Photo: Rob Crane from Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Adebayo Akinfenwa

アデバヨ・アキンフェンワ　/　あでばよ・あきんふぇんわ

Association football player from United Kingdom

May 10, 1982 (age 44)　・　Islington, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

Adebayo Akinfenwa, The Beast, is genuinely one of football's great cult heroes, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He spent his career in the lower English leagues yet became more famous than plenty of Premier League names through sheer force of personality and that legendary physique. Over 200 career goals proves he was no novelty; defenders dreaded him. I love that he leaned into being the strongest man in the game rather than apologizing for not fitting the academy mold. He turned an unfashionable journeyman path into a brand and a legacy. Few players have ever been this loved without top-flight glory.

Overview

Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (; born 10 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "The Beast", he was renowned for his huge physical prowess and goalscoring ability, in a career where he amassed more than 200 goals.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Adebayo Akinfenwa
Name (Japanese): アデバヨ・アキンフェンワ
Reading: あでばよ・あきんふぇんわ
Born: May 10, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: Islington, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%90%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AF

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