Anjola Popoola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anjolaoluwa David Popoola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Macclesfield (on loan from Accrington Stanley) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Accrington Stanley | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Clitheroe (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Marine (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Chorley (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2026– | → Macclesfield (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:56, 19 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Anjolaoluwa David Popoola (born 19 June 2007) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Macclesfield on loan from EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
Early life
Popoola was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[3]
Career
On 24 July 2023, EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley announced Popoola as one of nine youngsters to have signed a scholarship deal with the club.[4]
On 10 October 2023, Popoola became the youngest player in the 21st century for Accrington after coming off the bench in the EFL Trophy for the 6 minutes of added time against Harrogate Town in a 5–3 win.[5]
On 24 February 2024, Popoola made his EFL League Two debut, coming off the bench in the 80th minute against Crawley Town in a 1–0 loss.[6] He made his second appearance three days later, on 27 February, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute against Walsall in a 2–1 loss.[7] In June 2024, he signed a first professional contract.[3]
On 31 January 2025, Popoola joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Clitheroe on an initial twenty-eight day loan.[8]
He joined National League North team Marine on 24 October 2025, on a one-month loan.[9] A day later, he came off the bench to make his debut, providing a stoppage time assist for the games winning goal in a 2-1 win away to Scarborough Athletic.[10] On 5 December 2025, Popoola joined National League North team Chorley.[11] On 20 December 2025, he scored his first goal for Chorley in a 4-2 home victory over Hereford.[12] He was recalled in February 2026,[13] before joining Macclesfield on loan for the remainder of the season the following month.[14][15]
Career statistics
- As of updated 19 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2023–24[16] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25[17] | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025-26[18] | EFL League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Clitheroe (loan) | 2024-25[19] | Northern Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Marine (loan) | 2025-26 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2025-26 | National League North | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Macclesfield (loan) | 2025-26 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 8 | ||
- Notes
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ https://www.whoscored.com/players/496363/show/anjola-popoola
- ^ a b "NEW CONTRACT: Anjola signs first pro deal". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "UPDATE: Nine new first-year scholars confirmed". Accrington Stanley. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "REPORT: Harrogate Town 3 Stanley 5". Accrington Stanley. 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 0–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Walsall 2–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2024.
- ^ @ClitheroeFC (31 January 2025). "✍️Today, we have agreed on a 28-day loan with @ASFCofficial for their exciting goalscoring prodigy, Anjola Papoola! The 17-year-old has already made his first-team debut & recently signed a new contract. 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 #CFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Squad Update". marinefc.com. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC 1-2 MARINE | Marine Football Club". 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Anjola Popoola links up with the Magpies!". Chorley FC. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "REPORT: Chorley 4-2 Hereford". Chorley FC. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "UPDATE: Anjola returns from Chorley".
- ^ Leah, Ben (17 March 2026). "ANJOLA POPOOLA LOANED FROM STANLEY". Macclesfield FC Official Website. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Jones, Will (18 March 2026). "MATCH REPORT: AFC TELFORD UNITED 3-0 MACCLESFIELD FC". Macclesfield FC Official Website. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Anjola Popoola in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Anjola Popoola | Football Stats | Accrington Stanley | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Anjola Popoola | Football Stats | Accrington Stanley | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "The Pitching In Northern Premier League Football Scores, Results & Season Archives". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
External links
- Anjola Popoola at Soccerway