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Adebayo Akinfenwa

1982 - Today

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Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "The Beast", he was renowned for his huge physical prowess and goalscoring ability, in a career where he amassed more than 200 goals. Akinfenwa's 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Adebayo Akinfenwa is the 5,532nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,913th in 2024), the 5,328th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,296th in 2019) and the 314th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Adebayo Akinfenwa ranks 5,530 out of 21,273. Before him are Gabriel De Michèle, Kenan Yıldız, Christian Streich, and Manuel Akanji. After him are Yujiro Haraguchi, Abou Diaby, Nenad Stojković, Gunnar Nielsen, Shuta Takahashi, Joël Matip, Leonardo Spinazzola, and Fábio Simplício.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Adebayo Akinfenwa ranks 206. Before him are Deniz Çakır, Annemiek van Vleuten, Alexa Davalos, Hong Yong-jo, Soraya Arnelas, and Bridget Regan. After him are Markus Rosenberg, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Kang Hye-jung, Koichiro Nagatomo, Maria Kalesnikava, and Tamon Machida.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adebayo Akinfenwa ranks 5,330 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Flowers (1905), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Jan Morris (1926), Nigella Lawson (1960), Howard Marks (1945), and Janet Simpson (1944). After him are Sheila Hancock (1933), Fiona May (1969), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Christopher Fry (1907), Maisie Williams (1997), and Paul Oakenfold (1963).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Adebayo Akinfenwa ranks 314. Before him are Matthew Taylor (1981), Jackie Milburn (1924), Eric Dier (1994), Bukayo Saka (2001), Danny Ward (1993), and Les Ferdinand (1966). After him are Johnny Douglas (1882), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Brian Kidd (1949), Andy King (1988), Michael Thomas (1967), and Noni Madueke (2002).

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