Dipo Akinyemi
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Akinyemi in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afolabi Oladipo Christopher Akinyemi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derry City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Potters Bar Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Potters Bar Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Stevenage | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | → St Neots Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2016 | → St Albans City (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Dulwich Hamlet | 53 | (17) |
| 2019 | → Cheshunt (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2019 | Braintree Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Welling United | 62 | (28) |
| 2022–2023 | Ayr United | 36 | (20) |
| 2023–2025 | York City | 65 | (19) |
| 2025– | Derry City | 10 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:33, 6 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Afolabi Oladipo Christopher "Dipo" Akinyemi (born 10 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
Akinyemi began his career in the youth academy at Potters Bar Town in 2011, progressing to the first team in 2014. He joined Stevenage's academy later that year and made his first-team debut at the start of the 2015–16 season. While at Stevenage, Akinyemi spent time on loan at Aldershot Town, St Neots Town, Dulwich Hamlet on two occasions, St Albans City, Billericay Town and Bishop's Stortford. Akinyemi joined Dulwich on a permanent basis in March 2018, and contributed to the club's promotion to the National League South during the remainder of the 2017–18 season.
He had a loan spell at Cheshunt in August 2019, before leaving Dulwich to join Braintree Town in November 2019. A month later, he signed for divisional rivals Welling United, where he spent three seasons. In June 2022, Akinyemi signed for Ayr United of the Scottish Championship, finishing the 2022–23 season as the division's top goalscorer. He subsequently joined York City of the National League for an undisclosed fee in July 2023, scoring 20 goals in 71 appearances over two seasons. He signed for Derry City in July 2025.