Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League Two club Harrogate Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Wandsworth Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2022 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Harrogate Town | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:01, 1 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Folarin originally played at right-wingback when he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a striker after moving to Middlesbrough.[3]
Folarin started his career in the youth ranks at Wandsworth Town before moving to Tooting & Mitcham United in search of senior first team football.[4] After a breaking into the first-team in the 2018–19 season, he was offered a trial at Charlton Athletic but was not signed by the London club. After a subsequent trial at Middlesbrough, Folarin was offered a contract along with team-mate Isaiah Jones.[5]
On 15 September 2020, Folarin debuted for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 2-0 defeat versus Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[6]
On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19[9] | Isthmian League South Central | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Queen of the South F.C. – current squad | |
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