Alex Tayo Akande
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Oluwatayo Akande | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kitchee | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Eastbourne Borough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Waltham Forest | 16 | (10) |
| 2008 | Advance Tai Chung | 10 | (10) |
| 2009 | Eastern | 16 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Kitchee | 10 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Tai Chung (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Tai Chung | 20 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Biu Chun Rangers | 4 | (2) |
| 2012 | → HK Sapling (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | 30 | (19) |
| 2013– | Kitchee | 55 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Hong Kong | 10 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016 |
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Alexander Oluwatayo Akande (Chinese: 艾力士; born 9 February 1989), more commonly known as Alex Akande or Alex Tayo Akande, is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a forward in Hong Kong Premier League for Hong Kong club Kitchee.
Akande started his professional career in England at age 18 with local side Waltham Forest in 2007. And in summer 2010, he spent two weeks training with Premier League side Blackpool and played in their pre-season friendly against Hibernian.
Akande arrived in Hong Kong in 2008 and played for Advance Tai Chung in the Hong Kong second division league. His prolific performance soon drew interest of first division side Eastern. Akande joined Eastern in January 2009 and finished the season with 6 goals.
Akande returned to Tai Chung in season 2009-10. After scoring 3 goals in 12 matches for Tai Chung in half a season, he joined Kitchee SC in mid-season following the departure of Kitchee's Spanish striking duo Albert Virgili Fort and Raul Torres.
The transfer also gave Akande an opportunity to play the 2010 Lunar New Year Cup as he played for Kitchee against Pegasus Invitation team and Korean side Pohang Steelers. In two 45 minutes matches, Akande scored against Pegasus Invitation in a 1-0 win and assisted his teammates in a 1-1 draw against the 2009 AFC Champions League winner. Despite losing the title to Pohang Steelers due to one less goal scored, Akande was named the MVP of the tournament.
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