Sam Stanton

Sam Stanton

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Stanton
Date of birth	19 April 1994
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Livingston (on loan from Hibernian)
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Hibernian	57	(3)
2013	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	2	(0)
2016–	→ Livingston (loan)	3	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2012	Scotland U19	3	(1)
2014–	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2014

Samuel "Sam" Stanton (born 19 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Livingston on loan from Hibernian. He has also previously played for Cowdenbeath and represented Scotland at youth international level.

Early life

Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.^[1]

Career

Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad.^[2] He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Inverness CT.^[3] He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Rangers on 28 January 2012.^[4][5] Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player, Pat Stanton, but is not related to him.^[3] He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012.^[6] Stanton was loaned to Cowdenbeath in January 2013^[7] and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton.^[8] His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery.^[9]

Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013–14 season. He won the SPFL young player of the month award for February 2014.^[10] In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs.^[11]

On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship season.

International career

Stanton was selected for the Scotland national under-19 football team in August 2012.^[12] He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Germany.^[13] He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Norway.^[14] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland Under 21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2015^[16][17]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hibernian	2011–12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2012–13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14	28	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	33	3
	2014–15	22	1	3	1	2	1	1	0	28	3
	2015–16	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6	1
	Total	57	3	4	2	4	1	5	1	70	7
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2012–13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total		59	3	4	2	4	1	5	1	72	7

References

1. "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2. "Sam Stanton Hibernian Profile". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
3. "Hibs youngster Sam Stanton on the verge of breakthrough". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
4. "Rangers 4 – 0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. Hardie, David (31 January 2012). "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Press). Retrieved 4 February 2012.
6. Hardie, David (4 September 2012). "Hibs rising star Sam Stanton signs three-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
7. "Cowdenbeath bring in trio on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
8. "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
9. "Euan on Wonder Goal". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
10. "Sam Stanton: Hibs midfielder is February's young player of month". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
11. "Sam Stanton agrees long-term Hibernian deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
12. "Stanton Earns Scotland Call". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
13. "Scotland Under-19s lose 1–0 to Germany". www.scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
14. "Scotland U19s come from behind to defeat Norway". www.scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
15. "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
16. "Sam Stanton Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
17. Sam Stanton career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

• Scotland stats at Scottish FA