Sam Perry (footballer)

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Sam Perry
Personal information
Full name Samuel Paul Perry [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Macclesfield
Youth career
0000–2019 Aston Villa
2019–2020 Walsall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Walsall 36 (2)
2022–2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 12 (0)
2023 → Leamington (loan) 20 (0)
2023 Waterford 14 (1)
2023–2024 Salisbury 8 (1)
2024– Macclesfield 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Paul Perry (born 29 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield.

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Career

Born in Walsall, [2] Perry started his career at the academy of Aston Villa before joining Walsall in 2019. [3] He made his debut for Walsall on 7 January 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat at home to Portsmouth. [4] He was offered his first professional contract in May 2020, [5] which he signed in July of that year. [6] He made his league debut for Walsall on 27 February 2021, starting in a 2–1 League Two defeat at home to Bradford City. [7] He scored the first goal of his career the following month with a weak-footed half-volley into the bottom right corner in the 28th minute of a 2–1 defeat away to Bolton Wanderers on 20 March 2021. [8] On 12 April 2021, he signed a new contract with the club of undisclosed length. [9] He made 16 appearances across the 2020–21 season, scoring one goal. [10]

On 12 July 2022, Perry joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [11]

On 3 February 2023, Perry joined National League North side Leamington on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [12]

On 4 July 2023, Perry signed for League of Ireland First Division side Waterford. [13] In December 2023, he returned to England with Salisbury. [14] In February 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2019–20 [16] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2020–21 [10] League Two161000000161
2021–22 [17] League Two20110004 [lower-alpha 1] 0251
2022–23 [18] League Two0000000000
Total362100050422
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League 12010—00130
Leamington (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League North 200———200
Career total682200050752
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 90. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sam Perry at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sam Perry - Midfielder - Youth Team - Walsall FC". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Match Report: Walsall 1-2 Portsmouth". Walsall F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Keen, Liam (11 May 2020). "Joe Willis and Sam Perry offered first professional contracts with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sam Perry puts pen to paper of his first professional contract". Walsall F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Keen, Liam (27 February 2021). "Walsall 1 Bradford 2 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Keen, Liam (20 March 2021). "Bolton 2 Walsall 1 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Emmanuel Osadebe & Sam Perry: Walsall midfielders sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Perry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Signing | Sam Perry signs on loan for the season". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sam Perry joins Leamington on loan". Walsall F.C. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  13. ↑ https://waterfordfc.ie/sam-perry-joins/
  14. ↑ "Sam Perry Signs". salisburyfc.co.uk. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "SAM PERRY JOINS THE SILKMEN". macclesfieldfc.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sam Perry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sam Perry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sam Perry in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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