John Salako

Football player infobox
playername = John Salako


fullname = John Akin Salako
nickname =
height = height|m=1.75
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|2|11
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Ibadan, Nigeria
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986–1995
1989
1995–1998
1998
1998–1999
1999–2001
2001–2004
2004–2005
clubs = Crystal Palace
→ Swansea City (loan)
Coventry City
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Fulham
Charlton Athletic
Reading
Brentford
Total
caps(goals) = 215 (22)
013 0(3)
072 0(4)
007 0(0)
010 0(1)
047 0(2)
111 (13)
035 0(4)
510 (49)
nationalyears = 1991
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0)
pcupdate = 13/2/2007

John Akin Salako (born 11 February 1969 in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria) is an English former professional football player who played for a variety of clubs and has also represented England at senior level. He was a part of the Crystal Palace team which reached the FA Cup Final in 1990. A severe knee injury sustained against Leeds United in 1991 put him out for nearly a year, and he was never the same player again.

As a teenager, he lived in Westerham, Kent and was a student at The Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks, where he excelled at football. He now lives in Woldingham, Surrey and works as a matchday correspondent on Sky Sports.

In 2005, John was voted into Palace's Centenary XI. He is affectionately known as "Salad" at Crystal Palace.

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