Joe Anyinsah

He made his second debut for Carlisle United as a 72nd-minute substitute, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win over Milton Keynes Dons on 17 January.

Joseph Greene Anyinsah (born 8 October 1984 in Bristol) is an English footballer who plays as a striker who last played for Hayes and Yeading.

Anyinsah started his career at Bristol City making his debut on 7 August 2004 against Torquay United.

In 2005, he spent a month on loan with Hereford United to gain first team experience, where he made his debut in a 1–0 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge on 22 January 2005 and made two more appearances before returning to Bristol City.

At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, Anyinsah opted not to sign a new contract for Bristol City – who he'd been with since the age of 9 – and instead signed for Preston North End on a three-year contract, a move he was particularly happy with on a personal level due to him having many close friends who lived in the area.

At Preston, Anyinsah made just four appearances and in 2006 he had loan spell with Bury only making two appearances.

After his loan spell at Bury, he spent one season at Preston, without joining a club on loan.

In September 2007, he joined Carlisle United on a month-long loan.

He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Bristol Rovers and the next game, he scored his first senior goal whilst with the Cumbrians in a 3–1 victory at AFC Bournemouth.

Two months later while on loan, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Swindon Town.

His impressive performance led to his loan being extended to three months, but no permanent deal came of it and he returned to Preston, despite Carlisle having wanted to sign him when the transfer window opened in January.

In early March, Anyinsah signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan, until the end of the season and made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Nottingham Forest.

On 11 September 2008, Anyinsah joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for a month.

Two days later, Anyinsah made his Brighton debut in a 1–1 draw against Yeovil Town, where he received a red card after a second bookable offence.

He scored Brighton's second goal in their League Cup second round match victory against Manchester City.

His impressive spell at Brighton resulted in the club wanting to sign Anyinsah on a permanent deal but the move never happened as several clubs, like Swindon Town and Carlisle United, were also chasing his signature.

In January 2009, Anyinsah re-joined fellow League One side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.

However, his move was revealed by the media and manager Greg Abbott criticised people for revealing the details of the club's transfer targets.

His last goal of the 2008–09 season was against Scunthorpe United, on 14 March 2009.

Anyinsah began the following season in goalscoring form at Carlisle United and scored the winner in a 2–1 win over Stockport County on 18 August 2009.

He then scored against Southend United and MK Dons and added further goals against Huddersfield Town, a brace against Exeter City and Leyton Orient.

After a 2–2 draw against Morecambe in the first round of FA Cup, he scored a winner, to send the club through and in the second round of FA Cup against Norwich City, he set up a goal for Vincent Péricard.

However coming towards the end of the season, Anyinsah suffered a groin injury and missed three months of action.

In the last game of the season, he made his last appearance, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over League One champions Norwich City.

Towards the end of the season, Anyinsah, along with several players, was offered a new contract.

At the end of the season, Anyinsah left Carlisle, citing his desire to earn a move closer to Bristol despite settling well in Carlisle.

Just one day before the transfer window deadline, Anyinsah, along with Paul Benson, signed for Charlton Athletic.

He then scored his second goal for Carlisle on 14 February 2010, against his former employers at Brighton as Carlisle ran out 2–0 winners.

In the build-up to a match against his former club, Anyinsah spoke out about Brighton.

Later on in his second half of the season in his Carlisle career, he scored his third goal in a 2–1 away win at Crewe.

Anyinsah made his Charlton debut on 11 September 2010, stepping off the substitutes' bench to score the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Notts County.

After the match, Anyinsah admitted he couldn't have dreamed for a better Charlton debut.

On 23 October 2010, he scored against his former team Carlisle United; Charlton were 4–3 victors.

He scored his third goal for Charlton in 3–0 hammering against Swindon Town.

During a 5–1 win over Peterborough United, he suffered a groin injury and on 27 November 2010, he added another goal to his tally in the FA Cup against Luton Town and another in the return leg away at Luton, which Charlton won 3–1.

However, later in the season, Anyinsah's time at Charlton was hampered by a series of injuries which restricted his first team opportunities and, following the arrival of Bradley Wright-Phillips and at the end of the season, Anyinsah left Charlton after revealing on his Twitter that he had not been offered a new contract.

On 6 July 2011, Anyinsah signed for Bristol Rovers, returning to his hometown of Bristol.

On his move, Anyinsah become the 12th signing under new manager Paul Buckle.

he also had a song made about him being a football ninja at this point in his career

In the opening game of the season, he made his debut in a 3–2 win over Wimbledon.