Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sampdoria (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Remo Stars | ||
| 2022 | → Alex Transfiguration (loan) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Remo Stars | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 | |||
Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro (born 25 November 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Akinsanmiro started playing professionally for Remo Stars in 2020.[2] He was part of the team that gained promotion from the Nigeria National League to the Nigeria Professional Football League at the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]
In March 2022, Akinsanmiro briefly joined Lagos-based club Alex Transfiguration, as he featured in the Torneo di Viareggio,[4][5] where the team reached the final before losing to Sassuolo on penalties.[5][6]
Inter Milan
[edit]On 31 January 2023, Akinsanmiro joined Italian club Inter Milan on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2][7][8] During the 2022–23 season, while playing for the club's under-19 team, he also received his first call-ups to the first team under manager Simone Inzaghi.[9] On 24 May, he was an unused substitute on the bench for Inter Milan, as the club won won their ninth Coppa Italia title over Fiorentina.[10] He made his first-team debut for Inter Milan on 25 February 2024, coming on as a substitute for Davide Frattesi in the 76th minute of a 4–0 league victory over Lecce.[9][11]
Loan to Sampdoria
[edit]On 19 July 2024, Akinsanmiro joined Serie B club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, with an option to buy and a buy-back clause in favor of Inter Milan.[12][13] He made his debut for the club on 11 August, starting in a Coppa Italia match against Como, which ended in a 5–4 win after the shoot-out.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 December 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Remo Stars | 2021–22 | NPFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
Honours
[edit]Inter Milan
References
[edit]- ^ "Numerazioni Maglie Serie A TIM 2023-2024" (PDF). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Agberebi, James (31 January 2023). "OFFICIAL: Remo Stars Midfielder Akinsanmiro Joins Inter Milan On Four-Year Deal". Complete Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "18-year-old Ebenezer Akinsanmiro joins Inter Milan from Remo Stars". TheCable. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Alex Transfiguration" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b Andreuccetti, Gianluca (26 February 2024). "Akinsanmiro, dalla Nigeria alla Viareggio Cup stregando l'Inter". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Il Sassuolo vince la 72ª Viareggio Cup: Alex Transfiguration k.o. ai rigori" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Nwoke, Chidi (1 February 2023). "Inter Milan Signs Remo Stars Midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Remo's Akinsamiro joins Inter on four-year deal". Punch Newspapers. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b Nava, Matteo (26 February 2024). "Parla poco, corre tanto, passa bene: Inzaghi scopre il talento di Akinsanmiro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Martinez passes 100 Serie A goals in big Inter win". BBC Sport. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Ebenezer Akinsanmiro to Sampdoria" (Press release). Inter Milan. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Pintimalli, Alessandro (19 July 2024). "Akinsanmiro è blucerchiato: temporaneo dall'Inter" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Gambaro, Francesco (11 August 2024). "Coppa Italia, la Samp sconfigge il Como ai rigori. E ora c'è il derby col Genoa". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Ebenezer Akinsanmiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Internazionale seal historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan". The Guardian. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ebenezer Akinsanmiro at Soccerway
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Living people
- Footballers from Lagos
- 2004 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Remo Stars F.C. players
- Inter Milan players
- UC Sampdoria players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen