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) 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025

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 15 February 2025 [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 25130281
Career Total301300000331
  1. Includes Coppa Italia

Honours

Inter Milan

References

  1. "Numerazioni Maglie Serie A TIM 2023-2024" (PDF). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Agberebi, James (31 January 2023). "OFFICIAL: Remo Stars Midfielder Akinsanmiro Joins Inter Milan On Four-Year Deal". Complete Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. "18-year-old Ebenezer Akinsanmiro joins Inter Milan from Remo Stars". TheCable . 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. "Alex Transfiguration" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 Andreuccetti, Gianluca (26 February 2024). "Akinsanmiro, dalla Nigeria alla Viareggio Cup stregando l'Inter". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. "Il Sassuolo vince la 72ª Viareggio Cup: Alex Transfiguration k.o. ai rigori" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. Nwoke, Chidi (1 February 2023). "Inter Milan Signs Remo Stars Midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro". Voice of Nigeria . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. "Remo's Akinsamiro joins Inter on four-year deal". Punch Newspapers . 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. 1 2 Nava, Matteo (26 February 2024). "Parla poco, corre tanto, passa bene: Inzaghi scopre il talento di Akinsanmiro" . La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. 1 2 Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport . Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. "Martinez passes 100 Serie A goals in big Inter win". BBC Sport . 25 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. "Ebenezer Akinsanmiro to Sampdoria" (Press release). Inter Milan. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. Pintimalli, Alessandro (19 July 2024). "Akinsanmiro è blucerchiato: temporaneo dall'Inter" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. Gambaro, Francesco (11 August 2024). "Coppa Italia, la Samp sconfigge il Como ai rigori. E ora c'è il derby col Genoa". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  15. Ebenezer Akinsanmiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  16. "Internazionale seal historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan". The Guardian . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.