Sam Folarin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Wandsworth Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 9 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Championship club Middlesbrough.
Style of play
Folarin originally played at right-back while he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a right-winger after moving to Middlesbrough.[3] He is known to be quite pacey and can play anywhere along the forward line.
Club career
Folarin started his career in the youth ranks at Wandsworth Town before moving to Tooting & Mitcham United in search of senior first team football.[4] After a breaking into the first team in the 2018–19 season, he was offered a trial at Charlton Athletic but was not signed by the London club. After a subsequent trial at Middlesbrough he was offered a contract alongside teammate Isaiah Jones.[5]
On 15 September 2020, Folarin made his debut for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 0–2 loss against Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[9] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 41. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Sam Folarin". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Tooting To Teesside For Middlesbrough's Sam Folarin". nonleaguedaily.com. Non League Daily. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "An Interview... With Sam Folarin". fwgconsultants.org. FWG Consultants. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Tooting & Mitcham To Keep Faith With Blooding Youths After Deals Done With Charlton And Middlesbrough For Trio". londonnewsonline.co.uk. London News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.