Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James Gallagher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Crediton, England | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2012–2013 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Southampton | 18 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2015. | |||
Samuel James "Sam" Gallagher (born 15 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Southampton. Originally a member of the Plymouth Argyle youth academy, Gallagher joined Southampton in 2012 and earned a call-up to the first team at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.
Club career
Gallagher was born in Crediton, Devon, and originally played for the Plymouth Argyle youth academy.
Southampton
In April 2012 he joined Southampton amidst reported interest from fellow Premier League clubs Everton and Newcastle United.[3] The striker made his debut for the Southampton first team on 6 November 2013 in the League Cup against Sunderland, coming on as an 79th-minute substitute for Gastón Ramírez.[3][4] After scoring a second-half hat-trick against local rivals Portsmouth in a 7–0 victory in the FA Youth Cup in December,[5] Gallagher continued to make semi-regular substitute appearances for the first team, before scoring his first senior goal against Championship side Yeovil Town in the FA Cup on 25 January 2014.[6] He made his full senior debut for the club on 28 January when he started in a league match against leaders Arsenal, coming close to scoring his first league goal on a number of occasions.[7] He scored his first Premier League goal on 15 March 2014, in a 4–2 win against Norwich City.[8] On 10 May 2014, Gallagher was awarded with a long-term contract extension with the Saints until the summer of 2018.[9]
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
On 29 July 2015, Gallagher joined Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[10][11] Gallagher made his debut for MK Dons in a 4–1 win away to Rotherham United on 8 August 2015 providing an assist within four minutes.
He was recalled by Southampton on 6 January 2016.[12]
International career
Having previously played for Scotland at under-19 level, in February 2014 Gallagher switched allegiance to his birth country, England. On 24 February 2014, he was called up by England under-19s for a friendly match against Turkey.[13][14] He made his debut in the game, which England won 3–0.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 December 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2013–14<ref name=Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2013/2014">"Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 September 2014.</ref> | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Sam Gallagher". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- 1 2 Errington, Chris (6 November 2013). "Former Plymouth Argyle prospect makes debut for Southampton". The Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2–1 Saints (COC): Report". Southampton F.C. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Saints 7–0 Pompey: FA Youth Cup Report". Southampton F.C. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Saints 2–2 Arsenal: Report". Southampton F.C. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Southampton 4 – 2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Gallagher extends contract to 2018". Southampton FC. 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Dons sign in-demand Gallagher". MK Dons. 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Gallagher joins MK Dons on loan". Southampton FC. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sam Gallagher: Southampton recall striker from MK Dons loan". BC Sport. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (24 February 2014). "Noel Blake names England U19s squad for Turkey fixture". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ Lucas, Jim (24 February 2014). "Four Saints in England U19 squad". Southampton FC. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "England U19 3–0 Turkey" TheFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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