Samuel Ayorinde (born 20 October 1974) is a Nigerian former

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who played at both professional and international levels. A striker, he played professionally for a number clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and he represented

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at senior international level.

Club career

Ayorinde was born in

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on 20 October 1974, and played club football for

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and

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, before joining

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in September 1995 though a lengthy wait for a work permit meant he did not make his league debut against

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until May 1996. He made 16 league and cup appearances for Orient, scoring two goals, but could not hold down a place in the first team and, after a succession of loan moves, transferred to

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side

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in December 1997. He later played for

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, Hapoel Beit She'an,

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, Syrianska,

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and Djurgårdsbrunns FC.

International career

Ayorinde earned two caps for

between 1998 and 2003.

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