Sam Beckwith

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Sam Beckwith
Personal information
Full name Samuel Wayne Beckwith [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Rochdale
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2020 Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Luton Town 0 (0)
2020Biggleswade Town (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022Maidenhead United (loan) 30 (0)
2022–2024 Maidenhead United 64 (4)
2024– Rochdale 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Wayne Beckwith (born 11 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Rochdale.

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Career

Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, [2] Beckwith joined Luton Town as an under-8 and signed a development contract in October 2019. [3] He joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Biggleswade Town on 6 February 2020 on a one-month youth loan, [4] which was later extended by a further month. [5] Beckwith made four appearances [6] by the time the 2019–20 Southern Football League season was abandoned and results expunged because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [7] He was named Luton Town Young Player of the Season at the club's end of season awards. [8] Luton took up the option to extend Beckwith's contract in July 2021. [9] Beckwith made his senior debut in a 2–2 away draw with Stevenage in the EFL Cup first round on 10 August 2021, which Luton lost 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out. [10] He was loaned out to National League club Maidenhead United on 27 August 2021 for the 2021–22 season. [11] He made 31 appearances for the Magpies during the season. At the end of the 2021-22 season, he was released by the Hatters. [12] Following his release, Beckwith returned to Maidenhead United on a permanent basis in June 2022. [13]

In April 2024, he was named Vanarama National League player of the month. [14] He left Maidenhead at the end of the 2023-24 season after turning down a new contract. [15] 2024-25 season.

On 5 July 2024, Beckwith signed a two-year contract with Rochdale. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 2021–22 [17] Championship 001010
Biggleswade Town (loan) 2019–20 [18] SFL Premier Division Central40000040
Maidenhead United (loan) 2021–22 [19] National League 3001000310
Maidenhead United 2022–23 [19] National League210101 [a] 0230
2023–24 [19] National League434201 [a] 0464
Total644300020694
Career total9844010201054
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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