Sam Folarin

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

Sam Folarin

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adetokunbo Folarin^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 23)^[2]
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Harrogate Town
Number	12
Youth career
2013–2017	Wandsworth Town
2017–2018	Tooting & Mitcham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Tooting & Mitcham United	5	(0)
2019–2022	Middlesbrough	2	(0)
2022	→ Queen of the South (loan)	7	(0)
2022–	Harrogate Town	49	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[7]

On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[8]

In August 2022, he joined League Two Harrogate on a full-time basis.^[9] On 17 May 2024, he signed a new one-year deal with Harrogate.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2022^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tooting & Mitcham United	2018–19^[11]	Isthmian League South Central	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Middlesbrough	2019–20^[12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21^[13]	Championship	2	0	1	1	1	0	—		4	1
Queen of the South (loan)	2021–22	Scottish Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			14	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16	1

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. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
4. "An Interview... With Sam Folarin". fwgconsultants.org. FWG Consultants. 4 November 2019. 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. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
6. "Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
7. "Sam Folarin: Harrogate Town forward agrees new one-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
8. "Sam Folarin loaned to Queen of the South". Middlesbrough FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
9. "Harrogate Town AFC - Sam Folarin". www.harrogatetownafc.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
10. Sam Folarin at Soccerway
11. "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Sam Folarin – 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
12. "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
13. "Games played by Sam Folarin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.