Akinwale Odimayo

Following his move to Crawley Town, Odimayo's current-season form is down 76% on last season (Season 21→5), while his Rating eased 45→24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Crawley Town · 22nd	17	0	6.71	24	5
2025/26	Newport County	5	0	6.7	—	—
2024/25	Northampton · 19th	41	1	6.65	45	21
2023/24	Northampton · 14th	29	0	6.69	43	12
2022/23	Northampton · 3rd	19	2	6.59	33	14
2021/22	Swindon Town · 6th	36	1	6.73	35	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Odimayo is a 26-year-old central defender at Crawley Town, rated 24.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 253rd of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Odimayo.

Judged on this season alone, Odimayo graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 1 clean sheet and 3.801 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 34th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 26 Odimayo is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

Current potential34th of 76 centre-backs · League Two · 17 apps Current season56th of 76 centre-backs · League Two · 17 apps56th-best centre-back in the League Two253rd in the League Two · potential34th-highest potential centre-back in the League Two

24.3

Ratingi

34th of 76 centre-backs

4.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.8

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Crawley Town finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.8

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.3, Odimayo carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.801

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %78

Cards / 900.123

Foul involvement / 902.33

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 26, Odimayo sits on 2.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Odimayo's projected Rating — 24.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots1

Passing

Assists0

Passes421—

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Duels won48—

Duels won %62.3%—

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions10

Blocks8

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Crawley Town2025/26 – nowFree

Newport County2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Northampton2022/23 – 2025/26

Swindon Town2020/21 – 2022/23

Waterford2019/20 – 2020/21

Hungerford Town(on loan)2019/20 – 2019/20

Readinguntil 2019/20

About A. Odimayo

Akinwale Joseph Odimayo is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Crawley Town, born on November 28, 1999 in Camden, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Crawley Town currently sit 22nd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, A. Odimayo has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 734 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the League Two and the FA Cup.

When A. Odimayo plays, Crawley Town's record this season is 4W-6D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.68 at home against 6.76 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Salford City (8 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-0 win away at Newport County (18 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 28, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Gillingham (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Fleetwood Town (77 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Barnet (18 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 13, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Colchester (24 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Swindon Town (12 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Tranmere (67 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 10, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Cambridge United (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 27, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Walsall (32 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Odimayo at 24.3 with a Season form score of 4.6, ranking 253rd of 478 centre-backs in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, A. Odimayo has totalled 226 club appearances with 5 goals and 5 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 41 appearances for Northampton.

A. Odimayo's career has also included time at Newport County, Northampton, Swindon Town, Waterford, Hungerford Town and Reading.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Crawley Town finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points