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'{{Infobox football biography | image = 14 Ade Akinbiyi.jpg | fullname = Adeola Oluwatoyin Akinbiyi<ref name="Hugman2010-11 16">{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 | year = 2010 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0 | page = 16 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], England | height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Senrab F.C.|Senrab]] | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] | years1 = 1993–1997| clubs1 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1994 | clubs2 = → [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1994 | clubs3 = → [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (loan)| caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 1997–1998| clubs4 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] | caps4 = 63 | goals4 = 28 | years5 = 1998–1999| clubs5 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] | caps5 = 47 | goals5 = 21 | years6 = 1999–2000| clubs6 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 16 | years7 = 2000–2002| clubs7 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | caps7 = 58 | goals7 = 11 | years8 = 2002–2003| clubs8 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2003 | clubs9 = → [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] (loan) | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2003–2005| clubs10 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps10 = 59 | goals10 = 17 | years11 = 2005–2006| clubs11 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] | caps11 = 39 | goals11 = 16 | years12 = 2006–2007| clubs12 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 3 | years13 = 2007–2009| clubs13 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] | caps13 = 70 | goals13 = 10 | years14 = 2009 | clubs14 = [[Houston Dynamo]] | caps14 = 14 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2009–2010| clubs15 = [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] | caps15 = 10 | goals15 = 0 | totalcaps = 503 | totalgoals = 136 | nationalyears1 = 1999 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 08:36, 4 July 2010 (UTC) }} '''Adeola Oluwatoyin "Ade" Akinbiyi''' (born 10 October 1974) is a [[Association football|footballer]]. Akinbiyi has had a much-travelled career with many different clubs with transfer fees totalling more than £11.5 million during his career, including being [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]'s record signing (at £5.3 million).<ref name="Notts County swoop for Akinbiyi">{{cite news| title = Notts County swoop for Akinbiyi| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8276493.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 26 September 2009|accessdate = 13 October 2009}}</ref> Born in [[England]], Akinbiyi qualifies to play for the [[Nigeria national football team]] through his parents, and earned one [[cap (sport)|cap]] for Nigeria. ==Club career== ===Early career=== Akinbiyi began his career as a trainee at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], where he worked his way up into the first team in 1992. He made his début on 3 November 1993 as a substitute against German giants [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[UEFA Cup 1993-94|UEFA Cup]]. [[Bayern Munich v Norwich City|The match]] ended 1–1, meaning that Norwich won the second round tie 3–2 on aggregate and went on to face [[Inter Milan]], who eliminated them.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Daily Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/11/02/sfnwin03.xml|title=On the Spot: Ade Akinbiyi|date=2 November 2001 | first=Henry | last=Winter | accessdate=23 April 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He was loaned to [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] and [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] before completing a £250,000 move to [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] in 1997. He scored 29 goals in 67 league and cup games for the Gills and was quickly transferred to newly-promoted [[Football League First Division|Division One]] side [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] for £1.2m. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIKES GRAPEFRUIT. === Big money moves === Akinbiyi's stock continued to rise and after scoring 21 goals for Bristol City in the [[1998-99 in English football|1998–99 season]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] paid a club record £3.5million for him in September 1999 in an attempt to replace [[Robbie Keane]]. He played only one season at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]], finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 16 goals but Wolves just missed out on a playoff place. Ten months after arriving at Wolves, he departed to [[Premier League]] club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for £5.5 million,<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4624182.stm|title=Akinbiyi swaps Wolves for Foxes|date=25 July 2000}}</ref> a decision he would later regret.<ref name="Akinbiyi reveals Leicester regret">{{cite news | title = Akinbiyi reveals Leicester regret | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/4448704.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 18 November 2005 | accessdate = 1 June 2008}}</ref> Brought in as a replacement for [[Emile Heskey]] (who left for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for £11 million), he failed to live up to expectations, scoring only 11 goals in 58 league appearances and Leicester were relegated in bottom place at the end of his second season at [[Filbert Street]]. He was subsequently transferred to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] £2.2m in February 2002. On arrival he took the surprisingly high number 55 shirt, adding a very small plus sign between the numbers to signify his preferred shirt number, 10, which was already taken. Having scored just one goal in 14 league and cup appearances, he was loaned out to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in 2003. He scored twice – the second goal coming in the last game of the [[2002-03 in English football|2002–03]] season, when ''the Potters'' beat [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] 1–0 to retain their second tier status. He later joined on a permanent basis, on a free transfer. ===Burnley=== Akinbiyi completed a £600,000 move to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in February 2005, but marked his debut by getting sent off within two minutes for head butting [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] player [[George McCartney]]. After netting 16 times for ''the Clarets'', he moved to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] for a then club record £1.75 million in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4624182.stm|title=Akinbiyi and Dyer move to Blades|date=26 January 2006}}</ref> ===Sheffield United=== Akinbiyi scored on his debut for ''the Blades'' against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], and endeared himself to fans by scoring in his first [[Steel City derby]] at [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]]. After winning promotion, Akinbiyi made only five appearances for ''the Blades'' in the Premier League in 2006. It was also reported that he was involved in a training ground bust-up with team-mate [[Claude Davis]] in October 2006 following a 2–0 defeat against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in which Davis had been sent off.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6090316.stm|title=Akinbiyi and Davis resolve feud |date=27 October 2006}}</ref> === Return to Burnley === Akinbiyi was soon resold to Burnley in January 2007 for a fee of £650,000 with a further £100,000 to be paid in the summer of 2007.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/6222637.stm|title=Burnley re-sign Blades' Akinbiyi|date=1 January 2007}}</ref> His second debut for the Clarets was more successful, scoring a goal against top flight [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in the [[FA Cup]]. During the rest of the [[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]] season, Akinbiyi was not as successful as during his first spell at [[Turf Moor]], scoring three goals. This was attributed by [[Steve Cotterill]] to Akinbiyi having spent too much time in the weights room at Sheffield United and as a result being too bulky.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Lancashire Evening Telegraph|url=http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2007/1/30/965540.html|title=Ade hit with weights ban|date=30 January 2007}}</ref> He was given the number nine shirt for the [[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]] season but found himself behind [[Andy Gray (footballer born 1977)|Andy Gray]] and [[Robbie Blake]] as a first choice striker. After going back to Burnley, Akinbiyi lacked consistent form, finding goals harder to come by. His hard work and endeavour made him a firm fans' favourite.<ref name="Ade Akinbiyi - An appreciation">{{cite news|publisher=Clarets Mad|url=http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDB5&id=440744|title=Ade Akinbiyi – An appreciation|date=2 April 2009}}</ref> During the [[2008-09 in English football|2008–09]] season, his regular position on the bench was taken by youngster [[Jay Rodriguez]], a player who he had been mentoring.<ref name="Ade Akinbiyi - An appreciation"/> However, Akinbiyi regained his place on the bench in the fifth round of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] and in the 69th minute he scored to make the game 1–1 and take it into extra time. Burnley won 5–4 on penalties. While at Burnley, Steve Cotterill, Burnley's then manager, banned him from the gym. "I wasn’t playing at Sheffield so the only thing I was doing was weights. We didn’t even have reserve games and it was something to do. I put on a bit too much muscle and I lost about a yard of pace", he said. "I try to stay away from the weights room now. I’m sort of addicted." === Houston Dynamo === On 26 March 2009, Akinbiyi was reported to be in talks about a move to the [[United States]] to join [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref name="Chronicle6342699">{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6342699.html|title=Dynamo close to signing veteran Akinbiyi|last=Fallas|first=Bernardo|date=26 March 2009|publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]|accessdate=27 March 2009}}</ref> On 30 March, Akinbiyi was officially unveiled as a Houston player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=232988&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200 |title=Soccer for Success Day|publisher=Houston Dynamo|date= 30 March 2009|accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref> He made his MLS debut on 3 May, as a late [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a game against [[New England Revolution]].<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05032009_HOUNE Major League Soccer]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> To make room on the roster for [[Luis Ángel Landín]], the club's first [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]], the Dynamo released Akinbiyi on 20 August 2009.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090820&content_id=6522206&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200 Major League Soccer]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> === Notts County === After his release by Houston, Akinbiyi agreed terms with [[League Two]] side [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]].<ref name="Notts County swoop for Akinbiyi"/> He made his debut on 17 October 2009 in a 0–0 draw against [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], coming on as a substitute for [[Lee Hughes]] in the 82nd minute.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rotherham 0 – 0 Notts County|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/8295726.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=17 October 2009|accessdate=26 October 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20091021121445/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/8295726.stm| archivedate= 21 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On 10 May 2010 it was announced that he had been released by Notts County along with seven other players.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8672163.stm |title=Notts County release eight out-of-contract players |date=10 May 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> In January 2011, after 9 months without a club, Akinbiyi was on the verge of joining [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] in the [[Conference National]]. He had been training with Premiership [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and was recommended to Newport by Stoke's Newport-born manager [[Tony Pulis]].<ref>[http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/8776176.County_sign_former_Premiership_star__Ade_Akinbiyi/ Akinbiyi joins Newport County]</ref> However, Newport subsequently pulled out of the deal. == International career == Born in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], [[London]] to [[Nigerian]] parents, Akinbiyi qualified to play internationally for {{nft|Nigeria}}, and through his birthplace for {{nft|England}}. He was called up on three separate occasions for {{nft|Nigeria}}, playing once in 1999 against {{nft|Greece}} in London <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1999ic.html |title=RSSSF 1999 Internationals |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=2 February 2005 |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref> . ==Career statistics== {{updated|3 January 2013.