{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel Akere | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Abeokuta, Nigeria | height = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref>[https://fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1002&playerID=10334&sortID= Самюел Акере Статистика]</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Osijek<br>(on loan from Widzew Łódź) | clubnumber = 57 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = G12 FC | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 |youthclubs2 = FDC Vista | years1 = 2022–2023 |clubs1 = Botev Plovdiv II |caps1 = 23 |goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2022–2025 |clubs2 = Botev Plovdiv |caps2 = 70 |goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2025– |clubs3 = Widzew Łódź |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2026– |clubs4 = → Osijek (loan) |caps4 = 18 |goals4 = 3 | club-update = 17:10, 29 May 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Samuel Akere''' (born 16 February 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian club Osijek, on loan from Widzew Łódź.<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/samuel-akere/840105/|title=Nigeria - S. Akere - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway|accessdate=6 August 2017}}</ref>
==Club career== Akere started his career in the Nigerian G12 academy, before joining FDC Vista academy based in Russia. On 4 May 2022, he moved to Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.<ref>[https://www.plovdiv24.bg/sport/1260811.html Самуел Акере е тук! Подписа дългосрочен договор с Ботев]</ref> His good form resulted in Akere gaining a regular spot in Botev's line-up, and on 27 November 2023 he extended his contract with the club.<ref>[https://bntnews.bg/news/samuel-akere-podpisa-nov-dogovor-s-botev-plovdiv-1257569news.html Самуел Акере подписа нов договор с Ботев Пловдив]</ref> On 4 June 2025, Akere joined Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź, signing a contract until 2029 with the option to extend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://widzew.com/aktualnosci/item/Samuel-Akere-2029/|title=Samuel Akere 2029!|publisher=Widzew Łódź|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=6 June 2025|language=Polish}}</ref>
On 5 January 2026, Akere was loaned from Widzew to Croatian side Osijek for the remainder of the 2025–26 season, with an option for Osijek to make the move permanent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Akere wypożyczony do NK Osijek|url=https://widzew.com/aktualnosci/item/Samuel-Akere-wypozyczony-do-NK-Osijek/|publisher=Widzew Łódź|date=5 January 2026|access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Botev Plovdiv''' * Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24<ref name="90m">{{cite web |title=Samuel Akere |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=50839 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=1 July 2025 |language=pl}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|samuel-akere/840105}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akere, Samuel}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Abeokuta Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Botev Plovdiv players Category:Widzew Łódź players Category:NK Osijek players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia