Sam Straughan-Brown

Sam Straughan-Brown

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-09-24) 24 September 2006 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth	Retford, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Peterborough Sports (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
Youth career
2014–2023	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Doncaster Rovers	1	(0)
2025	→ Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan)	8	(0)
2025–	→ Peterborough Sports	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Sam Straughan-Brown (born 24 September 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough Sports on loan from EFL League Two club Doncaster Rovers.

Early life

Hailing from Retford, Straughan-Brown joined Doncaster Rovers at under-9 level, the youngest age group for the academy. ^[2]

Career

On 30 August 2023, Straughan-Brown made his senior debut in an EFL Cup defeat to Everton, coming off of the bench in the 83rd minute. ^[3] In October 2023, he signed a first professional contract with the club, manager Grant McCann labelling him as one of the best young players that he had worked with in quite some time. ^[4] On 1 January 2024, he made his League Two debut, again as a late substitute, in a 3–0 victory over Milton Keynes Dons. ^[5]

On 1 January 2025, Straughan-Brown joined Northern Premier League Division One East side Bradford (Park Avenue) on a short-term youth loan. ^[6] On 28 February, he joined National League North side Peterborough Sports on a similar loan. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[8]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doncaster Rovers	2023–24	League Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
Bradford (Park Avenue) (loan)	2024–25 [9]	Northern Premier League Division One East	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Career total			9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. Sam Straughan-Brown at Soccerway
2. Jones, Steve (24 August 2023). "Doncaster Rovers have 'high hopes' for talented young midfielder Sam Straughan-Brown". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
3. "Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Everton: Beto and Arnaut Danjuma score as Everton avoid EFL Cup upset". BBC Sport. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
4. Jones, Steve (6 October 2023). "Doncaster Rovers hand professional contract to Sam Straughan-Brown with Will Flint also offered professional terms". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
5. "Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
6. "Club News: New Signings and Loan Updates". bpafc.com. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
7. "Straughan-Brown joins Peterborough Sports on loan". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
8. "England - S. Straughan-Brown - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
9. "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Sam Straughan-Brown – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2025.