Sam Ling

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Sam Ling
Personal information
Full name Samuel Jack Ling [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Broxbourne, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 19
Youth career
2013–2016 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2015 → Grays Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Histon (loan) 7 (1)
2016–2018 Dagenham & Redbridge 40 (3)
2018–2021 Leyton Orient 80 (1)
2021– Dagenham & Redbridge 98 (4)
International career
2018 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Jack Ling (born 17 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.

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Career

Ling began his career at Leyton Orient, progressing through the O's academy to become Youth Team captain and also featured on the bench for the first-team a number of times. [3] He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2016. On 7 February 2018, he returned to fellow National League and former club Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half year contract. [4] Ling was one of a number of players to leave Dagenham due to the club's financial issues. [5] His father, Martin, was also director of football at Orient. [4] He made his long-awaited debut for the club on February 17, coming on as a substitute in the second-half against Chester. [3] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 March 2019 in a 3–2 away win at Barrow. [3] He played a key role at right-back as Orient won the National League title at the end of the 2018–19 season. [5] Ling started the 2019–20 season well and was nominated for the Orient's Player of the Month award in August. [3] On 9 September 2019 he signed a new one-year extension to his contract until the summer of 2021. [6] He had been an ever-present in the side since promotion and their return to the English Football League. [6] He made his 50th appearance for the club on 21 September 2019 in a 2–1 defeat to Colchester United. [3] He made a total of 87 appearances for Orient in three-and-a-half seasons before he was released in the summer of 2021 following the expiration of his contract. [7]

On 9 July 2021, Ling returned to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer. [7] Daggers boss, Daryl McMahon, spoke of his acquisition, "He obviously comes from a good footballing family, with his dad Martin. I've known Sam since he was about five or six, from when I played for Martin at Leyton Orient. He's been at the football club before and did really well here, so we know what we're getting."

Personal life

His father is Martin Ling. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2013–14 [8] League One 0000000000
2014–15 [8] League One0000000000
2015–16 [8] League Two 0000000000
Total0000000000
Grays Athletic (loan) 2014–15 [9] IL Premier Division00———00
Histon (loan) 2015–16 [10] SL Premier Division71———71
Dagenham & Redbridge 2016–17 [8] National League 11010—00120
2017–18 [8] National League29320—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0323
Total40330—10443
Leyton Orient 2017–18 [8] National League13000—00130
2018–19 [8] National League22110—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0271
2019–20 [11] League Two15010002 [lower-alpha 2] 0180
2020–21 [12] League Two30000103 [lower-alpha 2] 1341
Total801201091922
Dagenham & Redbridge 2021–22 [13] National League32220—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0372
2022–23 [14] National League34110—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0361
2023–24 [15] National League32100—1 [lower-alpha 1] 1332
Total98430—511065
Career total2259801015224911
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

    Honours

    Leyton Orient

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    13. ↑ "Games played by Sam Ling in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
    14. ↑ "Games played by Sam Ling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
    15. ↑ "Games played by Sam Ling in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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