Sam Akinde

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Sam Akinde
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Greenwich, England [1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Kettering Town 1 (0)
2013 Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)
2013–2014 Alfreton Town 3 (0)
2014 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2014 Kingstonian 4 (2)
2014 Hereford United
2015 Welling United 3 (0)
2015 Basingstoke Town 5 (0)
2015 St Albans City 2 (0)
2017 Barnet 1 (0)
2017 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 (0)
2018 Margate 1 (0)
2019–2020 Tonbridge Angels 0 (0)
2019–2020Bedford Town (loan) 0 (0)
2020 Wingate & Finchley 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Samuel Akinde (born 14 April 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Career

Akinde spent his early career in non-league football with Kettering Town, Ebbsfleet United, Alfreton Town, Dover Athletic, Kingstonian, Hereford United, Welling United, Basingstoke Town and St Albans City. [2] [3] [4]

He signed for Alfreton in September 2013, [5] and was released by the club in February 2014 after making five appearances. [6] He moved to Dover Athletic in March 2014, [7] then Kingstonian, making five appearances in April 2014. [8] In October 2014 he was sent off for fighting while playing for Hereford. [9]

He signed for Basingstoke Town in August 2015, [10] and played for St Albans City between October and December 2015. [11]

Akinde played several games on trial for Barnet's under-23 side throughout the 2016–17 season, and signed a one-year deal on 3 March 2017. [12] [13] He made his English Football League debut as a substitute against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 April 2017. [14] Akinde was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. [15] He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in October 2017. [16] Akinde joined Margate in August 2018. [17] In November 2019, Akinde joined Tonbridge Angels. [18] [3] The following month, he joined Bedford Town on dual registration. [19] [20] Akinde joined Wingate & Finchley in October 2020. [21]

Personal life

Akinde was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. [22] His brother John is also a professional footballer. [13]

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