Alex Tayo Akande

Tai Chung and Eastern

Akande arrived in Hong Kong in 2008 and played for Tai Chung in the Hong Kong Second Division League. His prolific performance soon drew interest of First Division side Eastern. Akande joined Eastern in January 2009 and finished the season with 6 goals.

Tai Chung and Kitchee

Akande returned to Tai Chung in the 2009–10 season. After scoring 3 goals in 12 matches for Tai Chung in half a season, he joined Kitchee in mid-season following the departure of Kitchee's Spanish striking duo Albert Virgili Fort and Raul Torres. The transfer also gave Akande an opportunity to play in the 2010 Lunar New Year Cup as he played for Kitchee against Pegasus Invitation team and Korean side Pohang Steelers. In two 45 minutes matches, Akande scored against Pegasus Invitation in a 1–0 win and assisted his teammates in a 1–1 draw against the 2009 AFC Champions League winner. Despite losing the title to Pohang Steelers due to one less goal scored, Akande was named the MVP of the tournament. Akande scored 4 more goals for Kitchee in local competitions during his half-season spell .

Tai Chung

Akande once again returned to Tai Chung and played a full season for the team in the 2010–11 season. His 3 goals in 19 matches were not enough to save Tai Chung from relegation.

Rangers and Hong Kong Sapling

Akande's 4th season in Hong Kong began with joining Rangers. He was loaned to Hong Kong Sapling, a development team formed by the Hong Kong…

Akande was born in Nigeria, but after living for more than seven years in Hong Kong, he obtained his Hong Kong residency and became eligible to play for the Hong Kong national team in October 2015. He was immediately called up by the Hong Kong national team for the friendly match against Myanmar on 7 November 2015 at Mongkok Stadium. Akande made his international debut in this match and scored his first international goal for Hong Kong in the 5–0 victory. He soon made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Myanmar on 7 November 2015. He also scored on his debut in this 5–0 win. Akande started in the 2018 World Cup AFC qualification second round match against Maldives on 12 November 2015 in which Hong Kong defeated the home side in a narrow 1–0 win. He then played against China and Qatar in the same competition. Hong Kong finished the group stage as the 2nd runners-up and secured a direct entry to the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying third round. Since making his International debut and the managerial change of Kitchee in mid-season, Akande has recovered his scoring form before the injury by scoring 10 goals in 18 matches including 2 goals in the League Cup final victory which saw Kitchee lifted this trophy for the historical fifth times. On 9 November 2016, Akande scored four goals to lead Hong Kong to a 4–2 victory over Chinese Taipei in the 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup Second Round. Akande played all the remaining three 2018 World Cup AFC qualification…

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.

International

As of matches played 24 September 2022

International goals

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.