Sam Ayorinde
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| Sam Ayorinde | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Tayo Ayorinde | |
| Date of birth | 20 October 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Gröndals IK | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1986–1989 | Honeybabes | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1997 1996 1997 1997 1997–1998 1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2004 2005 2006 2007–2008 2008– |
NEPA Lagos Stade Tunisien Sturm Graz Leyton Orient → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) → Altrincham (loan) FF Jaro Dover Athletic Bangor City Stade Tunisien Hapoel Beit She'an Assyriska Stalybridge Celtic AIK Shenyang Ginde Yeovil Da Nang Persija Jakarta Gröndals IK |
13 (2) 20 (4) 9 (3) 4 (1) 19 (6) 12 (2) 14 (2) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Nigeria | 3 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Samuel Tayo Ayorinde (born October 20, 1974 in Lagos)[1][2] is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK. He has played for for clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and won three caps for the Nigerian national side.[1]
[edit] Career
Ayorinde began his career in Nigeria with Honeybabes and NEPA Lagos, before moving to Tunisia to play with Stade Tunisien. He then moved to Europe, playing in Austria with Sturm Graz. He later played in England with Leyton Orient, which included loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds andAltrincham. He then moved to Finland, playing briefly with FF Jaro, before moving back to England with Dover Athletic. A stint in Wales with Bangor City was followed by a return to Stade Tunisien and a spell in Israel with Hapoel Beit She'an. He then played in England again with Stalybridge Celtic before moving to Sweden with AIK. He then moved to Asia, playing in China with Shenyang Ginde, Vietnam with Da Nang, and Indonesia with Persija Jakarta. His Asian career was broken up by a one-game spell with Yeovil in England.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Player profile. AIKbilder.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Player profile. CiderSpace.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
