Anjola Popoola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023– | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Accrington Stanley | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Anjola Popoola (born 19 June 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
Career
On 24 July 2023, Popoola joined Accrington Stanley as a scholar for the 2023/24 season.[1]
On 10 October 2023, Popoola became the youngest player in the 21 century for Accrington Stanley after coming off the bench in the EFL Trophy for the 6 minutes of added time against Harrogate Town in a 5–3 win.[2]
On 24 February 2024, Popoola made his EFL League Two debut coming off the bench in the 80 minute against Crawley Town in a 1–0 loss.[3] On 27 February 2024, he made his second appearance coming off the bench in the 73 minute against Walsall in a 2–1 loss.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 April 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | ||||||||||||
| 2023–24[6] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- Notes
References
- ^ "UPDATE: Nine new first-year scholars confirmed". Accrington Stanley. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "REPORT: Harrogate Town 3 Stanley 5". Accrington Stanley. 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 0–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Walsall 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2024.
- ^ Anjola Popoola at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Anjola Popoola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Anjola Popoola at Soccerway
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