Oluwaseun Ewerogba "James" Akintunde (born 29 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine.
Career Akintunde was a Cambridge United youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 30 November 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 FA Trophy away win against Salisbury City. On 29 August 2014 he was loaned to Histon until January.Sam-Yorke and Bonner depart; Cambridge United FC, 29 August 2014
In January 2015, after scoring six goals for Histon in all competitions, Akintunde returned to the U's. He made his professional debut on 14 February 2015, again from the bench in a 0–2 away loss against Plymouth Argyle.Plymouth 2–0 Cambridge; BBC Sport, 14 February 2015 He played no games for Cambridge the following season, but did play out on loan at Brackley Town and Needham Market. Akintunde was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Akintunde joined Chester for the 2016–17 season. He spent two full seasons at the Deva, scoring eleven times in sixty games, before joining Maidenhead United for 2018–19. Dev broadens attacking options with Akintunde signing Akintunde scored twice in 62 games before leaving the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season.SQUAD UPDATE (04/07/2020) Akintunde signed for League of Ireland Premier Division team Derry City on 24 July 2020. He scored on his debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 3 August 2020.League of Ireland: Derry City beat St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 to move up table Akintunde signed a multi year contract with Bohemians ahead of their 2023 season. On 2 November 2024, it was announced that Akintunde had left Bohemians following the end of his contract.
On 17 January 2025, Akintunde signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka.FC HAKA HANKKI KOKENEEN HYÖKKÄÄJÄN IRLANNIN PÄÄSARJASTA, fchaka.fi, 17 January 2025
On 25 December 2025, Akintunde signed with NIFL Premiership club Coleraine.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCambridge United2013–14Conference Premier0000—1Appearance(s) in FA Trophy0102014–15League Two10000000102015–16League Two0000000000Total1000001020AFC Sudbury (loan)2013–14IL Division One North23200—00232Histon (loan)2014–15SFL Premier Division 11320—3Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup3166Brackley Town (loan)2015–16National League North6120—0081Needham Market (loan)2015–16IL Premier Division7000—0070Chester2016–17National League16310—001732017–18National League40810—20438Total561120—206011Maidenhead United2018–19National League30120—103312019–20National League27100—20291Total57220—30622Derry City2020LOI Premier Division10420—1Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League01342021LOI Premier Division34410—003542022LOI Premier Division33632—2Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League0388Total771462—308616Bohemians2023LOI Premier Division19110—002012024LOI Premier Division27520—00295Total46630—00496Haka2025Veikkausliiga2343241–307Coleraine2025–26NIFL Premiership821011–103Career total315452145212335354
References
External links Cambridge United official profile
James Akintunde at Aylesbury United