Sam Ayorinde

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.

Sam Ayorinde
Personal information
Full name Samuel Tayo Ayorinde[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-20) 20 October 1974[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
1994–1995 Sturm Graz
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
2000–2001 Assyriska 50 (14)
2001–2002 Stalybridge Celtic 19 (6)
2002–2003 AIK 12 (2)
2003–2004 Shenyang Ginde 15 (3)
2004–2005 Syrianska
2005–2006 Da Nang
2006–2007 Persija Jakarta 13 (1)
2007–2008 Gröndals IK 6 (1)
Total 165 (41)
National team
1998–2003 Nigeria 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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