Dominic Samuel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominic James Samuel[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 April 1994||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Reading | 11 | (2) |
2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Coventry City (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2015–2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2017 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | (5) |
National team | |||
2011–2013 | England U19 | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 8 September 2018 (UTC) |
Dominic James Samuel (born 1 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers.
Club career
As part of the Reading Academy, Samuel enjoyed a prolific start to the 2011–12 season, scoring 13 goals in 14 games for the under-18 side. As a result, he was rewarded with his first professional contract on 17 December 2011.[3] He made his debut for Reading coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute, for Garath McCleary, in Reading's 3–0 defeat away to Sunderland on 11 December 2012.[4][5] On 3 January 2013 Samuel joined League One side Colchester United on a one-month youth loan deal.[6] After making two appearances, he returned to Reading on 31 January.[7] On 9 January 2014, Samuel joined teammate Lawson D'Ath at Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan.[8] He made his debut three days later against Fleetwood Town though he was forced off during the first half with a knee injury.[9] Reading later confirmed that his loan had been cut short as the damage needed to be repaired surgically.[10]
On 29 January 2015, Samuel joined Coventry City on loan till 28 April 2015,[11] scoring on his debut against Rochdale.[12]
On 13 November 2015, Samuel joined League One side Gillingham on an emergency loan deal until 10 December.[13] On 9 December, Samuel had his loan spell with Gillingham extended until 2 January 2016.[14]
On 5 January 2016, Gillingham announced that Samuel had extended his stay at Priestfield for another three weeks.
Samuel scored his first goal for Reading against Burton Albion on 19 November 2016.[15]
On 31 January 2017, Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[16]
Blackburn Rovers
On 18 July 2017, Samuel signed a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[17]
International career
Samuel made his debut England under-19 against Portugal on 7 October 2011.[18] Samuel scored his first goal for the under-19s in his next match for them, against Ukraine, in a 3–1 victory on 9 October 2011.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2012–13[20] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2016–17[23] | Championship | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Colchester United (loan) | 2012–13[20] | League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2013–14[24] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Coventry City (loan) | 2014–15[21] | League One | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
Gillingham (loan) | 2015–16[22] | League One | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | |||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2016–17[23] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 2017–18[25] | League One | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Career total | 67 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 19 |
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Dominic Samuel". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Striker Samuel signs pro contract". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sunderland 3–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Match Report". Reading F.C. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Samuel loaned to U's". Reading F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Samuel returns to the Royals". Reading FC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Samuel joins Daggers". Reading F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "Match reaction: Darren Currie". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "HRK returns". Reading F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Coventry City have completed the emergency loan signing of Reading striker Dominic Samuel". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City F.C. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Coventry 2-2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Striker Samuel joins Gills on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Samuel agrees Gills loan extension". www.readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Reading 3-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Samuel makes loan move to Ipswich". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Samuel completes move to Ewood Park". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Portugal vs England". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Ukraine vs England". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External links
- Dominic Samuel profile at Reading F.C.
- Dominic Samuel profile at the FA
- Dominic Samuel at Soccerbase