Dominic Samuel

Dominic James Samuel (born 1 April 1994) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Gillingham.[3]

For the Canadian soccer player, see Dominic Samuel (soccer).

Dominic Samuel
Personal information
Full name Dominic James Samuel[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2012 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)
2017–2020 Blackburn Rovers 53 (7)
2020– Gillingham 15 (3)
National team
2011–2013 England U19 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:11, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

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.[4] 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.[5][6]

On 3 January 2013 Samuel joined League One side Colchester United on a one-month youth loan deal.[7] After making two appearances, he returned to Reading on 31 January.[8] On 9 January 2014, Samuel joined teammate Lawson D'Ath at Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan.[9] He made his debut three days later against Fleetwood Town though he was forced off during the first half with a knee injury.[10] Reading later confirmed that his loan had been cut short as the damage needed to be repaired surgically.[11]

On 29 January 2015, Samuel joined Coventry City on loan till 28 April 2015,[12] scoring on his debut against Rochdale.[13]

On 13 November 2015, Samuel joined League One side Gillingham on an emergency loan deal until 10 December.[14] On 9 December, Samuel had his loan spell with Gillingham extended until 2 January 2016.[15]

On 5 January 2016, Gillingham announced that Samuel had extended his stay at Priestfield for another three weeks.[16]

Samuel scored his first goal for Reading against Burton Albion on 19 November 2016.[17]

On 31 January 2017, Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[18]

Blackburn Rovers

On 18 July 2017, Samuel signed a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[19] He started his Rovers career brightly with four goals in his first six appearances, but a major anterior cruciate ligament injury later stifled his development.

On 24 June 2020 it was announced that he had signed a short contract extension to allow him to remain with the club until the end of the 2019–20 season after its resumption following the Coronavirus outbreak,[20] but he was then released at the end of the season.[21]

Gillingham

On 21 September 2020 Samuel re-joined Gillingham on a permanent basis.[22] He scored two goals on his second debut for the Kent side on 26 September 2020, leading the Gills to a 2-0 league victory over Blackpool.[23]

International career

Samuel made his debut England under-19 against Portugal on 7 October 2011.[24] 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.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2012–13[26] Premier League 100000—10
2014–15[27] Championship 001000—10
2015–16[28] Championship 100010—20
2016–17[29] Championship 921020—122
Total 1122030—162
Colchester United (loan) 2012–13[26] League One 20———20
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2013–14[30] League Two 10———10
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[27] League One 136———136
Gillingham (loan) 2015–16[28] League One 257———257
Reading U23 2016–17[29] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Ipswich Town (loan) 2016–17[29] Championship 600000—60
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18[31] League One 36522211[lower-alpha 1]0418
2018–19[32] Championship 200010—30
2019–20[33] Championship 1520000—152
Total 5372231105910
Gillingham 2020–21[34] League One 15323002[lower-alpha 1]0196
Career total 1262565616014431
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013.
  2. "Dominic Samuel". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "Samuel claims number nine shirt!". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "Striker Samuel signs pro contract". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Sunderland 3–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. "Match Report". Reading F.C. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. "Samuel loaned to U's". Reading F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. "Samuel returns to the Royals". Reading FC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. "Samuel joins Daggers". Reading F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  10. "Match reaction: Darren Currie". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. "HRK returns". Reading F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  12. "Coventry City have completed the emergency loan signing of Reading striker Dominic Samuel". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  13. "Coventry 2–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  14. "Striker Samuel joins Gills on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  15. "Samuel agrees Gills loan extension". www.readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. "SAMUEL EXTENDS STAY AT PRIESTFIELD". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  17. "Reading 3–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  18. "Samuel makes loan move to Ipswich". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  19. "Samuel completes move to Ewood Park". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  20. "Rovers confirm Retain List". www.rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  21. "Danny Graham makes Sunderland return after Blackburn Rovers exit". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  22. "Samuel claims number nine shirt!". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  23. "Gillingham 2 Blackpool 0: New signing Dominic Samuel scores twice in win at Priestfield". Kent Online. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  24. "Portugal vs England". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  25. "Ukraine vs England". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  26. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  27. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  28. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  29. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  30. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  31. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  32. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  34. "Games played by Dominic Samuel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  35. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
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