Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Nigerian footballer (born 2004)
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Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro ⓘ (born 25 November 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie B club Pisa, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Nigeria national team.
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| Full name | Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Pisa (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2021 | Beyond Limits | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Alex Transfiguration (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Remo Stars | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Pisa (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Akinsanmiro started playing professionally for Remo Stars in 2020.[2] He was part of the team that gained promotion from the Nigeria National League to the Nigeria Professional Football League at the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]
In March 2022, Akinsanmiro briefly joined Lagos-based club Alex Transfiguration, as he featured in the Torneo di Viareggio,[4][5] where the team reached the final before losing to Sassuolo on penalties.[5][6]
Inter Milan
On 31 January 2023, Akinsanmiro joined Italian club Inter Milan on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2][7][8] During the 2022–23 season, while playing for the club's under-19 team, he also received his first call-ups to the first team under manager Simone Inzaghi.[9] On 24 May, he was an unused substitute on the bench for Inter Milan, as the club won their ninth Coppa Italia title over Fiorentina.[10] He made his first-team debut for Inter Milan on 25 February 2024, coming on as a substitute for Davide Frattesi in the 76th minute of a 4–0 league victory over Lecce.[9][11]
Loan to Sampdoria
On 19 July 2024, Akinsanmiro joined Serie B club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, with an option to buy and a buy-back clause in favor of Inter Milan.[12][13] He made his debut for the club on 11 August, starting in a Coppa Italia match against Como, which ended in a 5–4 win after the shoot-out.[14]
Loan to Pisa
On 19 July 2025, Akinsanmiro joined fellow Serie A club Pisa on loan, with an option to buy and a buy-back clause in favour of Inter.[15]
International career
On 11 December 2025, Akinsanmiro was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 December 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Remo Stars | 2021–22 | NPFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Pisa (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia