Jemel Akeem

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**Jemel Akeem Williams** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United**.

## Career

### Pre-HTU

Akeem previously played for Bristol City, Mangotsfield United and Nicholas Wanderers. In July 2014, Akeem signed for Clevedon Town of the Southern League Division One South & West. After featuring in a friendly against Welsh team Cwmbran Celtic on 2 August, the centre-back was selected as the club's Player of the Match on his competitive debut in a 2–1 victory at home to ex-club Mangotsfield United on 23 August. He made one further appearance, against Bridgwater Town on 25 August, before departing. During his time in the 2017 Hashtag Academy process, Akeem mentioned that he "hadn't played any kind of real football in, like, two or three years".

### HTU

2016–18
Akeem appeared in season one of the Hashtag Academy, notably making the final four before ultimately losing out to Jack Durkin (2nd) and Scott Pollock (1st). Nevertheless, the centre-back was still chosen to represent HTU at senior level. Akeem made his first-team debut for the club in Belgrade, Serbia as HTU took on Top Eleven at the Voždovac Stadium and returned home with a 6–0 victory; he came on as a substitute. His second appearance was also off the bench during a loss to Football FanCast, prior to his first start arriving in a win against Arsenal For Everyone - both matches took place at the Emirates Stadium in London, England. Akeem would make a further 16 appearances for the club, notably coming off the bench in the Wembley Cup victory over Tekkers Town on 7 October 2017.

2018–19
Having appeared 6 times across 2018–19 as HTU entered non-league, Akeem's last appearance saw him net his sole goal for the club as he scored the opener in a 2–0 triumph over Hashtag Academy on 4 June 2019.

2022–23
Akeem made a return to HTU in August 2022 for a 6-a-side tournament at the Casa dos Atletas in Algés, Portugal, joining Daniel Adjei, Jamie Jackson, Ryan Adams, Spencer Carmichael-Brown and Samraj Gill as the club won the competition without conceding.

### Post-HTU

It is unclear if Akeem continued to play football competitively after leaving HTU.

## Personal Life

Akeem has a successful YouTube channel, garnering 307,000 subscribers as of August 2022. He is also a presenter, notably presenting "The Great Energy Debate" for Starstruck/Shell. He supports Manchester United. Whilst playing for HTU, Akeem cracked one of his eye sockets. Akeem has one daughter and lives in Bristol, the latter of which caused issues when it came to travelling across to London to play for HTU.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (19)
* List of appearances of Jemel Akeem

Goal (1)
Hashtag Academy  v  Hashtag United

## References

1. ↑ "JEMEL ONE FIVE LIMITED people" .
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Jemel Akeem" .
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Jemel Akeem" .
4. ↑ "HASHTAG ACADEMY #1 - TRIALS! - WHO WILL SIGN FOR HASHTAG UNITED?!" , 19 February 2017.
5. ↑ "Appreciate the call up @spenfc" , 21 August 2022.
6. ↑ "HASHTAG UTD vs EAST THURROCK UTD - FIRST HOME LEAGUE GAME!" , 21 August 2022.
7. ↑ "Excited to once again produce the Great #EnergyDebate for @Shell today with hosts @GeorgieBarrat and Jemel Akeem and a panel of industry experts from around the globe as the world prepares for #COP26" , 27 September 2021.
8. ↑ "Hashtag United have conquered YouTube and non-league is next: behind the scenes of a phenomenon" , 16 November 2018.