Sam Folarin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 September 2000||
Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Queen of the South (on loan from 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 | 5 | (0) |
2019– | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
2022– | → Queen of the South (loan) | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 19 March 2022 (UTC) |
Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South, on loan from Championship club Middlesbrough.
Style of play[]
Folarin originally played at right-wingback when he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a striker after moving to Middlesbrough.[3]
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, Folarin was offered a contract along with team-mate Isaiah Jones.[5]
On 15 September 2020, Folarin debuted for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 2-0 defeat versus Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[6]
On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.[7]
Career statistics[]
- As of 19 March 2022[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19[9] | Isthmian League South Central | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Middlesbrough | 2019–20[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Queen of the South (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 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.
- ^ "Sam Folarin loaned to Queen of the South". Middlesbrough FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Sam Folarin at Soccerway
- ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Sam Folarin – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportspeople