Sam Folarin

Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Championship club Middlesbrough.

Sam Folarin
Personal information
Full name Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Folarin[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Position(s) Right-winger
Club information
Current team
 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 7 (0)
2019– Middlesbrough 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Style of play

Folarin originally played at right-back while he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a right-winger after moving to Middlesbrough.[3] He is known to be quite pacey and can play anywhere along the forward line.

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 he was offered a contract alongside teammate Isaiah Jones.[5]

On 15 September 2020, Folarin made his debut for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 0–2 loss against Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 January 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2019–20[8] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[9] Championship 201110—41
Career total 2011100041

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. "Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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