Sam Akinde

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2019–2020	→ Bedford 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.

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] [ citation needed ]}

He signed for Alfreton in September 2013, ^[4] and was released by the club in February 2014 after making five appearances. ^[5] He moved to Dover Athletic in March 2014, ^[6] then Kingstonian, making five appearances in April 2014. ^[7] In October 2014 he was sent off for fighting while playing for Hereford. ^[8]

He signed for Basingstoke Town in August 2015, ^[9] and played for St Albans City between October and December 2015. ^[10]

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. ^{[11] [12]} He made his English Football League debut as a substitute against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 April 2017. ^[13] Akinde was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. ^[14] He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in October 2017. ^[15] Akinde joined Margate in August 2018. ^[16] In November 2019, Akinde joined Tonbridge Angels. ^{[17] [3]} The following month, he joined Bedford Town on dual registration. ^{[18] [19]} Akinde joined Wingate & Finchley in October 2020. ^[20]

Personal life

Akinde was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. ^[21] His brother John is also a professional footballer. ^[12]

References

1. "Football Squads - Barnet". Football Squads. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
2. Sam Akinde at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
3. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
4. Steven Coney (24 September 2013). "Samuel Akinde Joins Brother At Alfreton Town". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
5. "SAMUEL AKINDE RELEASED". Alfreton Town F.C. February 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
6. "Akinde joins Dover". Pitchero. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
7. "Profile". Kingstonian F.C. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
8. "'Thugs' will be dealt with – Hereford United manager Jon Taylor". Western Daily Press. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
9. John Boyman (21 August 2015). "Basingstoke Town sign striker Sam Akinde". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
10. "Profile". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
11. "Signing: Sam Akinde joins Bees". Barnet F.C. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
12. "Barnet sign Oxford's Benjamin Buchel and St Albans striker Sam Akinde". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. "Barnet vs. Wycombe Wanderers 0-2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
14. "Squad News | Retained List".
15. "Tudors Bring In New Duo". 6 October 2017.
16. "Appearances | Sam Akinde".
17. "Striker Sam joins the Angels". Tonbridge Angels FC.
18. "Akinde Heads In Before Beds Senior Tie". www.pitchero.com.
19. https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/86375/2019/2020 ^{[ dead link ‍]}
20. "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Sam Akinde | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
21. "Official : St Albans City Bring In Sam Akinde:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.