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.

Club career

Ayorinde 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

Ayorinde earned two caps for Nigeria between 1998 and 2003.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sam Ayorinde". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0752424122.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ayorinde
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