Sam Deering

Sam Deering (born 26 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge in the National League as a midfielder.

Sam Deering
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991
Place of birth Stepney, England[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 24
Youth career
Chelsea
Charlton Athletic
2006–2008 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Oxford United 48 (4)
2009 → Newport County (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Newport County (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Barnet (loan) 16 (2)
2011–2012 Barnet 44 (3)
2012–2014 Cheltenham Town 67 (0)
2014–2016 Whitehawk 63 (16)
2016–2017 Ebbsfleet United 43 (8)
2017–2019 Billericay Town 80 (15)
2019– Dagenham & Redbridge 9 (0)
National team‡
2010 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:04, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Playing career

Deering spent time as a youth team player with Chelsea and Charlton Athletic before joining Oxford United's academy in 2006.[2]

He was promoted to the first team in 2008 and went on to make his first team debut against Weymouth on 12 August of that year.[3] Deering scored twice in December 2008 before breaking his leg against Salisbury City.[4] He was fined and warned about his future conduct later that week after making racist comments on a social networking website.[5] In a club statement, the Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas said: "We take this issue very seriously. I have spoken to Sam personally and he has been made aware that we will not tolerate such comments." Thomas added: "Knowing Sam and his background I am confident he is not a racist. He must understand he is a role model and even his throwaway comments have an impact on people's lives."[6]

Upon returning to action in September 2009, Deering joined Newport County on loan for a month,[7] making four league appearances during his stay with the club.

He made his first appearance for Oxford in ten months against Altrincham on Halloween, and scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Histon on 13 February 2010.[8] Deering signed a new contract in March 2010,[9] and helped the club win promotion back to the Football League in the 2010 Conference play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, most notably by setting up the final and third goal.[10][11]

In November 2010, he rejoined Newport County on loan. He returned to Oxford on 4 January 2011, having made three appearances whilst on loan.[12] In February 2011, he was loaned to Barnet for the remainder of the season, where he helped them avoid relegation.[13] The move was made permanent at the end of the season.[14]

Deering joined Cheltenham Town on 5 July 2012, spending two years at Whaddon Road before moving to Conference South side Whitehawk in 2014.[15] Deering was named in the Conference South team of the season for 2014–15 alongside teammates Nick Arnold and Lee Hills.[16]

Shortly after Steve King's departure as manager at Whitehawk, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, Deering joined Ebbsfleet United for an undisclosed fee in March 2016.[17] Deering joined Billericay Town for the 2017–18 season.[18][19]

On 14 November 2019, he went back full-time when he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2008–09[21] Conference Premier 19240—1[lower-alpha 1]0242
2009–10[18] Conference Premier 23230—6[lower-alpha 2]0322
2010–11[19] League Two 6010101[lower-alpha 1]090
Total 484801080654
Newport County (loan) 2009–10[18] Conference South 40———40
2010–11[19] Conference Premier 30——2[lower-alpha 3]050
Total 70——2090
Barnet (loan) 2010–11[19] League Two 162———162
Barnet 2011–12[19] League Two 44320106[lower-alpha 1]0533
Total 605201060695
Cheltenham Town 2012–13[19] League Two 32030103[lower-alpha 4]0390
2013–14[19] League Two 35010201[lower-alpha 1]0390
Total 670403040780
Ebbsfleet United 2015–16[18] National League South 60——3[lower-alpha 5]090
2016–17[18] National League South 37830—6[lower-alpha 6]0468
Total 43830—90558
Billericay Town 2017–18[18] IL Premier Division 431281—8[lower-alpha 3]25915
2018–19[18] National League South 28263—2[lower-alpha 3]0365
2019–20[18] National League South 9151——142
Total 8015195—10210922
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[19] National League 90——1[lower-alpha 3]0100
Career total 314323655040239539
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Four appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  5. Appearances in National League South play-offs
  6. Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League South play-offs

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. "Deering hoping for big gate". Oxford Mail. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Oxford 0–1 Weymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010.
  4. "Oxford winger Deering breaks leg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. "U's star in racism row". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. "Deering fined for racist comment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. "Newport bring in Deering on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. "Oxford United 2–0 Histon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  9. "Deering signs new Oxford contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  10. "Oxford United 3–1 York City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  11. "Oxford savour life back in the League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  12. "Two back in, two out". Oxford United F.C. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  13. "Deering goes out on loan". Oxford United F.C. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  14. "Barnet sign midfielder Sam Deering from Oxford United". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  15. Whitney, Steve (16 July 2014). "King Bags Another Impressive New Recruit". NonLeague. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  16. Griggs, Howard (19 June 2015). "Whitehawk release five as King looks to strengthen". The Argus. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  17. Griggs, Howard (4 March 2016). "Sam Deering leaves Whitehawk for undisclosed fee". The Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  18. Aylesbury United FC – Sam Deering
  19. Soccerway – Sam Deering
  20. Bennett, Dan (14 November 2019). "Midfielder Sam Deering joins Daggers". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  21. "Season 2008-09". Rage Online. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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