Ayomide Bamidele Akinola (born January 20, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Swiss Challenge League club FC Wil.

[20] Akinola was eligible to play internationally for the United States, Canada, and Nigeria, due to birth, residency, and heritage, respectively.

[21][22] While he was playing for the United States youth teams, both the Canadian Soccer Association and the Nigeria Football Federation had reached out to Akinola regarding his future at the senior international level.

"[23] In April 2015, Akinola made his international debut for the United States U15 national soccer team, appearing in a 4–1 victory against Costa Rica.

[27][28] Akinola accepted an invitation to a Canada training camp held in January 2021,[29] but was forced to withdraw for health reasons.

[35] In his second match for Canada, on July 18, 2021, Akinola faced his former country, the United States in the final round of the group stage.

Akinola ruptured his ACL in the 24th minute of that match, effectively ruling him out of not only the remainder of the tournament, but also the rest of the club season with Toronto FC.

[16] Ayo's younger brother Tom is also a soccer player and was a member of the TFC Academy and has attended a Canadian under-14 camp.