David Akintola (born 13 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Omonia.
Club career Early career Akintola is a product of F.C. Ebedei. He played in the Torneo Bellinzona U18s, making one assist, and is viewed as one of Nigeria's most anticipated young talents.
Akintola transferred to FC Midtjylland in November 2014 from his new club's cooperative club, F.C. Ebedei.FCM skriver kontrakt med ung kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 1 November 2014 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, Akintola was promoted to the Midtjylland senior team prior to the new season.
Akintola was loaned out to Norwegian First Division-side FK Jerv on 11 March 2017 for the rest of the season.FCM udlejer nigeriansk kantspiller‚ bold.dk, 11 March 2017 On 16 February 2018, he was loaned out again, this time to FK Haugesund.AKINTOLA KLAR FOR FK HAUGESUND‚ fkh.no, 15 February 2018
In February 2019, Akintola 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, Akintola signed a six-month loan contract with Omonia Nicosia.
On 28 September 2020, Akintola joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor on a one-year loan.
Adana Demirspor On 27 July 2021, Akintola transferred to Adana Demirspor on an undisclosed fee.
Hull City On 15 August 2025, Akintola joined Hull City on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 17 August, when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Joel Ndala in the 3–2 home win against Oxford United. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 October, in the 1–0 home win against Sheffield United.
Omonia Nicosia On 9 September 2026, Akintola joined Omonia on a permanent deal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMidtjylland2015–16Danish Superliga1000———102016–170000———00Total100000000010Thisted (loan)2015–16Danish 2nd Division3500———35Jerv (loan)2017Norwegian 1st Division25831———289Haugesund (loan)2018Eliteserien30940———349Rosenborg (loan)2019Eliteserien21542—112—369Omonia (loan)2019–20Cypriot First Division6010———70Hatayspor (loan)2020–21Süper Lig35621———377Adana Demirspor2021–22Süper Lig26231———2932022–2329611———3072023–2412210—51—183Total6710520051007713Hull City2025–26Championship20110———2112026–27Premier League000010——10Total2011010——221Career total20844206101630024553
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