Rasheed Akanbi
 Rasheed with Kocaelispor in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasheed Ibrahim Akanbi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria[2] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Buckswood FA | ||
| 2017–2019 | Future PA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Foça Belediyespor | ||
| 2019–2020 | Tire Belediyespor | ||
| 2020–2021 | Menemenspor | 46 | (12) |
| 2022 | Kocaelispor | 15 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 47 | (18) |
| 2025–2026 | Boluspor | 32 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2026 | |||
Rasheed Ibrahim Akanbiⓘ(born 9 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
On 22 June 2022, Akanbi signed a contract with Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.[3] On 1 July 2025, Sheriff announced the departure of Akanbi after his contract had expired.[4]
On 14 July 2025, TFF 1. Lig club Boluspor announced the signing of Akanbi to a two-year contract.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Menemenspor | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 12 | |||
| Kocaelispor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17[b] | 4 | 38 | 13 |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0[c] | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6[d] | 0 | 32 | 14 | ||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 83 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 144 | 46 | ||
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Moldovan Cup
- ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Zero appearances in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
References
- 1 2 "Rasheed Ibrahim Akanbi". FC Sheriff. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- 1 2 Rasheed Akanbi at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Рашид". FC Sheriff (in Russian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ "Спасибо, Рашид". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rasheed Akanbi Boluspor'da!". boluspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Boluspor. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Rasheed Akanbi at Soccerway
External links
- Rasheed Akanbi at Soccerway
- Rasheed Akanbi at the Turkish Football Federation
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Footballers from Lagos
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Menemen F.K. footballers
- Kocaelispor footballers
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Boluspor footballers
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Nigerian football forward stubs