Sam Bird (footballer)

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Sam Bird
Personal information
Full name Samuel David Bird [1]
Date of birth (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Youth career
0000–2021 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2021 → Farsley Celtic (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Hyde United (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 Stockport County 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 22 (1)
2024– Stirling Albion 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Samuel David Bird (born 12 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stirling Albion, as a defender.

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Career

Bird progressed through the Academy at Fleetwood Town and signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 April 2021, signing a deal until the 2021–22 season, with the option of a further year in the club's favour. [3] [4] He had been an ever-present for the under-18 side over the campaign, scoring a memorable goal in the FA Youth Cup Fourth Round against Bristol City. [3]

He signed on loan for National League North side Farsley Celtic on a month-long deal, following a spate of injuries and suspensions for their defence. [5] Bird had impressed Farsley manager, Adam Lakeland, when playing against Fleetwood in a pre-season friendly weeks earlier and the two clubs had a strong relationship having loaned quite a few players of the past couple of years. [5]

On 31 December 2021, he signed a new one-year extended contract with the club until June 2023, again with another year option in the club's favour. [6] He had made the step-up to the first team for the 2021–22 campaign and made his debut against Barrow in the EFL Trophy on 5 October, replacing Chiekh Thiam as a substitute. [6] His full debut came weeks later in the same competition as Fleetwood lost 1–0 to Bolton Wanderers. [6] He also made the bench on a number of occasions for matches in EFL League One since then. [6]

On 28 January 2022, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United for his second loan deal of the season, for an initial one month. [7] [8]

After leaving Fleetwood, Bird signed for Stockport County in summer 2023. [9] He spent a loan spell at Stafford Rangers, joining in August 2023, [10] and leaving in January 2024, [11] having made 26 appearances in all competitions. [12] Later that month he signed for Scottish club Stirling Albion. [13] [14] [15] [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2021–22 [2] League One 0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2022–23 [2] League One0000000000
Total0000002020
Farsley Celtic (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League North 20———20
Hyde United (loan) 2021–22 [17] NPL Premier Division50——1 [lower-alpha 2] 060
Career total70000030100
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Manchester Premier Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "S. Bird: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Sam Bird signs first professional contract". 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022– via Fleetwood Town FC.
  4. ↑ "First professional contract for Fleetwood Town defender Sam Bird".
  5. 1 2 Winterbottom, Robert (27 August 2021). "YOUNG DEFENDER SAM BIRD JOINS ON LOAN" . Retrieved 22 June 2022– via Farsley Celtic FC.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Sam Bird signs extended deal at Fleetwood". 31 December 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022– via Fleetwood Town FC.
  7. ↑ "Fleetwood Bird Lands At Hyde". 28 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022– via Hyde United FC.
  8. ↑ "Fleetwood Town youngsters make loan moves away from Highbury".
  9. ↑ "Exciting prospects added to Emerging Talent group". Stockport County. 31 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Allport, Darren (11 August 2023). "Squad Update". Stafford Rangers Football Club.
  11. ↑ Allport, Darren (3 January 2024). "Squad Update". Stafford Rangers Football Club.
  12. ↑ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Sam Bird | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Admin, Site (11 January 2024). "Sam Bird – NEW SIGNING - SAFC".
  14. ↑ "Stockport County defender Sam Bird leaves for Stirling Albion". 12 January 2024.
  15. ↑ McFarlane, Stuart (12 January 2024). "Stirling Albion bolstered by two new January additions". Daily Record.
  16. ↑ McFarlane, Stuart (26 January 2024). "Stirling Albion new boy making home from home at Forthbank as he prepares for debut". Daily Record.
  17. ↑ "Hyde United – Appearances – Sam Bird – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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