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Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

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Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Personal information
Full name Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20)
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) 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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]

Honours

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Inter Milan

References

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  1. ^ "Numerazioni Maglie Serie A TIM 2023-2024" (PDF). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "18-year-old Ebenezer Akinsanmiro joins Inter Milan from Remo Stars". TheCable. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Alex Transfiguration" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Andreuccetti, Gianluca (26 February 2024). "Akinsanmiro, dalla Nigeria alla Viareggio Cup stregando l'Inter". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Il Sassuolo vince la 72ª Viareggio Cup: Alex Transfiguration k.o. ai rigori" (in Italian). Viareggio Cup. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ Nwoke, Chidi (1 February 2023). "Inter Milan Signs Remo Stars Midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Remo's Akinsamiro joins Inter on four-year deal". Punch Newspapers. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Martinez passes 100 Serie A goals in big Inter win". BBC Sport. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Ebenezer Akinsanmiro to Sampdoria" (Press release). Inter Milan. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. ^ Pintimalli, Alessandro (19 July 2024). "Akinsanmiro è blucerchiato: temporaneo dall'Inter" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Internazionale seal historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan". The Guardian. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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