Sam Akinde

Sam Akinde
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Position 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 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.[citation needed]

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

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

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. He made his English Football League debut as a substitute against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 April 2017. Akinde was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in October 2017. Akinde joined Margate in August 2018. In November 2019, Akinde joined Tonbridge Angels. The following month, he joined Bedford Town on dual registration. Akinde joined Wingate & Finchley in October 2020.

Personal life

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

References

  1. ↑ "Football Squads - Barnet". Football Squads. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Sam Akinde at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "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.[permanent dead link]
  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. 1 2 "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.