YORK CITY have re-signed striker Dipo Akinyemi – who returns for a second spell to the club.

The 29-year-old has arrived from Derry City and becomes the EFL newcomers’ third summer addition following the earlier signings of midfielder Frankie Maguire and Mark Shelton.

Akinyemi spent two seasons at the LNER Community Stadium between 2023 and 2025 after joining from Ayr United and quickly became a crowd favourite.

He netted 15 times in the 2023-24 campaign, picking up the Keith Walwyn Memorial Golden Boot as City secured their fifth-tier status in 2023-24.

Dipo Akinyemi has returned for a second spell at York City. Picture courtesy of YCFC.

placeholder image — Dipo Akinyemi has returned for a second spell at York City. Picture courtesy of YCFC.

The frontman also played his part in helping the Minstermen to a second-place finish and play-off campaign in 2025 before departing for Derry.

Akinyemi made an impressive start in the League of Ireland Premier Division, registering three goals and two assists in his first seven appearances before suffering a serious injury towards the end of his maiden season there in 2025.

He scored three times in 17 appearances in the 2026 campaign for Derry.

The London-born player first burst onto the scene at Ayr where he scored 24 times in the campaign in a 2022-23 season which saw his name at the top of the scoring charts in the Scottish Championship and secure the division's Player of the Season award.

Akinyemi began his career with Potters Bar Town and Stevenage, and subsequently featured for a number of other non-league sides, including Dulwich Hamlet and Welling United.