Sean Goss

Sean Goss
Personal information
Full name Sean Richard Goss[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995[2]
Place of birth Wegberg, Germany[3]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2012 Exeter City
2012–2015 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Manchester United 0 (0)
2017– Queens Park Rangers 6 (0)
2018 → Rangers (loan) 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:47, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Sean Richard Goss (born 1 October 1995) is a German-born English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Early career

Goss was born in Wegberg and grew up in Germany before moving to England at the age of eight. He joined the Exeter City youth system aged eight.[4] In July 2012, he joined the Manchester United academy for an initial fee of £100,000, after impressing while on trial in a youth tournament in the Netherlands.[5] In July 2015, he was included in the Manchester United first-team squad for a pre-season tour of the United States,[6] and made an appearance against Paris Saint-Germain at Soldier Field on 29 July 2015.[7] He was included in a match day squad for an official match for the first time on 21 November 2015, remaining on the substitutes bench as Manchester United won 2–1 against Watford at Vicarage Road in the Premier League.[8][9]

Queens Park Rangers

On 28 January 2017, having never made a senior appearance for Manchester United, Goss joined Queens Park Rangers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £500,000.[10] He made his professional debut on 1 February 2017, coming off the substitutes bench in a Championship game against Newcastle United at St James' Park which finished 2–2.[11][12]

Rangers (loan)

Goss moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Rangers in January 2018.[13] He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 January 2018, in a 2–0 win against Aberdeen.[14] Goss was one of four players to make their first appearance for Rangers in that game.[14] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 2–1 loss against Hibernian on 3 February 2018.[15]

International career

Goss is of Northern Irish descent through his grandparents, and is eligible for the Northern Ireland national team.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2018[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2015–16 Premier League 00000000—00
2016–17 Premier League 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Queens Park Rangers 2016–17[18] Championship 600000——60
2017–18[19] Championship 000000——00
2018–19[20] Championship 000010——10
Total 600010——70
Rangers (loan) 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 132200000—152
Career total 19220000000212

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Sean Goss". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sean Goss". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Who is Sean Goss? We profile Manchester United youngster in squad to face Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Manchester United sign Exeter City youngster Sean Goss". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Manchester United: Goss given chance to make a name for himself in America". Manchester Evening News. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Man Utd slip to PSG defeat as De Gea's substitution exposes keeping concerns". The Guardian. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Manchester United include Marcus Rashford in squad v Watford". Manchester Evening News. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Watford 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sean Goss: QPR sign Manchester United midfielder on three-and-half-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Match Report". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Newcastle United 2–2 Queens Park Rangers". BBC. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rangers complete loan deal for QPR midfielder Sean Goss". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen: Alfredo Morelos worth a 'barrowload of cash' - Murty". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Rangers 1-2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Rangers star Sean Goss considering Northern Ireland switch after talks with Michael O'Neill" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  17. ↑ Sean Goss at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sean Goss in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Sean Goss in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Sean Goss in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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