Elie Engong-Engong
Folarin is professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South, on loan from Championship club Middlesbrough.
Style of playFolarin originally played at right-wingback when he was at Tooting & Mitcham United but was converted to a striker after moving to Middlesbrough.[1][edit]
Club career[edit]
Folarin started his career in the youth ranks at Wandsworth Town before moving to Tooting & Mitcham United in search of senior first team football.[2] After a breaking into the first-team in the 2018–19 season, he was offered a trial at Charlton Athletic but was not signed by the London club. After a subsequent trial at Middlesbrough, Folarin was offered a contract along with team-mate Isaiah Jones.[3]
On 15 September 2020, Folarin debuted for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in a 2-0 defeat versus Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium.[4]
On 26 January 2022, Folarin joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan, for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 27 March 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19[7] | Isthmian League South Central | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[9] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tooting To Teesside For Middlesbrough's Sam Folarin". nonleaguedaily.com. Non League Daily. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "An Interview... With Sam Folarin". fwgconsultants.org. FWG Consultants. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "Tooting & Mitcham To Keep Faith With Blooding Youths After Deals Done With Charlton And Middlesbrough For Trio". londonnewsonline.co.uk. London News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "Sam Folarin loaned to Queen of the South". Middlesbrough FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Elie Engong-Engong at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Sam Folarin – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Elie Engong-Engong in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Elie Engong-Engong in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
