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Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10 May 1982), known as Adebayo Akinfenwa and nicknamed "The Beast", is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for AFC Wimbledon. He is known for his physical strength and heavy build.〔〔 Akinfenwa's first 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. Following a short but successful time at Doncaster, Akinfenwa moved to his seventh club, Torquay United. He proved to be a goal threat, however he left the struggling team the following season to join Swansea City. After spending two seasons with the Welsh club, he joined League One side Millwall and later moved to Northampton Town, where his goal-scoring talent was recognised by higher league clubs such as Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town. Akinfenwa spent six years switching from Northampton to Gillingham, where his goal-scoring ability was still apparent. In June 2014, he signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a 14-month contract. ==Personal life== Akinfenwa is a close friend of Clarke Carlisle, his former teammate at Northampton. As a child, he supported Liverpool and his favourite player was John Barnes.〔 His father is Muslim and his mother Christian, and while Akinfenwa had to observe Ramadan as a child, he is now a Christian.〔 Akinfenwa has become well known for being ranked as the strongest footballer in the world in various editions of the ''FIFA'' videogame series, In September 2014 he was invited to attend the launch party for ''FIFA 15'' alongside various celebrities and Premier League players such as Rio Ferdinand, George Groves and Lethal Bizzle. Akinfenwa reportedly weighs around 16 stone (101 kg) and can bench press 200 kg, almost double his own body weight. He runs a clothing label called ''Beast Mode On'' which plays on his strong man reputation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adebayo Akinfenwa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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