Dominic Samuel (English footballer)

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Dominic Samuel
Personal information
Full name Dominic James Samuel [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2012 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2020–2021 Gillingham 22 (3)
2021–2023 Ross County 39 (1)
2023– Ebbsfleet United 5 (2)
International career
2011–2013 England U19 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Dominic James Samuel (born 1 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Ebbsfleet United.

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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. [3] 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. [4] [5]

On 3 January 2013 Samuel joined League One side Colchester United on a one-month youth loan deal. [6] After making two appearances, he returned to Reading on 31 January. [7] On 9 January 2014, Samuel joined teammate Lawson D'Ath at Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan. [8] He made his debut three days later against Fleetwood Town though he was forced off during the first half with a knee injury. [9] Reading later confirmed that his loan had been cut short as the damage needed to be repaired surgically. [10]

On 29 January 2015, Samuel joined Coventry City on loan till 28 April 2015, [11] scoring on his debut against Rochdale. [12]

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

On 5 January 2016, Gillingham announced that Samuel had extended his stay at Priestfield for another three weeks. [15]

Samuel scored his first goal for Reading against Burton Albion on 19 November 2016. [16]

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

Blackburn Rovers

On 18 July 2017, Samuel signed a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee. [18] 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.[ citation needed ]

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, [19] but he was then released at the end of the season. [20]

Gillingham

On 21 September 2020 Samuel re-joined Gillingham on a permanent basis. [21] 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. [22]

Ross County

On 29 June 2021 Samuel joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a two-year deal. [23] The prolific striker started in fine form scoring a deflection against East Fife in one of his 39 games with the club. Samuel was released by the club on 15 June 2023 upon the expiry of his contract after two years at the club. [24]

Ebbsfleet United

On 27 October 2023, Samuel joined National League side Ebbsfleet United. [25]

International career

Samuel made his debut England under-19 against Portugal on 7 October 2011. [26] 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. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2012–13 [28] Premier League 100000—10
2014–15 [29] Championship 001000—10
2015–16 [30] Championship100010—20
2016–17 [31] Championship921020—122
Total1122030—162
Colchester United (loan) 2012–13 [28] League One 20———20
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2013–14 [32] League Two 10———10
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15 [29] League One136———136
Gillingham (loan) 2015–16 [30] League One257———257
Reading U23 2016–17 [31] ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Ipswich Town (loan) 2016–17 [31] Championship600000—60
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18 [33] League One36522211 [lower-alpha 1] 0418
2018–19 [34] Championship200010—30
2019–20 [35] Championship1520000—152
Total5372231105910
Gillingham 2020–21 [36] League One22323002 [lower-alpha 1] 0266
Ross County 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2811020—311
2022–23 Scottish Premiership1100041—151
Total391106100462
Career total17226751226019833
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

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