Samuel Adegbenro
Nigerian association football player
Samuel Adeniyi Adegbenro (born 3 December 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egersund.
A fast and skillful player able to operate at both flanks, Adegbenro can play in the center as well; as an attacking midfielder or striker. At Rosenborg, he mainly played as a left winger in a 4-3-3 formation.
Club career
Nigeria
Adegbenro was born in Nigeria. He started his career at local team Prime before switching to Kwara United.
Adegbenro got ranked as the club's most valuable player by Kwara United general manager, Alhaji Haruna Maigidasanma, after the first half of the 2014 season.
Viking
After impressing at trials earlier that winter, Adegbenro moved to Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking alongside fellow Nigerian, Suleiman Abdullahi, signing a four-year contract 5 February 2015.
Adegbenro made his debut for Viking on 6 April 2015 against Mjøndalen; they lost the game, 1–0. Adegbenro scored his first goal in Eliteserien against Molde at home, a match which Viking won by 2–1. Adegbenro, accompanied by Suleiman Abdullahi, made a great impact to the team throughout the 2015 season.
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