John Salako

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John Salako
Personal information
Full name	John Akin Salako
Date of birth	February 11, 1969 (1969-02-11) (age 39)
Place of birth	Badon, Nigeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1995 1989 1995–1998 1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005	Crystal Palace → Swansea City (loan) Coventry City → Bolton Wanderers (loan) Fulham Charlton Athletic Reading Brentford Total	215 (22) 013 0(3) 072 0(4) 007 0(0) 010 0(1) 047 0(2) 111 (13) 035 0(4) 510 (49)
National team
1991	England	5 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13/2/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

John Akin Salako (born 11 February 1969 in Badon, 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 enver 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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John Salako career stats at Soccerbase