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Sam Adekugbe
Canadian soccer player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe (born January 16, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in England, he represents the Canada national team.
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![]() Adekugbe playing for Canada at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Manchester United Grassroots Program | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | AFC Clayton | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Calgary Foothills | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Vålerenga 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Vålerenga | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Canada | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 20, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 22, 2023 |
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