Sam Ayorinde

Sam Ayorinde
Personal information
Full name Samuel Tayo Ayorinde[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-20) 20 October 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 NEPA Lagos
1993–1994 Stade Tunisien 0 (0)
1994–1995 Sturm Graz 0 (0)
1995–1997 Leyton Orient 13 (2)
1997 FF Jaro 20 (4)
1997–1998 Dover Athletic 5 (5)
1998–1999 Bangor City 9 (3)
1999 Stade Tunisien 4 (1)
1999–2000 Hapoel Beit She'an 0 (0)
2000–2001 Assyriska 50 (14)
2001–2002 Stalybridge Celtic 19 (6)
2002–2003 AIK 12 (2)
2003–2004 Shenyang Ginde 14 (2)
2004–2005 Syrianska
2005–2006 Da Nang 0 (0)
2007 Persija Jakarta 13 (1)
2008 Gröndals IK 6 (1)
2009 Djurgårdsbrunns FC 4 (0)
Total 169 (41)
International career
1998–2003 Nigeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Ayorinde (born 20 October 1974) is a Nigerian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels. A striker, he played professionally for a number clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and he represented Nigeria at senior international level.

Club career

Ayorinde was born in Lagos on 20 October 1974,[1] and played club football for NEPA Lagos, Stade Tunisien and Sturm Graz,[2] before joining Leyton Orient in September 1995 though a lengthy wait for a work permit meant he did not make his league debut against Cambridge United until May 1996.[3] He made 16 league and cup appearances for Orient, scoring two goals, but could not hold down a place in the first team and, after a succession of loan moves, transferred to Football Conference side Dover Athletic in December 1997.[3] He later played for Bangor City, Hapoel Beit She'an, Assyriska, Stalybridge Celtic, AIK, Shenyang Ginde, Syrianska, Da Nang, Persija Jakarta, Gröndals IK and Djurgårdsbrunns FC.[2]

International career

Ayorinde earned two caps for Nigeria between 1998 and 2003.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (November 2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). G2 Entertainment. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sam Ayorinde". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0752424122.