Cliff Akurang

Cliff Akurang
Personal information
Full name Clifford Akurang
Date of birth (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Canvey Island
Youth career
Senrab
Chelsea
Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Chesham United 2 (1)
2000–2001 Hitchin Town 25 (7)
2001–2005 Thurrock 104 (38)
2004–2006 Heybridge Swifts 45 (31)
2005–2006 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 3 (1)
2006–2007 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 (7)
2007 → Thurrock (loan) 17 (10)
2007–2008 Histon 19 (10)
2008–2010 Barnet 45 (10)
2009 → Weymouth (loan) 8 (2)
2009–2010 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 33 (3)
2010 Thurrock 12 (7)
2010–2011 Maidenhead United 12 (3)
2011 Braintree Town 14 (7)
2011–2012 Chelmsford City 33 (10)
2012 Bishop's Stortford 2 (1)
2012–2013 Boreham Wood 32 (4)
2013 → Canvey Island (dual registration) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Bishop's Stortford 31 (11)
2014 Leiston 8 (0)
2014 Hayes & Yeading United 1 (0)
2014 Maldon & Tiptree 9 (7)
2015–2016 Billericay Town 0 (0)
2016– Canvey Island 0 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Heybridge Swifts

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:14, 13 September 2015 (UTC).


Cliff Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Canvey Island.

Career

After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season – including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and in March 2009 he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday on 27 February 2011. On 12 September 2015 it was announced that Akurang had joined Billericay Town[1] but moved to local rivals Canvey Island in February 2016.

Managerial career

In December 2014 Akurang was appointed manager of Heybridge Swifts, following the departure of previous manager Keith Hill.[2] He left Heybridge Swifts being sacked on September 8, 2015.[3]

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge

References

External links

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