Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 16, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Manchester United Grassroots Program | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | AFC Clayton | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Calgary Foothills | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Vålerenga 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Vålerenga | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Canada | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 4, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 22, 2023 |
Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe (born January 16, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Canada national team. Born in England, he obtained Canadian citizenship in 2016.
On August 28, 2013, Adekugbe signed a Generation Adidas homegrown contract with MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history. [4] He made his professional debut on October 27 in the final game of the 2013 season which ended in a 3–0 victory over Colorado Rapids. [5]
During Winter 2015, Adekugbe was invited to train at English Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. [6] On July 15, 2016, Adekugbe transferred to Brighton on a season-long loan deal agreement, initially linking up with the club's development squad. [7] On August 9, 2016, Adekugbe started in the 4–0 victory over Colchester United in the 2016–17 EFL Cup. [8] On August 23, 2016, Adekugbe scored his first professional goal in a 4–2 victory over Oxford United in the second round of the 2016–17 EFL Cup. [9]
On January 14, 2017, Adekugbe started his first Championship game in a 2–0 defeat against Preston North End. [10]
Adekugbe joined Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on loan on July 25, 2017, for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy for the club. [11] He made his debut against IFK Norrköping in a 4–1 win on July 30.
On January 8, 2018, Eliteserien club Vålerenga announced they had signed Adekugbe to a four-year deal. [12] He made his debut against Kristiansund on March 12, 2018 [13] In 3.5 seasons with the Oslo club, Adekugbe would play 94 games. [14]
On June 18, 2021, it was announced Adekugbe had signed a three-year deal with Turkish Süper Lig side Hatayspor, effective August 1, 2021. [15] He made his debut on August 14 against Kasımpaşa. [16]
On 17 February 2023, he signed a loan contract with Galatasaray until the end of the 2022–23 season. [17]
Adekugbe became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history. [18]
On August 3, 2023, Adekugbe re-joined his former club Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a deal until the end of the 2026 season. [19]
Adekugbe was eligible to represent England, Nigeria or Canada internationally. In 2012, he was quoted saying he dreamed of playing for England at Wembley. [20] However, he has represented Canada at youth and senior level.
Adekugbe was part of Canada's U-18 squad for the 2013 COTIF U-20 tournament from August 11 to 21. [4] After a successful 2014 campaign with Vancouver, Adekugbe was called up to the U20 squad by coach Rob Gale on November 7, 2014. [21] He made his debut for the side against England on November 12 in a 1–1 draw. In January 2015 he would participate with Canada in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [22]
Adekugbe received his first call up to the Canada senior team for two friendlies against Mauritania in September 2013, though he did not feature in either match. [23] He made his debut two years later in a against Belize on September 8, 2015. [24] In June 2017 Adekugbe was named to Canada's squad for that year's CONCACAF Gold Cup. [25]
On November 16, 2021, during Canada's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mexico at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, Adekugbe celebrated Cyle Larin's 52nd-minute goal by diving backward into a pitchside snow bank. The celebration subsequently went viral. [26] He scored his first goal for Canada in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the United States on January 30, 2022. [27] In November 2022, Adekugbe was named to the 2022 FIFA World Cup team for Canada. [28] In Canada's third match against Morocco, he caused an own-goal, sending in a cross that deflected off Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd into the back of the net. [29]
In June 2023, Adekugbe was called-up to the Canadian squad contesting the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. [30] On June 19, he was named to the 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, before withdrawing the day before Canada's first match. [31]
Adekugbe was born in London to parents with Nigerian heritage and lived in England until 10, when his family moved to Calgary, Alberta in Western Canada. [32] His younger brother Elijah is also a professional soccer player. He is a fan of Manchester City. [20]
Adekugbe received his Canadian permanent residency status on August 23, 2013, which qualifies him as a domestic player on Canadian clubs for MLS roster purposes. [33] He became a Canadian citizen in 2016. [34]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 2013 | PDL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2013 | MLS | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
IFK Göteborg (loan) | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
Vålerenga 2 | 2018 | Norwegian Second Division | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Vålerenga | 2018 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
2019 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||||
2020 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 89 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
Hatayspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 37 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
Total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
Galatasaray (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2023 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 12 | 1 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
Career total | 199 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 223 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 13 | 1 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | January 30, 2022 | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Canada | 26 | United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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