Sam Adekugbe

Canadian soccer player

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Born: January 16, 1995
Age in 2026: 31
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1995

About Sam Adekugbe

Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in England, he represents the Canada national team. On August 23, 2016, Adekugbe scored his first professional goal in a 4–2 victory over Oxford United in the second round of the 2016–17 EFL Cup. On January 14, 2017, Adekugbe started his first Championship game in a 2–0 defeat against Preston North End. Adekugbe became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.

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Sam Adekugbe timeline

2016On August 23, 2016, Adekugbe scored his first professional goal in a 4–2 victory over Oxford United in the second round of the 2016–17 EFL Cup.
2017On January 14, 2017, Adekugbe started his first Championship game in a 2–0 defeat against Preston North End.
2022Adekugbe became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team.
2023Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.

The world when Sam Adekugbe was born

Sam Adekugbe was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

#1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
Top movieBraveheart
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
Defining fadPogs
Notable inventionDVD
World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sam Adekugbe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1995	2026
Gas	$1.15	$3.45/gal
Average home	$110,500	$435,000
Average income	$41,943	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	263.0M	341 million

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