His autobiography The Beast: My Story was published by Headline Publishing in 2017. He runs a clothing label called Beast Mode On which plays on his strong man reputation. Akinfenwa reportedly weighs around 100 kilograms (16 st 220 lb) and can bench press 180 kg (28 st 400 lb). In September 2014 he was invited to attend the launch party for FIFA 15 alongside various celebrities and Premier League players, including Rio Ferdinand, George Groves and Lethal Bizzle. Īkinfenwa has been ranked as the strongest footballer in the world in various editions of the FIFA videogame series. As a child, he supported Liverpool and his favourite player was John Barnes. He is a close friend of Clarke Carlisle, his former teammate at Northampton Town. His father is a Muslim and his mother is a Christian, and while Akinfenwa observed Ramadan as a child, he is now a Christian. Īkinfenwa was born in Islington, North London, and is of Nigerian descent. His last professional match was at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final against Sunderland on. Akinfenwa made more appearances and scored more goals for Wycombe than for any other club he played at. In June 2014, he signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon, and two years later Wycombe Wanderers, where he remained until his retirement in 2022. Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent. After spending two seasons with the Welsh club, he joined League One side Millwall and later moved to Northampton Town. He proved to be a goal threat but left the struggling team the following season to join Swansea City. Following a short but successful time at Doncaster, Akinfenwa moved to his seventh club, Torquay United.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:25, 26 March 2023 (UTC)Īkinfenwa's professional breakthrough came at Doncaster Rovers, having spent time up until then in the lower leagues of English football as well as spells in Lithuania and Wales.
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