Sam Folarin Explained

Sam Folarin
Fullname:Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adetokunbo Folarin[1]
Birth Date:23 September 2000[2]
Birth Place:Lambeth, England
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Harrogate Town
Clubnumber:12
Youthyears1:2013–2017
Youthclubs1:Wandsworth Town
Youthyears2:2017–2018
Youthclubs2:Tooting & Mitcham United
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Tooting & Mitcham United
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2022
Clubs2:Middlesbrough
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Queen of the South (loan)
Years3:2022
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Harrogate Town
Years4:2022–
Caps4:56
Goals4:8
Club-Update:00:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Harrogate Town.

Style of play

Folarin originally played at right-wingback when he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a striker/right winger after moving to Middlesbrough.[3] Sam and his teammate, Abraham Odho, actually played for Tooting & Mitcham United together in 2019, and they now play for Harrogate Town together in 2024.

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, Folarin was offered a contract along with team-mate Isaiah Jones.[5]

On 15 September 2020, Folarin debuted for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 2–0 defeat versus Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[6] In January 2021, Folarin scored his first senior goal against Brentford in the FA Cup.

On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]

In August 2022, he joined League Two Harrogate on a full-time basis.[8] On 17 May 2024, he signed a new one-year deal with Harrogate.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tooting & Mitcham United2018–19[10] Isthmian League South Central50000050
Middlesbrough2019–20Championship00000000
2020–21Championship20111041
Queen of the South (loan)2021–22Scottish Championship7000000070
Career total140111000161

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough . English Football League . 41 . 17 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Sam Folarin. Middlesbrough F.C. . 15 September 2020 . mfc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Tooting To Teesside For Middlesbrough's Sam Folarin. Non League Daily . 15 September 2020 . nonleaguedaily.com. 22 April 2020.
  4. Web site: An Interview... With Sam Folarin. FWG Consultants . 15 September 2020 . fwgconsultants.org. 4 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Tooting & Mitcham To Keep Faith With Blooding Youths After Deals Done With Charlton And Middlesbrough For Trio . London News Online . 15 September 2020 . londonnewsonline.co.uk. 13 June 2019 .
  6. Web site: Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley. BBC Sport . 15 September 2020 . bbc.co.uk. 15 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Sam Folarin loaned to Queen of the South . Middlesbrough FC . 26 January 2022 . 26 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Harrogate Town AFC - Sam Folarin . 2023-04-18 . www.harrogatetownafc.com . en.
  9. News: Sam Folarin: Harrogate Town forward agrees new one-year contract . BBC Sport . 17 May 2024 . 19 May 2024.
  10. News: Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Sam Folarin – 2018–2019 . Football Web Pages . 20 February 2022.