Sam Akinde | |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1993 |
Birth Place: | Greenwich, England[1] |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs1: | Kettering Town |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2013 |
Clubs2: | Ebbsfleet United |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs3: | Alfreton Town |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2014 |
Clubs4: | Dover Athletic |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2014 |
Clubs5: | Kingstonian |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2014 |
Clubs6: | Hereford United |
Years7: | 2015 |
Clubs7: | Welling United |
Caps7: | 3 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2015 |
Clubs8: | Basingstoke Town |
Caps8: | 5 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2015 |
Clubs9: | St Albans City |
Caps9: | 2 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2017 |
Clubs10: | Barnet |
Caps10: | 1 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2017 |
Clubs11: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
Caps11: | 0 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 2018 |
Clubs12: | Margate |
Caps12: | 1 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Years13: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs13: | Tonbridge Angels |
Caps13: | 0 |
Goals13: | 0 |
Years14: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs14: | → Bedford Town (loan) |
Caps14: | 0 |
Goals14: | 0 |
Years15: | 2020 |
Clubs15: | Wingate & Finchley |
Caps15: | 0 |
Goals15: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 12:09, 25 January 2020 (UTC) |
Samuel Akinde (born 14 April 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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]
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] [2] The following month, he joined Bedford Town on dual registration.[18] [19] Akinde joined Wingate & Finchley in October 2020.[20]
Akinde was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[21] His brother John is also a professional footballer.[12]