# Sam Akinde
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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Sam Akinde
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|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Greenwich](/source/Royal_Borough_of_Greenwich), England[{{cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2016-2017/fltwo/barnet.htm|title=Football Squads - Barnet|accessdate=20 April 2017|publisher=Football Squads}}]
|height =
|position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
|currentclub =
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|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2012–2013
|clubs1 = [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.)
|caps1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2013
|clubs2 = [Ebbsfleet United](/source/Ebbsfleet_United_F.C.)
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2013–2014
|clubs3 = [Alfreton Town](/source/Alfreton_Town_F.C.)
|caps3 = 3
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2014
|clubs4 = [Dover Athletic](/source/Dover_Athletic_F.C.)
|caps4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2014
|clubs5 = [Kingstonian](/source/Kingstonian_F.C.)
|caps5 = 4
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2014
|clubs6 = [Hereford United](/source/Hereford_United_F.C.)
|caps6 =
|goals6 =
|years7 = 2015
|clubs7 = [Welling United](/source/Welling_United_F.C.)
|caps7 = 3
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2015
|clubs8 = [Basingstoke Town](/source/Basingstoke_Town_F.C.)
|caps8 = 5
|goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2015
|clubs9 = [St Albans City](/source/St_Albans_City_F.C.)
|caps9 = 2
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2017
|clubs10 = [Barnet](/source/Barnet_F.C.)
|caps10 = 1
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2017
|clubs11 = [Hemel Hempstead Town](/source/Hemel_Hempstead_Town_F.C.)
|caps11 = 0
|goals11 = 0
|years12 = 2018
|clubs12 = [Margate](/source/Margate_F.C.)
|caps12 = 1
|goals12 = 0
|years13 = 2019–2020
|clubs13 = [Tonbridge Angels](/source/Tonbridge_Angels_F.C.)
|caps13 = 0
|goals13 = 0
|years14 = 2019–2020
|clubs14 = → [Bedford Town](/source/Bedford_Town_F.C.) (loan)
|caps14 = 0
|goals14 = 0
|years15 = 2020
|clubs15 = [Wingate & Finchley](/source/Wingate_%26_Finchley_F.C.)
|caps15 = 0
|goals15 = 0
|club-update = 12:09, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
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'''Samuel Akinde''' (born 14 April 1993) is an English semi-professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)).
==Career==
Akinde spent his early career in non-league football with [Kettering Town](/source/Kettering_Town_F.C.), [Ebbsfleet United](/source/Ebbsfleet_United_F.C.), [Alfreton Town](/source/Alfreton_Town_F.C.), [Dover Athletic](/source/Dover_Athletic_F.C.), [Kingstonian](/source/Kingstonian_F.C.), [Hereford United](/source/Hereford_United_F.C.), [Welling United](/source/Welling_United_F.C.), [Basingstoke Town](/source/Basingstoke_Town_F.C.) and [St Albans City](/source/St_Albans_City_F.C.).[{{soccerway|sam-akinde/268103|accessdate=6 March 2017}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/sam-akinde|title=Profile|accessdate=6 March 2017|publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.}}]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
He signed for Alfreton in September 2013,[{{cite web|url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/conference-premier-step-one/8133/samuel-akinde-joins-brother-at-alfreton-town/|title=Samuel Akinde Joins Brother At Alfreton Town|date=24 September 2013|accessdate=7 March 2017|author=Steven Coney|publisher=Non-League Football Paper}}] and was released by the club in February 2014 after making five appearances.[{{cite web|url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/samuel-akinde-released-2297.htm|title=SAMUEL AKINDE RELEASED|date=February 2014|accessdate=7 March 2017|publisher=Alfreton Town F.C.}}] He moved to Dover Athletic in March 2014,[{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/uncategorized/akinde-joins-dover-29481/|title=Akinde joins Dover|date=4 March 2014|accessdate=19 April 2017|publisher=Pitchero}}] then Kingstonian, making five appearances in April 2014.[{{cite web|url=http://www.kingstonian.com/teams/72292/player/sam-akinde-1217154/18603|title=Profile|accessdate=7 March 2017|publisher=Kingstonian F.C.}}] In October 2014 he was sent off for fighting while playing for Hereford.[{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/thugs-dealt-ndash-jon/story-23374572-detail/story.html|title='Thugs' will be dealt with – Hereford United manager Jon Taylor|date=23 October 2014|accessdate=7 March 2017|publisher=Western Daily Press}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
He signed for Basingstoke Town in August 2015,[{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13619922.Basingstoke_Town_sign_striker_Sam_Akinde/|title=Basingstoke Town sign striker Sam Akinde|date=21 August 2015|accessdate=6 March 2017|author=John Boyman|publisher=Southern Daily Echo}}] and played for St Albans City between October and December 2015.[{{cite web|url=https://www.stalbanscityfc.com/player/sam-akinde/|title=Profile|accessdate=7 March 2017|publisher=St Albans City F.C.}}]
Akinde played several games on trial for [Barnet](/source/Barnet_F.C.)'s under-23 side throughout the 2016–17 season, and signed a one-year deal on 3 March 2017.[{{cite web|url=http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/2016-17/signing-sam-akinde-joins-bees-3606586.aspx|title=Signing: Sam Akinde joins Bees|accessdate=19 April 2017|publisher=Barnet F.C.}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39166496|title=Barnet sign Oxford's Benjamin Buchel and St Albans striker Sam Akinde|date=4 March 2017|accessdate=6 March 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}] He made his [English Football League](/source/English_Football_League) debut as a substitute against [Wycombe Wanderers](/source/Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C.) on 17 April 2017.[{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/17/england/league-two/barnet-fc/wycombe-wanderers-fc/2248337/|title=Barnet vs. Wycombe Wanderers 0-2|accessdate=19 April 2017|publisher=Soccerway}}] Akinde was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.barnetfc.com/news/article/2016-17/squad-news-retained-list-3721356.aspx|title=Squad News | Retained List}}] He signed for [Hemel Hempstead Town](/source/Hemel_Hempstead_Town_F.C.) in October 2017.[{{Cite web|url=https://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/tudors-bring-new-duo/|title=Tudors Bring In New Duo|date=6 October 2017}}] Akinde joined [Margate](/source/Margate_F.C.) in August 2018.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/appearances/sam-akinde/489341|title=Appearances | Sam Akinde}}] In November 2019, Akinde joined [Tonbridge Angels](/source/Tonbridge_Angels_F.C.).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk/news/striker-sam-joins-the-angels/796|title=Striker Sam joins the Angels|website=Tonbridge Angels FC}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/news/akinde-heads-in-before-beds-senior-tie-2494369.html|title=Akinde Heads In Before Beds Senior Tie|website=www.pitchero.com}}][https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/86375/2019/2020 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}] Akinde joined [Wingate & Finchley](/source/Wingate_%26_Finchley_F.C.) in October 2020.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/wingate-and-finchley/appearances/sam-akinde/923914|title=Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Sam Akinde | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}]
==Personal life==
Akinde was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=16454|title=Official : St Albans City Bring In Sam Akinde:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal|website=www.allnigeriasoccer.com}}] His brother [John](/source/John_Akinde) is also a professional footballer.