James Akintunde
English footballer (born 1996)
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Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwaseun Ewerogba Akintunde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coleraine | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southend United[3] | |||
| Cambridge United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → AFC Sudbury (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Histon (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Needham Market (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Chester | 56 | (11) |
| 2018–2020 | Maidenhead United | 57 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Derry City | 77 | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Bohemians | 46 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Haka | 23 | (4) |
| 2026– | Coleraine | 8 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:54, 2 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Akintunde was a Cambridge United youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 30 November 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 FA Trophy away win against Salisbury City. On 29 August 2014 he was loaned to Histon until January.[4]
In January 2015, after scoring six goals for Histon in all competitions, Akintunde returned to the U's. He made his professional debut on 14 February 2015, again from the bench in a 0–2 away loss against Plymouth Argyle.[5] He played no games for Cambridge the following season, but did play out on loan at Brackley Town and Needham Market. Akintunde was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
Akintunde joined Chester for the 2016–17 season. He spent two full seasons at the Deva, scoring eleven times in sixty games, before joining Maidenhead United for 2018–19. [7] Akintunde scored twice in 62 games before leaving the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8] Akintunde signed for League of Ireland Premier Division team Derry City on 24 July 2020.[9] He scored on his debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 3 August 2020.[10] Akintunde signed a multi year contract with Bohemians ahead of their 2023 season.[11] On 2 November 2024, it was announced that Akintunde had left Bohemians following the end of his contract.[12]
On 17 January 2025, Akintunde signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka.[13]
On 25 December 2025, Akintunde signed with NIFL Premiership club Coleraine.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambridge United | 2013–14[15] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AFC Sudbury (loan) | 2013–14[3] | IL Division One North | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Histon (loan) | 2014–15[16] | SFL Premier Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 3 | 16 | 6 | |
| Brackley Town (loan) | 2015–16[17] | National League North | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Needham Market (loan) | 2015–16[18] | IL Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chester | 2016–17[15] | National League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2017–18[15] | National League | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 60 | 11 | |||
| Maidenhead United | 2018–19[15] | National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[15] | National League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 62 | 2 | |||
| Derry City | 2020[15] | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2021[15] | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2022[15] | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| Total | 77 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 86 | 16 | |||
| Bohemians | 2023[15] | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024[15] | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |||
| Haka | 2025[15] | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 7 | |
| Coleraine | 2025–26[15] | NIFL Premiership | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | 3 | |
| Career total | 315 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 353 | 54 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup and Finnish Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
