Sam Tinubu

Sam Tinubu
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ayomide Tinubu[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004[2]
Place of birth Enfield, London, England[3]
Position Midfielder[4]
Youth career
–2021 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Stevenage 1 (0)
2023 → Biggleswade Town (loan) 18 (3)
2024 Bedford Town 4 (0)
2024–2025 Biggleswade Town 4 (0)
2025–2026 Hadley 2 (0)
2026 AFC Totton 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Samuel Ayomide Tinubu (born 28 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

A graduate of the Stevenage academy, Tinubu made his professional debut in October 2021, becoming the club's youngest Football League debutant. He spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at Biggleswade Town before being released in May 2023. Tinubu subsequently had brief spells in the Southern Football League with Bedford Town, Biggleswade Town and Hadley, before joining National League South club AFC Totton in February 2026.

Career

Stevenage

Tinubu began his career at Stevenage, signing a full-time academy scholarship in July 2021 and his first professional contract on 2 October 2021.[4] He made his first-team debut, his only appearance for the club, in a 3–0 away defeat to Oldham Athletic on 16 October 2021, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in the match.[3][5] In doing so, he became the club's youngest Football League debutant at 17 years and 18 days, surpassing Liam Smyth's previous record.[2][6]

He joined Southern League Division One Central club Biggleswade Town on an initial one-month loan on 27 January 2023,[7] reuniting with former Stevenage academy manager Robbie O'Keefe.[7] Tinubu scored his first senior goal in a 4–2 win over Ware on 14 February 2023,[8] after which the loan was extended until the end of the 2022–23 season.[8][9] He made 19 appearances during his time there, scoring three goals.[8] He was released by Stevenage in May 2023.[10]

Spells in non-League

Tinubu did make a competitive appearance during the 2023–24 season.[8] He joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Bedford Town in September 2024, making four substitute appearances before returning to Biggleswade Town a month later.[8] He made six appearances during his second spell with the club but did not feature after January 2025.[8] After making two appearances at Southern League Division One Central club Hadley in November 2025,[8] Tinubu joined National League South club AFC Totton on 21 February 2026,[11] making three appearances.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2021–22[13] League Two 1000000010
2022–23[14] League Two 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2022–23[8] Southern League Division One Central 18300—1[a]0193
Bedford Town 2024–25[8] Southern League Premier Division Central 4000—0040
Biggleswade Town 2024–25[8] Southern League Premier Division Central 4000—2[b]060
Hadley 2025–26[8] Southern League Division One Central 2000—0020
AFC Totton 2025–26[12] National League South 30——0030
Career total 323000030353
  1. ↑ Appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sam Tinubu – Youngest ever EFL player". Stevenage F.C. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Soccerway – Sam Tinubu". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Sam Tinubu signs professional contract". Stevenage F.C. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 3–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "BoroGuide – Player Records". BoroGuide. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 Whitney, Steve (27 January 2023). "O'Keefe returns to Stevenage for loan signing". Southern Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Aylesbury United – Samuel Tinubu". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Loan update: March 2023". Stevenage F.C. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Stevenage FC retained list 2022/23". Stevenage F.C. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Double Signing For The Stags". www.afctotton.com. A.F.C. Totton. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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