Sam Tinubu

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Sam Tinubu
Personal information
Full name Samuel Tinubu
Date of birth (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 17)[1]
Place of birth Enfield, London
Height 6’0
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2021 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Stevenage 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:52, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Sam Tinubu (born 28 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Stevenage.

Career[]

Tinubu started his career at Stevenage, signing a full-time academy scholarship contract in July 2021.[2] He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 October 2021.[2] Tinubu made his first-team debut in Stevenage's 3–0 away defeat to Oldham Athletic on 16 October 2021, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in the match.[3][4] In doing so, he broke Liam Smyth's record (17 years and 37 days) of Stevenage's youngest debutant in the Football League and also became the club's second youngest ever debutant, at the age of 17 years and 18 days old.[1][5]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 16 October 2021
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
Stevenage 2021–22[6] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sam Tinubu – Youngest ever EFL player". Stevenage F.C. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sam Tinubu signs professional contract". Stevenage F.C. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Soccerway – Sam Tinubu". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Oldham Athletic 3–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "BoroGuide – Player Records". BoroGuide. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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