Samuel Adekugbe

Adekugbe's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 3→0), while his Rating eased 16→14. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vancouver Whitecaps · 1st	4	0	0	4.08	14	0
2025/26	Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd	7	2	0	7	16	3
2024/25	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	20	1	2	6.96	25	9
2023/24	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	12	1	1	6.77	27	4
2022/23	GalatasarayLoan · 1st	22	0	2	7.07	37	15
2022/23	Hatayspor	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Canada · international

Side	Apps	G
Canada	42	1
Canada U20	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Adekugbe is a 31-year-old central defender at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 14 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adekugbe.

On the season, Adekugbe graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 31 Adekugbe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 4 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %2%

Available fixtures24 of 24

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %96

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Adekugbe sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Adekugbe's projected Rating — 14 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Vancouver WhitecapsAug 2023 – now

Galatasaray(on loan)Feb 2023 – Aug 2023

HataysporAug 2021 – Feb 2023

Valerengauntil Aug 2021

IFK Goteborg(on loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2021

Brighton(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Vancouver Whitecapsuntil Jul 2016

About S. Adekugbe

Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps, born on January 16, 1995 in London, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Canada. Vancouver Whitecaps currently sit 1st of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, S. Adekugbe has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 43 minutes, averaging a 6.64 match rating over his last 5 rated games.

When S. Adekugbe plays, Vancouver Whitecaps's record this season is 2W-2D-2L.

Recent matches

August 30, 2026: 3-0 win away at Sporting Kansas City (26 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (13 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (9 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Tigres UANL (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlante FC (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Minnesota United FC (1 minutes)

S. Adekugbe's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Vancouver Whitecaps face Real Salt Lake away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Adekugbe at 14 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Canadian Championship and the Süper Lig. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, S. Adekugbe has totalled 213 club appearances with 4 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 33 appearances for Hatayspor.

S. Adekugbe's career has also included time at Galatasaray, Hatayspor, Valerenga, IFK Goteborg and Brighton.

On the international stage, S. Adekugbe has represented Canada and Canada U20 — 46 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Watch points