Samson Tovide

Samson Jolaoluwa Gbolohan Tovide (born 4 January 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United.

Samson Tovide
Personal information
Full name Samson Jolaoluwa Gbolahan Tovide[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004[2]
Place of birth Hackney, England[3]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 34
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Colchester United 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Tovide began his career in the academy at Leyton Orient, before moving on to Colchester United.[4]

Tovide travelled with Colchester's first-team squad for their season-opening fixture at Bradford City on 12 September 2020. He made the bench but did not make an appearance.[2] He made his first-team debut as a substitute for Jevani Brown during Colchester's 6–1 Essex derby win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy on 10 November 2020.[5] He made his English Football League debut on 8 October 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Frank Nouble in Colchester's 2–0 defeat by Tranmere Rovers.[6]

He was sent off on his first league start for the club when he handled the ball in the penalty area during Colchester's 3–1 home defeat by Sutton United on 26 October 2021.[7]

Career statistics
As of 13 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2020–21[8] League Two 00––1[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22[9] League Two 6000001[lower-alpha 1]060
2022-23 League Two 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 1
Total 151001030181
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL Club List of Registered Players as at 15th May 2021" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. Waldron, Jonathan (14 September 2020). "Colchester United had 16-year-old Samson Tovide on the bench". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  4. "Young Duo Sign First Pro Deals". Colchester United F.C. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. "Colchester 6–1 Southend". Sky Sports. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. "Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. "Colchester United 1–3 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. "Games played by Samson Tovide in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. "Games played by Samson Tovide in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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