# Ismahil Akinade

Ismahil Akinade (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.

## Career
### Bray Wanderers

Akinade started his senior career with Bray Wanderers where he was a huge hit with fans and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2013 season. Akinade parted ways with Bray at the end of the 2014 season after he played a huge part in guaranteeing the Seagulls' safety in the Premier Division.

### Bohemians

Midway through the 2015 League of Ireland season, Akinade signed for Bohemians, making his debut in a 2–1 win away to Dundalk on 6 June, setting up the first goal. Akinade was nominated for Young Player Of The Year after scoring 10 goals in 18 matches in his first season with the club. In October 2015, he agreed to a new contract. Akinade went on to score 5 goals in 18 appearances for the 2016 season and in the 2017 season injury ruled him out for the first half of the season, when he returned he scored memorable goals against fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers in a 2–1 win in Tallaght and the winner against Dundalk in Oriel Park.

### Waterford

Akinade left Bohs to sign for Waterford for the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division season. Akinade made his debut in a 2–1 win against Derry City on 17 February 2018. He departed from the club by mutual agreement on 24 June 2019.

### Hồ Chí Minh City

On 28 June 2019, V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City announced the signing of Akinade. He made a scoring debut for the club that same day in a game against Viettel FC in the Vietnamese National Football Cup. He left at the end of the season following 5 goals in 11 games, with the club looking to replace him with former Liverpool striker David Ngog.

### CLB SHB Đà Nẵng

In November 2019, Akinade signed a one-year contract with CLB SHB Đà Nẵng, also of the V.League 1.

### Terengganu

Akinade signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Terengganu in February 2024.

## Legal issues

It was reported in October 2014 that Akinade and two other people had received suspended sentences for the 2010 sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Kildare.
In April 2017, Akinade was issued a deportation order. His application to have the deportation stopped was rejected in the High Court in May 2019. He returned to Nigeria voluntarily in June.

## Personal life

He is the cousin of Fuad Sule, who is also a professional footballer.
In 2017, Akinade was absent for half the season due to an illness, in February 2017 he had his spleen removed and returned in June 2018.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 13 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bray Wanderers | 2012 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bray Wanderers | 2013 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 10 |
| Bray Wanderers | 2014 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Bray Wanderers | Total | Total | 63 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 12 |
| Bohemians | 2015 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| Bohemians | 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
| Bohemians | 2017 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Bohemians | Total | Total | 52 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 21 |
| Waterford | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Waterford | 2019 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Waterford | Total | Total | 49 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 9 |
| Hồ Chí Minh City | 2019 | V.League 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 |
| SHB Da Nang | 2020 | V.League 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 |
| Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 2021 | V.League 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Telecom Egypt SC | 2021–22 | Egyptian Second Division | | | | | — | — | — | — | | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | 2022 | Bangladesh Premier League | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
| Kelantan | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
| Kelantan United | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| Terengganu | 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 231 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 258 | 71 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
* ↑ 2 appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoff, 2 appearances & 3 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Munster Senior Cup

## Honours

Bohemians
* Lenister Senior Cup: 2015–16