Adebayo Akinfenwa's Wycombe Wanderers career in photographs

The day Akinfenwa signed for the club in July 2016, where he received a standing ovation from those present at Adams Park

The popular 39-year-old is retiring at the end of the season and has spent the last six years in the light and dark blue quarters at Adams Park, achieving many team and individual accolades.

When promotion to League One was sealed at Chesterfield in 2018 (Anita Ross Marshall)

These range from winning the club’s Player of the Year award twice, to gaining two promotions.

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His enthusiasm, energy, positivity, and smile will be missed when he says goodbye to the Adams Park faithful this spring, but the memories will live on.

So, to remember ‘the big man’ as, manager Gareth Ainsworth calls him, here are just some photos that have captured what the last six years have been like for the former Northampton Town, Gillingham, and AFC Wimbledon striker.

A man for the big occasion (PA) (Image: The Beast scored twice in the draw against Peterborough (PA))

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At the time of writing, he has scored 60 goals in 242 appearances, and in 2020, in what was Wanderers’ final game before the pandemic began, the striker became the club’s all-time EFL goal scorer with 54 goals.

The greatest day in Wycombe's history? (PA)

Coincidentally, this was against Doncaster Rovers – the team he scored his first EFL goal for back in 2004, and they just happen to be Wanderers’ opponents this weekend.

A powerful message (PA)

Always leading by example (PA)

During his brilliant and long career, Akinfenwa played for 14 different clubs, playing nearly 800 career games.

Akinfenwa with two of his fans following Wycombe's 4-1 home loss against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2021 (PA)

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The moment when he became a Championship scorer with that penalty against Bristol City (PA) (PA)

After starting out at Watford, he moved to FK Atlantas in Lithuania in 2001, before returning to the UK a year later with Barry Town in Wales.

What a day that was against Bristol City (PA)

Brief stints at Boston United, Leyton Orient, Rushden & Diamonds and Doncaster Rovers followed, before his breakout move to Torquay United in 2004 came.

Everyone was off their feet at the final whistle (PA)

How could you not love that moment? (PA)

Smiles all round (PA)

Iconic (PA)

He then enjoyed spells at Swansea, Millwall, Northampton Town and Gillingham (twice), AFC Wimbledon and then, of course, Wycombe Wanderers. 

We're going to miss him being around (PA)