| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Oluwatayo Akande | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tai Chung | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Eastbourne Borough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Waltham Forest | 16 | (10) |
| 2008 | Advance Tai Chung | 7 | (7) |
| 2009 | Eastern | 12 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Kitchee | 8 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Tai Chung (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2010– | Tai Chung | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alexander Oluwatayo Akande (born 9 February 1989 in Lagos), more commonly known as Alex Tayo, is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Tai Chung in the Hong Kong First Division League.
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Akande arrived in Hong Kong from England after a year with Waltham Forest[1] at 18. He played for Advance Tai Chung in the Hong Kong second division which peaked the interest of first division side Eastern Hong Kong and they signed Alex in January 2009.[2]
Akande spent two weeks training with Premier League club Blackpool and played in their last pre-season friendly against Hibernian and a weekend with Football League Two club Accrington Stanley.
Akande is now working on his paper that will allow him to play in England - he lived in England with his British family before moving to Hong Kong.
As of 9 May 2010.
| Club | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cups |
Continental Competitions1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Advance Tai Chung | 2008–09 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 10 | ||
| Eastern | 2008–09 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 6 | |
| Tai Chung | 2009–10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| Kitchee | 2009–10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 4 | ||
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