Peter Abimbola

Peter Abimbola
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004[1]
Place of birth Northampton, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bedford Town
Youth career
Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Northampton Town 3 (0)
2022 → AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 3 (1)
2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → St Ives Town (loan) 3 (0)
2024 → Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) 10 (1)
2024–2025 St Ives Town 39 (0)
2025–2026 Banbury United 36 (0)
2026– Bedford Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:05, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Peter Abimbola (born 22 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Bedford Town.

Career

Born in Northampton,[1] Abimbola made his first-team debut for Northampton Town on 2 November 2021, in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium.[2] He made his EFL League Two debut on 19 March 2022, in a 1–0 home defeat to Bristol Rovers.[3] He signed his first professional contract in June 2022.[4] On 12 November 2022, he joined Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan.[5]

On 13 January 2023, Abimbola joined National League side Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[6]

In October 2023, Abimbola joined St Ives Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] In February 2024, he joined Bromsgrove Sporting on another one-month loan deal.[8] He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]

Abimbola left Northampton Town on 30 June 2024 and subsequently joined St Ives Town.[10] In June 2025, he joined Banbury United.[11] In June 2026, he joined National League North club Bedford Town.[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2021–22[13]League Two1000001[a]020
2022–23[14]1010003[a]050
2023–24[15] League One 1000102[a]040
Total 30101060110
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2022–23[16]Southern League Premier Central3100000031
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23[17] National League 1000—2[b]030
St Ives Town (loan) 2023–24[16] Southern League Premier Central 3000—2[b]050
Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) 2023–24[16] Southern League Premier Central 10100—00101
St Ives Town 2024–25[16] Southern League Premier Central 39022—2[c]0432
Banbury United 2025–26[16] Southern League Premier Central 36050—2[b]0430
Career total 95282101401184
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Huntingdonshire Senior Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Abimbola - Midfielder - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Stonhill, Elliot (2 November 2021). "Northampton Town vs Brighton and Hove Albion U21 on 02 Nov 21 - Match Centre - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Northampton Town 0-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Willsher, Gareth (27 June 2022). "IFOLLOW: PETER ABIMBOLA ON HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Willsher, Gareth (12 November 2022). "PETER ABIMBOLA JOINS AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS ON LOAN". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Peter Abimbola makes loan move to Vanarama National League side". Northampton Town FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "YOUNG DUO MAKE LOAN MOVES". www.ntfc.co.uk. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "PETER ABIMBOLA MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "THE RETAINED LIST". www.ntfc.co.uk. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Peter Abimbola". St Ives Town FC. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. ↑ @BanburyUnitedFC (21 June 2025). "Welcoming Peter Abimbola - our newest Puritan. ❤️💛 #WeAreUnited | #UTP" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ "Eagles welcome Peter Abimbola Signing". Bedford Town F.C. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Peter Abimbola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Peter Abimbola in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Peter Abimbola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Abimbola Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Peter Abimbola at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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