Sam Ayorinde

Sam Ayorinde

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-10-20) 20 October 1974
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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)
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.

Career

Club career

Born in Lagos, Ayorinde played club football in Nigeria, Tunisia, Austria, England, Finland, Wales, Israel, Sweden, China, Vietnam and Indonesia for NEPA Lagos, Stade Tunisien, Sturm Graz, Leyton Orient, FF Jaro, Dover Athletic, Bangor City, Hapoel Beit She'an, Assyriska, Stalybridge Celtic, AIK, Shenyang Ginde, Syrianska, Da Nang, Persija Jakarta and Gröndals IK.

He trialled with English club Yeovil Town in November 2005, scoring in a reserve's match.

International career

Ayorinde earned two caps for Nigeria between 1998 and 2003.

External links

• Samuel Ayorinde at SvFF at archive.today (archived 2013-08-06) (in Swedish)