Hashtag United’s current striker Alex Teniola has had a long career in non-league playing for the likes of Dulwich Hamlet, Aveley, Chelmsford and more.
Goal scoring hasn’t been a problem either for Teniola throughout his career. Accumulating over 150 goals in the non-league ranks, striker of Nigerian descent collected the top scorer award in his first season for Hashtag United with 17 goals to his name.
‘’It’s my job to score goals, I’m always trying to do the best for the team’’.
Teniola is already on 7 goals this season and leading the race for the top scorer once again.
‘’I want to be the top scorer again this year!’’
The striker made a name for himself in non-league early, with the infamous celebration of ‘’Teniola time’’.
The point at the wrist in each goal celebration portrayed his ability of scoring many late goals to secure his team points.
‘’The celebration is my brand and identity, although it does wind up the opposition fans’’ laughed Teniola.
The 31-year-old also juggles social media alongside football, where he has decided to take a step into working on socials full time.
‘’It was not an easy decision, but I want to put full focus into what I enjoy and build on what I’ve already achieved’’.
Teniola uploaded his first YouTube video five years ago titled ‘’SUPERIOR STRIKER TENIOLA TAKES PART IN THE WARMUP 2’’ in a shoot collaborating with Sports Direct.
‘’It’s crazy to see where I started to where I am now, and the journey is still at the very beginning process’’.
Since then, the Nigerian has worked with many other brands and athletes like Adidas and Sports Direct on further content.
One of his recent achievements was featuring in the Sports Direct advert as well as social media Christmas content in which he collaborated with the likes of James Maddison and Eberechi Eze.
‘’I am very appreciative of the opportunities I am given, and I hope to build more on this’’ told Teniola.
31-year-old is currently on 2500 YouTube subscribers and 8400 Instagram followers and plans to grow his fan base as high as possible over the next year.
‘’I am really enjoying what I do, and I hope to build my fan base as much as I can’’.
Teniola is documenting his non-league journey with Hashtag United on his YouTube channel alongside other content in which he portrays his personality.
‘’I find mixing football and social media a lot easier than people may think, the two go hand in hand together for me’’ exclaimed 31-year-old.
Alex Teniola has big plans for his future and exclaimed ‘’This is only the beginning, there is more to come’’.
