# James Akintunde

Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Haka.

## Career

Akintunde was a Cambridge United youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 30 November 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 FA Trophy away win against Salisbury City. On 29 August 2014 he was loaned to Histon until January.
In January 2015, after scoring six goals for Histon in all competitions, Akintunde returned to the U's. He made his professional debut on 14 February 2015, again from the bench in a 0–2 away loss against Plymouth Argyle. He played no games for Cambridge the following season, but did play out on loan at Brackley Town and Needham Market. Akintunde was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Akintunde joined Chester for the 2016–17 season. He spent two full seasons at the Deva, scoring eleven times in sixty games, before joining Maidenhead United for 2018–19. Akintunde scored twice in 62 games before leaving the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season. Akintunde signed for League of Ireland Premier Division team Derry City on 24 July 2020. He scored on his debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 3 August 2020. Akintunde signed a multi year contract with Bohemians ahead of their 2023 season. On 2 November 2024, it was announced that Akintunde had left Bohemians following the end of his contract.
On 17 January 2025, Akintunde signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka.

## Career statistics

    As of 11 March 2025
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 |
| Cambridge United | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | 2014–15 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | 2015–16 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Sudbury (loan) | 2013–14 | IL Division One North | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Histon (loan) | 2014–15 | SFL Premier Division | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
| Brackley Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League North | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Needham Market (loan) | 2015–16 | IL Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chester | 2016–17 | National League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Chester | 2017–18 | National League | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 |
| Chester | Total | Total | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 60 | 11 |
| Maidenhead United | 2018–19 | National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Maidenhead United | 2019–20 | National League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Maidenhead United | Total | Total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Derry City | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Derry City | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Derry City | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| Derry City | Total | Total | 77 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 86 | 16 |
| Bohemians | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Bohemians | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Bohemians | Total | Total | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 282 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 315 | 45 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
* ↑ Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League