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Cliff Akurang

Posted on: Fri 01 Jul 2011

Cliff Akurang

Born 27 February 1981 (Age 28 at debut)

Position: Forward

(Diamonds player #323)

Total appearances 37 - 8 goals

(35 League, 1 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy)

Debut:

8 August 2009 (Home Salisbury City)

Final game:

3 May 2010 (Away Oxford United)

Cliff had spells with the youth teams at Chelsea and Luton Town before starting out as an 18 years old striker with Chesham United. In the summer of 2000, he joined Hitchin Town before moving to Thurrock the following season. In some 104 appearances, he scored 38 times in a three year spell, but a move to Heybridge Swifts in 2005 saw him come to tye notice of several League clubs after scoring 24 goals in 16 games. A loan spell to Dagenham & Redbridge followed in November 2005, with a permanent move in the summer. After helping Dagenham to the Conference title, he returned to Thurrock on loan in January 2007, before joining Histon in May.

Cliff joined Barnet in January 2008, scoring 10 times in 45 appearances, although he finished the final two months of the season on loan at Weymouth. Diamonds manager Justin Edinburgh brought Cliff in on a season long loan on 31 July 2009. He made his debut in the opening day defeat by Salisbury City at Nene Park, and scored his first goal for the club against Eastbourne Borough the following Saturday. Although making 37 appearances for the club, he only made 16 starts. The eight goals he scored were all from his opening 18 games. He returned to Barnet at the end of the season, but was released, joining Conference South side Thurrock on 9 July 2010. Cliff then moved to fellow Conference South side Maidenhead United on 3 November 2010, but remained there less than four months before joining Braintree Town on 28 February 2011. He left at the end of the season, and joined fellow Conference South side Chelmsford City on 1 July 2011.

Cliff Akurang gets clear

Appearances

2009/2010 - squad number 25

Conf

8.8.09

Salisbury City (H)

Conf

11.8.09

York City (A)

as sub

Conf

15.8.09

Eastbourne B (A)

as sub

1 goal

Conf

18.8.09

Hayes&Yeading(H)

Conf

22.8.09

Forest Gn Rvrs(H)

1 goal

Conf

29.8.09

Stevenage Boro(A)

1 goal

Conf

31.8.09

Cambridge Utd (H)

Conf

5.9.09

Barrow (A)

1 goal

Conf

8.9.09

Ebbsfleet Utd (A)

Conf

12.9.09

Grays Athletic(H)

as sub

1 goal

Conf

19.9.09

Mansfield Tn (H)

as sub

1 goal

Conf

22.9.09

Gateshead (A)

Conf

26.9.09

Crawley Tn (A)

Conf

29.9.09

Wimbledon (H)

Conf

3.10.09

Altrincham (H)

Conf

17.10.09

Tamworth (H)

Conf

31.10.09

Luton Town (A)

as sub

Conf

14.11.09

Histon (H)

as sub

2 goals

Conf

21.11.09

Salisbury City (A)

Conf

24.11.09

Cambridge Utd (A)

as sub

FAC2

28.11.09

Brighton&HA (A)

as sub

Conf

1.12.09

York City (H)

as sub

Conf

5.12.09

Forest Gn Rvrs(A)

as sub

FAT1

12.12.09

Billericay Tn (H)

as sub

Conf

13.2.10

Stevenage Boro(H)

as sub

Conf

27.2.10

Kettering Tn (H)

as sub

Conf

3.3.10

Histon (A)

as sub

Conf

6.3.10

Tamworth (A)

as sub

Conf

24.3.10

Oxford Utd (H)

as sub

Conf

27.3.10

Wimbledon (A)

as sub

Conf

5.4.10

Kidderminster H(A)

Conf

10.4.10

Ebbsfleet Utd (H)

as sub

Conf

13.4.10

Mansfield Tn (A)

Conf

17.4.10

Wrexham (A)

Conf

24.4.10

Luton Tn (H)

as sub

POSF1

29.4.10

Oxford Utd (H)

as sub

POSF2

3.5.10

Oxford Utd (A)

as sub