Sam Ayorinde
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Samuel Tayo Ayorinde is a Nigeria
n footballer
who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK
. He has played for clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and won three caps for the Nigerian national side
.
. 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
and Altrincham
. 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.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK
Gröndals IK
Gröndals IK is a Swedish football club from Gröndal in South Stockholm. Since 2011 they have been playing in Division 6 Stockholm E which is the 8th tier in Swedish league football.-Season to season:-Current squad:As of 18 March 2011:...
. He has played for clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and won three caps for the Nigerian national side
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
.
Career
Ayorinde began his career in Nigeria with Honeybabes and NEPA Lagos, before moving to Tunisia to play with Stade TunisienStade Tunisien
Stade Tunisien is a football club from Tunis, Tunisia. Alongside with Club Africain and Espérance it forms the group of three best teams in the capital city. Founded in 1948, the team plays in green, red and white colours, after the Bey colours as the team was under their patronage until the...
. He then moved to Europe, playing in Austria with Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
. He later played in England with Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, which included loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
and Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
. He then moved to Finland, playing briefly with FF Jaro
FF Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga...
, before moving back to England with Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic F.C.
Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club...
. A stint in Wales with Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....
was followed by a return to Stade Tunisien
Stade Tunisien
Stade Tunisien is a football club from Tunis, Tunisia. Alongside with Club Africain and Espérance it forms the group of three best teams in the capital city. Founded in 1948, the team plays in green, red and white colours, after the Bey colours as the team was under their patronage until the...
and a spell in Israel with Hapoel Beit She'an. He then played in England again with Stalybridge Celtic
Stalybridge Celtic F.C.
Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...
before moving to Sweden with AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
. He then moved to Asia, playing in China with Shenyang Ginde, Vietnam with Da Nang
Da Nang F.C.
SHB Ðà Nẵng F.C. is a Vietnamese football club based in Da Nang, currently playing in the top division in Vietnamese football, V-League. The club was known as Quảng Nam Đà Nẵng F.C. prior to its 2007–08 season, when it was bought out by the Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank...
, and Indonesia with Persija Jakarta
Persija Jakarta
Persija Jakarta is an Indonesian football club from Jakarta. It is one of Indonesia's most successful clubs and the most popular sports club in the city. The club's patron is Sutiyoso, the governor of Jakarta until 2007. Persija Jakarta was founded on November 28, 1928, with the embryo called...
. His Asian career was broken up by a one-game spell with Yeovil
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
in England.