Sam Durrant

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Sam Durrant
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph David Durrant [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Everton
Liverpool
2018–2022 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
2023–2024 Dundalk 28 (2)
International career‡
2024– Sri Lanka 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Joseph David Durrant (born 16 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk. [3] [4] [5] Born in England, he plays for the Sri Lanka national team. [6]

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Personal life

Sam Durrant was born in England to an English father and Sri Lankan Tamil mother.

Club career

Early career

Durrant played for both Everton and Liverpool youth teams. [7] He joined Blackburn Rovers on 29 June 2018 on a two-year scholarship, plus a one-year professional contract. [8] He signed an additional one-year contract until 2022 on 9 July 2021. [9] He was released by Blackburn Rovers in their retained list on 20 May 2022. [10]

Sheffield Wednesday

He joined Sheffield Wednesday on 24 June 2022, joining the clubs under-21 side. [11] He made the first team squad against Oxford United on 7 April before making his Wednesday debut against Derby County on the final day of the season coming off the bench for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. [12] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Durrant would be released following the end of his contract. [13]

Dundalk

On 2 August 2023, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. [14] He extended his stay at the club for another year on 4 December 2023. [15] It was confirmed he was leaving the club on 7 November 2024. [16]

International career

In March 2024, he received his first call up to the Sri Lanka national team for training camp, which he qualifies for through his Sri Lankan Tamil mother. [17] On 31 August 2024, he received a call-up from the Sri Lanka national team to face Cambodia in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2022–23 [19] League One 1000000010
Dundalk 2023 [2] LOI Premier Division 10220–00122
2024 [2] LOI Premier Division 18020–00200
Total282400000322
Career total292400000332

    International

    As of 10 September 2024 [20]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Sri Lanka 202420
    Total20

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    18. ↑ "Teenage sensation Tenuka Ranaweera earns his maiden senior call-up as Almutairi announces squad to face Cambodia". thepapare.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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