Sam Adekugbe

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Sam Adekugbe
Personal information
Full name Samuel A. Adekugbe
Date of birth (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth London, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2004 AFC Clayton
2004–2009 Calgary Foothills Saints
2009–2011 Calgary Foothills Rapids
2011–2013 Whitecaps FC Residency
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 3 (0)
2013– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 (0)
2015 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2013 Canada U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Canada U20 6 (0)
2015– Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 4, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 5, 2016

Samuel A. "Sam" Adekugbe (born January 16, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer and Canada U20 internationally, although he was eligible to represent England, Nigeria and Canada, he elected to represent Canada in a World Cup Qualifier against Belize in September 2015.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On August 28, 2013, Adekugbe signed a generation adidas homegrown contract with MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history.[1] He made his professional debut on October 27 in the final game of the 2013 season which ended in a 3–0 victory over Colorado Rapids.[2]

International career

Adekugbe was eligible to represent England, Nigeria or Canada internationally. In 2012 he was quoted saying he dreamed of playing for England at Wembley,[3] however he only represented Canada at youth level and now at the senior level.

Youth

Adekugbe was part of Canada's U-18 squad for the 2013 COTIF U-20 tournament from August 11 to 21.[1] After a successful 2014 campaign with Vancouver, Adekugbe was called up to the U20 squad by coach Rob Gale on November 7, 2014.[4] He made his debut for the side against England on November 12 in a 1-1 draw. In January 2015 he would participate with Canada in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5]

Senior

Adekugbe received his first call up to the Canada senior national team for friendlies against Mauritania on September 8 and 10. However, he did not feature in either match. Sam was played as a sub in the second leg of the 2018 World Cup qualifier between Canada and Belize, cap-tying him to the Canadian senior team.[6]

Personal life

Adekugbe was born in London to parents with Nigerian heritage and lived in England until 10, when his family moved to Canada.[7] He is a fan of Manchester City[3]

Adekugbe received his Canadian permanent residency status on August 23, 2013, which qualifies him as a domestic player on Canadian clubs for MLS roster purposes.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 4, 2016 [9]
Club Season League Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2013 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 MLS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2015 MLS 9 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 14 0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2015 USL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2016 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2016 USL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Whitecaps FC 2 Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Total 16 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 21 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0

See also

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