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]
Team information
Current team
 AFC Totton
Number 25
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 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:19, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Samuel Ayomide Tinubu (born 28 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club AFC Totton.

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 later had brief spells with Bedford Town and a return to Biggleswade Town during the 2024–25 season.

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 not feature competitively during the 2023–24 season.[8] He joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Bedford Town in September 2024, making four substitute appearances before rejoining Biggleswade Town a month later.[8] He made six appearances during his second spell with the club but did not feature beyond January 2025.[8]

In February 2026, Tinubu joined National League South club AFC Totton following a short spell with Hadley.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 November 2025
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
Stevenage 2021–22[12] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[13] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2022–23[8] Southern League Division One Central 18 3 0 0 — 1[a] 0 19 3
Bedford Town 2024–25[8] Southern League Premier Division Central 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Biggleswade Town 2024–25[8] Southern League Premier Division Central 4 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 6 0
Hadley 2025–26[8] Southern League Division One Central 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 29 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 3
  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. ^ a b "Sam Tinubu – Youngest ever EFL player". Stevenage F.C. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Soccerway – Sam Tinubu". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Whitney, Steve (27 January 2023). "O'Keefe returns to Stevenage for loan signing". Southern Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Aylesbury United – Samuel Tinubu". Aylesbury United F.C. 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. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Sam Tinubu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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