Samuel Temidayo Feargod Akinbinu (born 6 June 1999) is a

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who plays as a

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for Djibouti Premier League club

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and the Djibouti national team. Born in Nigeria, Akinbinu represents Djibouti internationally. He is the top scorer for Djibouti national football team after receiving his Djiboutian citizenship in 2021.

Club career

On 10 January 2018, Akinbinu signed for Nigeria Professional Football League club

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. On 19 April 2018, in the mid-season transfer windows, Akinbinu signed for Lobi Stars. On 2 July 2019, Akinbinu joined Djibouti Premier League champions

. He helped his team win the 2022 Djibouti Cup and was a key part alongside his teammate

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as they won the double.

International career

Akinbinu received his Djiboutian citizenship in June 2021. Akinbinu debuted on 15 June 2021, in a friendly match against Somalia, scoring his first goal in a 1–0 victory at the

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. He was also top scorer for 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup and would help them win it with two goals scored it would be the first time Djibouti won a trophy.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akinbinu, Samuel 1999 births Living people Footballers from Lagos Djiboutian men's footballers Djibouti men's international footballers Nigerian men's footballers Naturalised association football players Naturalized citizens of Djibouti Nigerian emigrants to Djibouti Men's association football forwards Shooting Stars S.C. players First Bank F.C. players Bayelsa United F.C. players Rivers United F.C. players Lobi Stars F.C. players AS Arta/Solar7 players Nigeria Professional Football League players Djibouti Premier League players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Djibouti Expatriate men's footballers in Djibouti Nigerian expatriate men's footballers