Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

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Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Personal information
Full name Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sampdoria
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 15
Youth career
–2021 Remo Stars
2022 → Alex Transfiguration (loan)
2023–2024 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Remo Stars 4 (0)
2024– Inter Milan 1 (0)
2024–Sampdoria (loan) 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro (born 25 November 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan.

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Career

Early career

Akinsanmiro started playing professionally for Remo Stars in 2020. [2] He was part of the team that gained promotion from the Nigeria National League to the Nigeria Professional Football League at the end of the 2020–21 season. [3]

In March 2022, Akinsanmiro briefly joined Lagos-based club Alex Transfiguration, as he featured in the Torneo di Viareggio, [4] [5] where the team reached the final before losing to Sassuolo on penalties. [5] [6]

Inter Milan

On 31 January 2023, Akinsanmiro joined Italian club Inter Milan on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract. [2] [7] [8] During the 2022–23 season, while playing for the club's under-19 team, he also received his first call-ups to the first team under manager Simone Inzaghi. [9] On 24 May, he was an unused substitute on the bench for Inter Milan, as the club won won their ninth Coppa Italia title over Fiorentina. [10] He made his first-team debut for Inter Milan on 25 February 2024, coming on as a substitute for Davide Frattesi in the 76th minute of a 4–0 league victory over Lecce. [9] [11]

Loan to Sampdoria

On 19 July 2024, Akinsanmiro joined Serie B club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, with an option to buy and a buy-back clause in favor of Inter Milan. [12] [13] He made his debut for the club on 11 August, starting in a Coppa Italia match against Como, which ended in a 5–4 win after the shoot-out. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Remo Stars 2021–22 NPFL 400040
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 1000000010
Sampdoria (loan) 2024–25 Serie B 18130211
Career Total231300000261
  1. Includes Coppa Italia

Honours

Inter Milan

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