Sam Folarin

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Sam Folarin
Personal information
Full name Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 21)[2]
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 41. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Sam Folarin". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Tooting To Teesside For Middlesbrough's Sam Folarin". nonleaguedaily.com. Non League Daily. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "An Interview... With Sam Folarin". fwgconsultants.org. FWG Consultants. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Sam Folarin loaned to Queen of the South". Middlesbrough FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ Sam Folarin at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Sam Folarin – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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