Adebayo Akinfenwa

Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982) is a professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Northampton. He is a large and imposing forward with a sometimes physical style. Akinfenwa was born in London, but, due to his parentage, is eligible to play for either Nigeria or England although he has made no international appearances.

As a teenager, Akinfenwa joined the Lithuanian club FK Atlantas on the advice of his agent, whose Lithuanian wife's brother knew a member of the coaching staff there.[1] He spent two years at the club before returning to the UK early in 2003, where he joined all-conquering Welsh Premier League champions Barry Town.[2] After playing only a handful of games, however, the club collapsed due to financial problems: Akinfenwa and its other professionals were released from their contracts. Akinfenwa quickly found another club and joined Boston United in October 2003.[3] Unable to settle, he moved to Leyton Orient the following month, but was released after one month[4] and moved to Rushden and Diamonds in December. In February 2004, Akinfenwa had joined Doncaster Rovers, his fifth club of the season.[5]

That summer, Akinfenwa changed clubs again, signing for Torquay United in July 2004.[6] He scored 14 League goals during the 2004/05 season but was unable to help the club avoid relegation to League Two. He refused to sign a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season.[7] In July 2005, Akinfenwa moved to Swansea City, with Swansea ordered to pay £85,000 in compensation to Torquay.[8] He scored the winning goal in the 2006 Football League Trophy final, in which Swansea beat Carlisle United 2-1. Akinfenwa also helped Swansea reach the League One promotion play-off final in his first season. After a 2-2 draw, the match went to a penalty shoot-out but Akinfenwa was one of two Swansea players to miss with their penalties, granting promotion to Barnsley. He was a regular the following season, until a broken right leg in the 2-0 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United ended his season.[9] This followed a fractured left shin the previous October.[10]

At the end of the 2006/2007 season, he rejected a new contract with Swansea[11] and agreed to sign for Swindon Town on 29 June 2007.[12] However he failed a medical and wont be ready for first team football until November.

He was undergoing his rehabilitation with League One side Gillingham[13], although it had been strongly rumored he would eventually join Yeovil Town who he had spent time training with.

On January 18th 2008 he signed a deal with Northampton Town until the end of the season. Akinfenwa is vastly becoming a cult hero with the Cobblers fans. Akinfenwa made his home debut against Leeds United, where he came off the bench to net the Cobblers equaliser. Akinfenwa then pushed for a starting place and got his reward against Gillingham at Sixfields Stadium on 16 February 2008. Akinfenwa netted a brace, as The Cobblers recorded a 4-0 win over Gillingham. This was followed up with another two goals against Walsall at the Bescot Stadium.

On 30th May 2008, Akinfenwa signed a new one-year contract at Northampton despite declared interest from Leyton Orient and Grimsby

FK Atlantas

FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The team plays in the Lithuanian Premier division A Lyga.

The club's name has changed several times. It was established in 1962 as Granitas, and became PSK Aras in 1993. Since 1996 it has had the name Atlantas, which in Lithuanian language means Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantas were Lithuanian champions in 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1984.