Samuel Adeniran

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Samuel Adeniran
Personal information
Full name Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2017 Belenenses
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Leganés B 0 (0)
2018 → Guadalajara (loan) 14 (7)
2019 → Castellón (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 Kickers Emden 13 (6)
2020–2021 Atlas Delmenhorst 7 (2)
2021 Tacoma Defiance 30 (13)
2021–2022 Seattle Sounders 3 (0)
2022 → Tacoma Defiance (loan) 8 (2)
2022 → San Antonio FC (loan) 23 (12)
2023– St. Louis City 21 (10)
2023 → San Antonio FC (loan) 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 10, 2024

Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran (born September 30, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for St. Louis City SC in Major League Soccer.

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Career

Adeniran started his professional career with Leganés B in Spain, with loan spells at fourth-tier side Guadalajara and Segunda División B side Castellón, without appearing for the latter. In 2019, he moved to German fifth-tier side Kickers Emden before a spell at fourth-tier club Atlas Delmenhorst. In early January, Adeniran requested his contract with the club be terminated to allow him to play in the United States. [2] On March 15, 2021, Adeniran signed with USL Championship side Tacoma Defiance. [3] He made his debut for Tacoma on May 16, 2021, appearing as a 75th-minute substitute during a 1–0 win over Orange County SC. [4]

On December 14, 2021, Adeniran made the permanent move to the Seattle Sounders FC first team roster. [5] He was loaned to USL Championship side San Antonio FC for the remainder of the season on June 9, 2022. [6]

On December 15, 2022, Adeniran was traded to St. Louis City SC in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money. [7]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Adeniran is of Nigerian descent. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: St. Louis City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 24. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Seebade, Justus (April 1, 2021). "Fußball: Samuel Adeniran verlässt den SV Atlas Delmenhorst vorerst - WESER-KURIER". weser-kurier-de.
  3. ↑ FC, Seattle Sounders. "Tacoma Defiance signs four players ahead of 2021 campaign | Seattle Sounders". Seattle Sounders FC.
  4. ↑ "Tacoma Defiance vs. Orange County SC - May 16, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC signs Sam Adeniran and Obed Vargas | Seattle Sounders".
  6. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS FORWARD SAMUEL ADENIRAN ON LOAN FROM SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC".
  7. ↑ "St. Louis CITY acquire Samuel Adeniran in trade with Seattle Sounders | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ↑ Oguntimehin, Ayomide (December 17, 2022). "St. Louis city signs Nigeria-eligible Samuel Adeniran from Seattle Sounders - Soccernet NG".


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