Folarin is a temporary Brickie
Sam Folarin makes a Sittingbourne loan move
Sittingbourne have borrowed Sam Folarin from Chatham Town, and gave him a debut from the bench against Broadbridge Heath on Saturday.
Forward Sam was a part of the Academy setup at Crystal Palace before joining up with Portsmouth in December 2022. His move to Fratton Park was initially on trial, but he quickly became an important part of the Under 18 squad, and played international football as an Under 18 for the Republic of Ireland.
He had a loan spell at Bognor Regis Town during the closing stages of the 23-24 campaign, but played only once, and after leaving Pompey moved on to Northwood, where he made twenty six appearances, scored eleven goals and was named Young Player of the Season in 24-25.
He moved to Chatham at the start of the 25-26 campaign, and played five times, scoring two goals before suffering a serious injury. He has played nine times so far this season for the Chats, and also had a loan spell at Westfield, where his eight games brought four goals.