Sam Bell (footballer, born 2002)

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Sam Bell
Personal information
Full name Samuel John Bell [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Bristol City 74 (8)
2019Clevedon Town (loan) 4 (3)
2019–2020Yate Town (loan) 12 (7)
2021–2022Grimsby Town (loan) 4 (1)
International career
2023– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:05, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Samuel John Bell (born 23 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

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Career

A youth product of Bristol City, [2] Bell joined Clevedon Town on loan in April 2019, [3] where he scored three goals in four matches. [4] Bell joined Yate Town on loan on 20 December 2019. [5] [6]

On 5 December 2020, Bell made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 1–0 Championship loss to Birmingham City. [7] [8]

On 22 November 2021, Bell signed for Grimsby Town on a short-term loan, linking him up with Robins teammate Ryley Towler. [9]

He began to break into the Bristol City first team in December 2022, and scored his first Bristol City goal in the 2022-23 FA Cup third round replay against Swansea City, scoring an extra time winner. [10] He followed this up with a brace against West Bromwich Albion in the 4th round. [11]

After a 1-1 stalemate in the fifth-round of the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest in February 2024, Bell's penalty in the penalty shootout was saved by US keeper Matt Turner, which led to Bristol City being knocked out of the cup 5-3 on penalties. [12]

International career

In November 2023, Bell received his maiden international call up and made his England U20 debut during a 3-0 defeat to Italy at the Eco-Power Stadium. [13]

Personal life

Bell is the son of the retired English footballer Micky Bell, who also represented Bristol City from 1997 to 2005. [8] [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2018–19 [15] Championship 00000000
2019–20 [16] Championship00000000
2020–21 [17] Championship40100050
2021–22 [18] Championship50001060
2022–23 [19] Championship2434310296
2023–24 [20] Championship3354020395
2024–25 [21] Championship80001090
Total74893508811
Clevedon Town (loan) 2018–19 [4] Western League Premier Division43000043
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20 [22] Southern League Premier Division South1270000127
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22 [18] National League 41001 [a] 051
Career total941993501010922
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy

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