Samson Akinyoola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto-Novo, Benin[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamalek SC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 36 Lion FC | |||
| 2019 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Senica | 21 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Caracas | 67 | (28) |
| 2022– | Zamalek | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Benin U20 | 1+ | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samson Olanrewaju Akinyoola (born 3 March 2000) is a Beninese footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek.
Club career
[edit]FK Senica
[edit]Akinyoola made his Fortuna Liga debut for Senica against DAC Dunajská Streda on 14 September 2019.[2]
In 2021 he goes to Caracas.
International career
[edit]Akinyoola represented Benin at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Akinyoola also holds Nigerian citizenship.[4]
Honours
[edit]Zamalek
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Un Samson para romper defensas llega al Caracas". Caracas F.C. (in Spanish). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ SENICA VS. DAC 0 - 1 14.09.2019, soccerway.com
- ^ Hemankpan, Jean Paul (5 June 2018). "Bénin – Ecureuils : Samson Akinyoola, le futur " Omogoal " fait œuvre de convoitise". Bénin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Singbo, Trinité (28 August 2018). "Écureuils U20: Les troublantes révélations du coach Valère Houandinou (suite et fin)". Bénin Football (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- FK Senica official club profile (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Samson Akinyoola at Soccerway
- Samson Akinyoola at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Porto-Novo
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Beninese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FK Senica players
- Caracas FC players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Benin men's under-20 international footballers
- Beninese people of Nigerian descent
- Beninese expatriate men's footballers
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Zamalek SC players