| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinwale Joseph Odimayo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Camden,[2] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Hungerford Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Waterford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Swindon Town | 65 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Northampton Town | 89 | (0) |
| 2025– | Newport County | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:16, 25 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Akinwale Joseph Odimayo (born 28 November 1999) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forEFL League Two clubNewport County.
Odimayo began his career withReading, turning professional in July 2018,[3] and making his senior debut for the club on 27 August 2019 in theEFL Cup.[4] He moved on loan toHungerford Town in September 2019,[5] and on loan to Irish clubWaterford in February 2020.[6]
After being released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season, he signed forSwindon Town in August 2020.[7] On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he had been offered a new contract.[8] Odimayo went on trial withLeague One clubPortsmouth but failed to earn a contract.[9] On 3 August 2021 Odimayo signed a new one-year contract with Swindon Town.[10]
He signed forNorthampton Town in July 2022.[11] Odimayo left the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.[12]
On 24 October 2025 Odimayo signed a short-term contract withNewport County.[13] He made his debut on 25 October 2025 in the 3–0 League Two win against Harrogate Town asa second-half substitute.[14]
Born in England, Odimayo is of Nigerian descent.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2019–20[4] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hungerford Town (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Waterford (loan) | 2020[2] | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2020–21[16] | League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2021–22[17] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2022–23[18] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023–24[19] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[20] | League One | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Newport County | 2025–26[21] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 167 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 188 | 0 | ||
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