}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A|}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] |<center>[[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||3||0 |- |<center>[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Premier League |13||0||2||0||1||0||0||0||16||0 |- |<center>[[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|Division One]] |22||3||0||0||3||2||0||0||25||5 |- |<center>[[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |12||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!3!!2!!0!!6!!2!!1!!0!!58!!5 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (loan) |<center>[[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Football League Third Division|Division Three]] |4||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||2 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (loan) |<center>[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] |7||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||4 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] |<center>[[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division Two |19||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||7 |- |<center>[[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division Two |44||21||2||1||2||0||1||0||49||22 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!28!!2!!1!!2!!0!!1!!0!!68!!29 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] |<center>[[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |44||19||1||0||4||4||0||0||49||23 |- |<center>[[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division Two |3||2||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!21!!1!!0!!5!!4!!0!!0!!53!!25 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] |<center>[[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |37||16||3||0||0||0||0||0||40||16 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |<center>[[2000–01 in English football|2000–01]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Premier League |37||9||4||1||0||0||2||0||43||10 |- |<center>[[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Premier League |21||2||2||0||1||1||0||0||24||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!11!!6!!1!!1!!1!!2!!0!!67!!13 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] |<center>[[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |14||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||2 |- |<center>[[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |10||1||4||0||0||0||0||0||14||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!28!!3 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] (loan) |<center>[[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |4||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||2 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |<center>[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Division One |30||10||1||0||1||0||0||0||32||10 |- |<center>[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Football League Championship|Championship]] |29||7||1||0||0||0||0||0||30||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!19!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!66!!19 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] |<center>[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |10||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||4 |- |<center>[[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |29||12||1||0||3||2||0||0||33||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!16!!1!!0!!3!!2!!0!!0!!43!!18 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] |<center>[[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |15||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||3 |- |<center>[[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Premier League |3||0||0||0||2||1||0||0||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !18!!3!!0!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!20!!4 |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] |<center>[[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |20||2||1||1||0||0||0||0||21||3 |- |<center>[[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |39||8||1||0||3||1||0||0||43||9 |- |<center>[[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |Championship |11||0||0||0||4||1||0||0||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !70!!10!!2!!1!!7!!2!!0!!0!!79!!13 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Houston Dynamo]] |[[2009 MLS season|2009]]<ref name="Houston Dynamo 2009 player appearances">{{cite web | title = Houston Dynamo 2009 player appearances | url = http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ade-akinbiyi/leistungsdaten-vereindetail/spieler_4037_9168.html | publisher = Transfer Markt | accessdate = 2013-01-03}}</ref> |[[Major League Soccer]] |14||0||0||0||0||0||4||1||18||1 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] |<center>[[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]]<ref name="ENFA">{{citation | title = Akinbiyi, AO (Ade) | publisher = English National Football Archive}}</ref> |[[Football League Two|League Two]] |10||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career totals !503!!136!!24!!3!!27!!12!!8!!1!!562!!152 |} <div class="references-small"> {{col-begin}} :A.&nbsp;{{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Cup]], [[Football League Trophy]], [[CONCACAF Champions League]] and [[MLS Cup]]. {{col-end}} </div> == References == {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{soccerbase|62|Ade Akinbiyi}} * [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/akinbiyi.htm Ade Akinbiyi] Flown from the Nest * [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2093-2534632.html If it's January, it must be time to send for Ade Akinbiyi] Times Online, 7 January 2007 {{Stoke City F.C. Player of the Year}} {{Persondata |NAME = Akinbiyi, Adeola Oluwatoyin |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Akinbiyi, Ade |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Football Striker |DATE OF BIRTH = 10 October 1974 |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], [[London]], England |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akinbiyi, Ade}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:People from Hackney]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Black English sportspeople]] [[Category:Association football forwards]] [[Category:Nigerian footballers]] [[Category:Nigeria international footballers]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:English people of Nigerian descent]] [[Category:British expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:English expatriates in the United States]] [[Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]] [[Category:Hereford United F.C. players]] [[Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players]] [[Category:Gillingham F.C. players]] [[Category:Bristol City F.C. players]] [[Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players]] [[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]] [[Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players]] [[Category:Stoke City F.C. players]] [[Category:Burnley F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Houston Dynamo players]] [[Category:Notts County F.C. players]] [[Category:The Football League players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Senrab F.C. players]]'