Sam Gale

Sam Gale

Personal information
Full name	Sam Rodin Gale
Date of birth	(2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre back
Team information
Current team	Gillingham
Number	30
Youth career
	Arsenal
	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Gillingham	1	(0)
2022	→ Sheppey United (loan)	25	(0)
2023–2024	→ Hastings United (loan)	24	(1)
2024	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Sam Rodin Gale (born 1 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Career

Gale started out at Arsenal as a junior, playing with the London side in their under-9s to under-12s, before being released and shortly afterwards joining Gillingham, where he progressed through the academy. ^[2]

Gale made his first-team league debut for Gillingham on 23 November 2021, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Daniel Phillips in a 2–0 defeat to Cheltenham Town at Priestfield Stadium. ^[3] On 16 September 2022, he joined Isthmian League South East Division club Sheppey United on loan; player-manager Jack Midson said that "he will come in and do a good job for us at holding midfielder and centre-back cover." ^{[4] [5]}

Gale signed his first professional contract with Gillingham in June 2023. ^[6]

On 21 November 2023, Gale joined Hastings United on an initial one-month loan deal. ^[7]

On 16 August 2024, Gale was once again loaned out, this time to National League South side Chelmsford City on an initial one-month loan. ^[8] In December 2024, Gale was recalled from his loan at Chelmsford, going on to make his league debut for Gillingham, starting in a 1–0 loss away to AFC Wimbledon on 30 December 2024. ^[9]

On 4 February 2025, Gillingham confirmed that Gale had signed a new contract until the summer of 2027, with a club option of a further year. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 June 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2021–22 [11]	EFL League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23 [12]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sheppey United (loan)	2022–23 [13]	Isthmian League South East Division	24	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	8	0
Career total			27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0

1. One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy

References

1. "Sam Gale - Midfielder - First Team - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "Defender well prepared to make an impact at Gillingham". Kent Online. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
3. Miller, Dave (23 November 2021). "Report | Gillingham 0-2 Cheltenham Town". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. Cawdell, Luke (16 September 2022). "Promising Gillingham youngster hoping to shine at Sheppey". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
5. "GALE ADDS FORCE TO THE ITES". Sheppey United FC. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. "Trio sign first professional contracts". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
7. "Sam Gale joins Hastings on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
8. "Sam Gale joins Chelmsford on loan". Gillingham FC. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
9. "AFC Wimbledon 1 Gillingham 0: League 2 match report from the Cherry Red Records Stadium, Plough Lane". KentOnline. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
10. "Sam Gale signs new contract". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
11. "Games played by Sam Gale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
12. "Games played by Sam Gale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
13. "Sheppey United | Appearances | Sam Gale | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.