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Lucas Akins
Lucas Jordan Jeremiah Akins (born 25 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Mansfield Town. Akins has been deployed in every outfield position during his career, mostly playing as either a winger or striker. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.
Akins began his career at Huddersfield Town, progressing through the youth system before making his senior debut in April 2007. He spent three months of the 2007–08 season on loan at Conference Premier club Northwich Victoria and was released by Huddersfield in the summer of 2008. He subsequently joined Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical in July 2008, spending the second half of the 2008–09 season on loan to Partick Thistle. Without featuring for Hamilton the following year, he was released upon the expiry of his contract in May 2010.
He signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers ahead of the 2010–11 season, playing regularly across two campaigns before transferring to Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in August 2012. After two years at Stevenage, Akins moved to Burton Albion in July 2014, where he helped the club achieve successive promotions from League Two to the Championship. Over eight seasons he became the club's record appearance-maker (307) and goalscorer (65) in the English Football League. In January 2022, he joined Mansfield Town, contributing to their promotion to League One in the 2023–24 season.
Akins was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. His mother originated from Grenada and his father from Carriacou. He began taking dance classes, including ballet, jazz, and tap, at the age of four and continued until he chose to pursue a career in football at 16. He later studied sports science at Kirklees College.
Akins began his career with his hometown club Huddersfield Town, finishing as the under-18 team's top goalscorer in successive seasons. In April 2007, manager Andy Ritchie invited him to train with the first team following his performances at academy and reserve level. He made his professional debut later that month, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town at Sixfields. He signed his first professional contract on 2 May 2007, agreeing a one-year deal with the club.
During the opening months of the 2007–08 season, Akins made four substitute appearances for Huddersfield before joining Conference Premier club Northwich Victoria on 23 November 2007 on an initial one-month loan. He debuted the following day in a 1–0 home victory over Rushden & Diamonds, Northwich's first win in 19 matches. After the team remained unbeaten during his initial spell, the loan was extended by a further month, which manager Dino Maamria described as a "massive boost". Akins scored his first professional goal in the next match, a 2–1 away win against rivals Altrincham on 26 December 2007. He made ten appearances, scoring once, before returning to Huddersfield in February 2008, where he did not feature again for the first team. Following Ritchie's departure in April 2008, new manager Stan Ternent informed Akins that he would not be offered a contract extension, and he was released when his contract expired in June.
In July 2008, Akins went on trial with newly promoted Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical, appearing in several pre-season matches over a two-week period. He impressed manager Billy Reid and signed a two-year contract on 22 July 2008. His competitive debut came in the opening match of the 2008–09 season, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home victory over Dundee United at New Douglas Park. Akins featured predominantly as a substitute during the first half of the season, with seven of his 13 appearances coming from the substitutes' bench.
In January 2009, Reid indicated his intention to loan out Akins to gain first-team experience, and he subsequently joined Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. Akins made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 2–2 away draw with Queen of the South. After a two-month absence, he returned as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Clyde in March 2009. He featured regularly for Partick thereafter, making nine appearances and scoring once in a 1–0 win against Greenock Morton on 18 April 2009. At the end of the loan, he returned to Hamilton but did not play during the 2009–10 season, and he was released in May 2010.
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Lucas Akins
Lucas Jordan Jeremiah Akins (born 25 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Mansfield Town. Akins has been deployed in every outfield position during his career, mostly playing as either a winger or striker. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.
Akins began his career at Huddersfield Town, progressing through the youth system before making his senior debut in April 2007. He spent three months of the 2007–08 season on loan at Conference Premier club Northwich Victoria and was released by Huddersfield in the summer of 2008. He subsequently joined Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical in July 2008, spending the second half of the 2008–09 season on loan to Partick Thistle. Without featuring for Hamilton the following year, he was released upon the expiry of his contract in May 2010.
He signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers ahead of the 2010–11 season, playing regularly across two campaigns before transferring to Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in August 2012. After two years at Stevenage, Akins moved to Burton Albion in July 2014, where he helped the club achieve successive promotions from League Two to the Championship. Over eight seasons he became the club's record appearance-maker (307) and goalscorer (65) in the English Football League. In January 2022, he joined Mansfield Town, contributing to their promotion to League One in the 2023–24 season.
Akins was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. His mother originated from Grenada and his father from Carriacou. He began taking dance classes, including ballet, jazz, and tap, at the age of four and continued until he chose to pursue a career in football at 16. He later studied sports science at Kirklees College.
Akins began his career with his hometown club Huddersfield Town, finishing as the under-18 team's top goalscorer in successive seasons. In April 2007, manager Andy Ritchie invited him to train with the first team following his performances at academy and reserve level. He made his professional debut later that month, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town at Sixfields. He signed his first professional contract on 2 May 2007, agreeing a one-year deal with the club.
During the opening months of the 2007–08 season, Akins made four substitute appearances for Huddersfield before joining Conference Premier club Northwich Victoria on 23 November 2007 on an initial one-month loan. He debuted the following day in a 1–0 home victory over Rushden & Diamonds, Northwich's first win in 19 matches. After the team remained unbeaten during his initial spell, the loan was extended by a further month, which manager Dino Maamria described as a "massive boost". Akins scored his first professional goal in the next match, a 2–1 away win against rivals Altrincham on 26 December 2007. He made ten appearances, scoring once, before returning to Huddersfield in February 2008, where he did not feature again for the first team. Following Ritchie's departure in April 2008, new manager Stan Ternent informed Akins that he would not be offered a contract extension, and he was released when his contract expired in June.
In July 2008, Akins went on trial with newly promoted Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical, appearing in several pre-season matches over a two-week period. He impressed manager Billy Reid and signed a two-year contract on 22 July 2008. His competitive debut came in the opening match of the 2008–09 season, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home victory over Dundee United at New Douglas Park. Akins featured predominantly as a substitute during the first half of the season, with seven of his 13 appearances coming from the substitutes' bench.
In January 2009, Reid indicated his intention to loan out Akins to gain first-team experience, and he subsequently joined Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. Akins made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 2–2 away draw with Queen of the South. After a two-month absence, he returned as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Clyde in March 2009. He featured regularly for Partick thereafter, making nine appearances and scoring once in a 1–0 win against Greenock Morton on 18 April 2009. At the end of the loan, he returned to Hamilton but did not play during the 2009–10 season, and he was released in May 2010.
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