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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Tayo Ayorinde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Sturm Graz | 0 | (0) |
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Assyriska | 50 | (14) |
| 2001–2002 | Stalybridge Celtic | 19 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | AIK | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Shenyang Ginde | 14 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Syrianska | ||
| 2005–2006 | Da Nang | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Persija Jakarta | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | Gröndals IK | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Djurgårdsbrunns FC | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 169 | (41) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAyorinde 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
editAyorinde earned two caps for Nigeria between 1998 and 2003.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J. (November 2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). G2 Entertainment. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
- ^ a b c d "Sam Ayorinde". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0752424122.
External links
edit- Samuel Ayorinde at SvFF at archive.today (archived 2013-08-06) (in Swedish)