Samuel Adekugbe

Samuel Adekugbe... soccer family (brother Elijah, sister Ruth)... both of his parents Ben and Dee were born in London, ENG... he was three years old when his family moved from London to Manchester; he was 10 years old when his family moved from Manchester to Calgary... grew up playing soccer and tennis... he was three years old when he started playing soccer with Manchester United’s Grassroots program... he also played as a youth with Manchester’s AFC Clayton and Calgary’s Foothills SC... enjoys video games, tennis, hanging out with friends and family... growing up, favourites included Ashley Cole, Marcelo, Manchester City... other favourites included Roger Federer, Andy Murray...

represented Canada at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022... Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... won a Concacaf Silver Medal with Canada (2022-23 Nations League)...

club career in England, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Turkey... with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2015)... with Galatasaray SK, a Süper Lig winner (2022-23)...

part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 15 November 2021 ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match one day later in Edmonton (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at a training session)...

attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Vancouver...