{"id":28748,"date":"2025-03-28T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/?post_type=players&#038;p=28748"},"modified":"2025-03-28T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:55:15","slug":"tim-akinola","status":"publish","type":"players","link":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/players\/tim-akinola\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Akinola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Akinola joined on a free transfer from Chesterfield in March 2025, signing a deal until the end of the 2025\/26 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The central midfielder arrived from The Spireites after stints on loan with fellow Vanarama National League sides Dagenham &amp; Redbridge and Solihull Moors during the 2024\/25 season, as well as appearing five times for Chesterfield across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old made 31 appearances for Chesterfield across the 2022\/23 season as they reached the National League play-off final, with Akinola appearing as a substitute in the final against Notts County at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28710,"template":"","class_list":["post-28748","players","type-players","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - 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