Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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Style of play

Folarin originally played at right-wingback when he was at

Tooting & Mitcham United Tooting & Mitcham United Football Club is an association football club based in the London Borough of Merton. They are currently members of the and play at Imperial Fields in Morden. Their nickname is "the Terrors" or "the Stripes". History ...

but was converted to a striker/right winger after moving to

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Club career

Folarin started his career in the youth ranks at Wandsworth Town before moving to

in search of senior first team football. After a breaking into the first-team in the 2018–19 season, he was offered a trial at

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but was not signed by the

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club. After a subsequent trial at

, Folarin was offered a contract along with team-mate Isaiah Jones. On 15 September 2020, Folarin debuted for

in the

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in a 2–0 defeat versus

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at the

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. In January 2021, Folarin scored his first senior goal against

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in the

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. On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined

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club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. In August 2022, he joined League Two side Harrogate Town on a full-time basis. On 17 May 2024, he signed a new one-year deal with Harrogate. On 24 January 2025, Folarin signed for

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side

for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Folarin, Sam 2000 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Lambeth English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Isthmian League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people 21st-century English sportsmen