Sam Adekugbe

Full name: Sam Adekugbe
Current team: Vancouver Whitecaps
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Canada
Date of birth: 16 January, 1995 (31 years)
Place of birth: London, Canada
Weight: 165.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €530k
Current team: Vancouver Whitecaps
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Canada
Date of birth: 16 January, 1995 (31 years)
Place of birth: London, Canada
Weight: 165.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €530k
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Trophies
Transfers
Injuries
Where to Watch Sam Adekugbe
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Sam Adekugbe plays as a defender for Vancouver Whitecaps and represents Canada internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.


Fox Sports
Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX 4K, FOX One, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi, FOX Deportes

NBC Sports

TelevisaUnivision
Apple, Fox Sports, fuboTV, SiriusXM FC
Fox Sports, TelevisaUnivision
Fox Sports, OneSoccer International
Fox Sports, TelevisaUnivision, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Futbol de Primera Radio, SiriusXM FC, TyC Sports Internacional USA
More info: How to watch World Cup in the United States
Statistics
Sam Adekugbe Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 295 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 1104 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 538 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022/23 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | 514 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Hatayspor | Super Lig | 1377 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Hatayspor | Super Lig | 2844 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Valerenga | Eliteserien | 1080 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Valerenga | Eliteserien | 2011 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Valerenga | Eliteserien | 1874 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Valerenga 2 | 2. Divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Valerenga | Eliteserien | 2345 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Goteborg | Allsvenskan | 698 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016/17 | Brighton | Championship | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016/17 | Brighton U23 | Premier League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | USL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canadian Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canadian Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | Hatayspor | Turkish Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Valerenga | NM Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Valerenga | NM Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Brighton | FA Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016/17 | Brighton | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canadian Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 301 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Leagues Cup | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Valerenga | UEFA Conference League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Vancouver Whitecaps | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Canada | Friendly | 93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | Canada | CONCACAF Nations League | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Canada | CONCACAF Nations League | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Canada | World Cup | 94 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Canada | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Canada | World Cup | 94 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Canada | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | Canada | CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Canada | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Canada | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Canada | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Canada | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Canada | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | Canada | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Sam Adekugbe Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada - Canadian Championship | Winner | 2 | 2024, 2015 |
| Canada - Canadian Championship | 2nd Place | 2 | 2016, 2013 |
| England - Championship | 2nd Place | 1 | 2016/2017 |
| Türkiye - Süper Lig | Winner | 1 | 2022/2023 |
| N/C America - Concacaf Nations League | 2nd Place | 1 | 2022/2023 |
| N/C America - Concacaf Champions Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2025 |
Transfers
Sam Adekugbe Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.08.2023 | Hatayspor | Vancouver Whitecaps | Transfer |
| 30.06.2023 | Galatasaray | Hatayspor | Return from loan |
| 16.02.2023 | Hatayspor | Galatasaray | Loan |
| 01.08.2021 | Valerenga | Hatayspor | Transfer |
| 12.01.2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Valerenga | Transfer |
| 01.12.2017 | Goteborg | Vancouver Whitecaps | Return from loan |
| 25.07.2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Goteborg | Loan |
| 30.06.2017 | Brighton | Vancouver Whitecaps | Return from loan |
| 15.07.2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Brighton | Loan |
Sidelined
Sam Adekugbe Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles Tendon Rupture | 12.06.2025 | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| Thigh Injury | 09.05.2025 | 14.05.2025 |
| Thigh Injury | 04.03.2025 | 24.04.2025 |
| Groin Injury | 28.08.2024 | 07.09.2024 |
| Calf Injury | 06.05.2024 | 13.07.2024 |
| Knee Injury | 23.11.2023 | 30.03.2024 |



















