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][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]

References

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


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