Ayo Akinola

Ayo Akinola

Personal information
Full name	Ayomide Akinola
Date of birth	January 20, 2000
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Toronto FC II
Youth career
	TFC Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Toronto FC II	10	(2)
National team^‡
2015	United States U15	7	(5)
2015–	United States U17	24	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 7, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 2016

Ayomide "Ayo" Akinola (born January 20, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II.

Career

Club

After a spell with the TFC Academy, Akinola was called up to the Toronto FC II set-up during the 2016 USL season.^[1] He made his professional on June 15, 2016, replacing Shaan Hundal in the 80th minute during a 1–1 draw with FC Montreal. His first start came a week later, suffering a 4–1 defeat to Louisville City FC on June 22, 2016.^[2]

International

Despite being born in Canada, Akinola is eligible to play internationally for the United States. He made his debut for the United States Under-15 side on April 25, 2015, in a 4–1 victory over Costa Rica. The following day he scored his first international goal, netting four goals and an assist in a 6–2 win against Croatia. He also scored in his final appearance for the Under-15s, in a 3–3 draw in England.^[3]

On December 2, 2015, he made his debut for the Under-17 national team, playing 40 minutes in a 3–2 defeat to England Under-16s. He first goal came against Brazil on March 22, 2016, before netting a brace against Russia on March 26, 2016.^[3]

References

1. "Ayo Akinola". Toronto FC. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "USA - A. Akinola - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
3. "Ayo Akinola". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.