| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derry City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Derry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Derry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Finn Harps (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Finn Harps | 48 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | UCD | 50 | (3) |
| 2023– | Derry City | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Larne (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:40, 26 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sam Todd is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
Todd grew up in Carndonagh, County Donegal, and attended Carndonagh Community School. He signed for the Derry City academy in 2015, and played for their under-19 team in the truncated 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons. [1] He represented his school nationally in FAI Schools competition, scoring the winning goal as they defeated St. Eunan's College to lift the Dr. Tony O'Neill Senior Ulster Cup in February 2017. [2] Todd appeared on the bench for the Derry City senior squad throughout the 2017 season without making a first-team appearance.
Todd joined League of Ireland First Division side Finn Harps on loan in January 2018. He made his professional debut in March 2018 against Shelbourne. He appeared 26 times in the league that season, scoring 4 goals as Finn Harps reached the promotion play-offs. He went on to appear in both legs of both play-offs, clinching promotion to the Premier Division. Todd joined Finn Harps on a permanent basis in December 2018. He remained first-choice centre-back for the club over the following 2 seasons in the Premier Division.
Todd left Finn Harps at the end of the 2020 season to join UCD on a scholarship deal. [3]
Todd remained at UCD until July 2023 when he returned to Derry City. [4] Todd was loaned to NIFL Premiership champions Larne in August 2024. [5] [6] While on loan made 5 appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase. Todd returned to Derry City in January 2025 for the beginning of their season.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2016 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Finn Harps (loan) | 2018 | LOI First Division | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 [d] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| Finn Harps | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 [e] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| UCD | 2021 | LOI First Division | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 [f] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 [g] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 [h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||||
| Derry City | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 [i] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 [j] | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Larne (loan) | 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership | 13 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 [j] | 0 | 0 [k] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 191 | 9 | ||