Babajide David Akintola (born 13 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a winger for

Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League an ...

Club career

Youth

David is a product of

FC Ebedei FC Ebedei is a Nigerian football club based in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State after moving from Lagos in 2001. They currently play in Nigeria Nationwide League, the third tier of Nigerian football. FC Ebedei is also serving as the African football aca ...

. Has played in the Torneo Bellinzona Under-18, making one assist, and is viewed as one of Nigeria's most anticipated young talents. David transferred to

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

in November 2014 from his new clubs cooperative club,

. He played for Midtjylland U19 in the 2014–2015 season, where they won the league. He helped the team, scoring 9 goals.

Midtjylland

Before being loaned to

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known a ...

, David was promoted to the Midtjylland senior team prior to the new season. David was loaned out to

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-side

FK Jerv Fotballklubben Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. ''Jerv'' is the Norwegian name for wolverine. They currently play in the Eliteserien. History The club was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the ...

on 11 March 2017 for the rest of the season. On 16 February 2018, he was loaned out again, this time to

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (English: ''Football Club Haugesund''), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional Norwegian football club from the city of Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway. The club currently plays in the Norwegian Elite ...

. In February 2019, David was once again sent out on loan, this time to Rosenborg with the option to make the move permanent after the 2019 season. In January 2020, David signed a six-month loan contract with

Omonia Nicosia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also tran ...

. On 28 September 2020, David joined newly promoted Turkish

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club

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on a one-year loan.

Adana Demirspor

On 27 July 2021, Akintola transferred to

on an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Club

References

1996 births Living people Nigerian footballers Association football wingers Danish Superliga players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Cypriot First Division players Süper Lig players F.C. Ebedei players FC Midtjylland players Thisted FC players FK Haugesund players FK Jerv players Rosenborg BK players AC Omonia players Hatayspor footballers Adana Demirspor footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Turkey {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub