | (19) |
| 2016– | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 2 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982), known as Adebayo Akinfenwa and nicknamed "The Beast", is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Wycombe Wanderers. He is known for his physical strength and heavy build.
Akinfenwa's first professional breakthrough came at Doncaster Rovers, having spent time up until then in the lower leagues of English football as well as spells in Lithuania and Wales. Following a short but successful time at Doncaster, Akinfenwa moved to his seventh club, Torquay United. He proved to be a goal threat, but left the struggling team the following season to join Swansea City. After spending two seasons with the Welsh club, he joined League One side Millwall and later moved to Northampton Town, where his goal-scoring talent was recognised by higher league clubs such as Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town. Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent. In June 2014, he signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
Akinfenwa is a close friend of Clarke Carlisle, his former teammate at Northampton. As a child, he supported Liverpool and his favourite player was John Barnes. His father is Muslim and his mother Christian, and while Akinfenwa had to observe Ramadan as a child, he is now a Christian.
Akinfenwa has become well known for being ranked as the strongest footballer in the world in various editions of the FIFA videogame series, In September 2014 he was invited to attend the launch party for FIFA 15 alongside various celebrities and Premier League players such as Rio Ferdinand, George Groves and Lethal Bizzle.
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