| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lokoja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Lincoln City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Dundee United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al Bidda | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chesterfield | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dagenham & Redridge (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Gateshead | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Woking | 49 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:34, 11 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola ⓘ(born 8 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Woking.
Akinola was born in Lokoja, Nigeria. He played youth football with Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town, before signing for Arsenal in summer 2020. After playing for Arsenal under-23s, he moved on loan to Scottish club Dundee United in January 2022. Akinola initially believed he had signed for the club's city rivals Dundee.
After one 45-minute appearance for Dundee United which saw him substituted at half-time, Akinola returned to Arsenal in March 2022 due to injury. He later underwent surgery. In August 2022, he joined Chesterfield in the National League on a season-long loan, making his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic.
He permanently switch to Qatari side Al Bidda in September 2023.
On 16 May 2024, it was confirmed he would return to Chesterfield on a one-year deal with an option.
On 29 August 2024, he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a season-long loan becoming the club's fifteenth signing of the summer. In February 2025, he joined National League club Solihull Moors on an initial one-month loan.
On 28 March 2025, Akinola joined National League side Gateshead on a deal until the end of the 2025–26 season.
On 26 July 2025, Akinola joined Woking on a one-year deal.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Al Bidda | 2023–24 | Qatari Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield | 2024–25 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2024–25 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gateshead | 2024–25 | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2025–26 | National League | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | National League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 98 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 125 | 2 | ||