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Samuel Akinde (born 14 April 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Wingate & Finchley.

Sam Akinde

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Greenwich, England[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Wingate & Finchley
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)

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

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