Sam Vines

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Sam Vines
Personal information
Full name Samuel Marqus Lloyd Vines [1]
Date of birth (1999-05-31) May 31, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2013 Pride SC
2013–2017 Colorado Rapids
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
2018–2021 Colorado Rapids 53 (2)
2018 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 29 (0)
2021–2023 Royal Antwerp 44 (2)
2024– Colorado Rapids 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U18 1 (0)
2019–2021 United States U23 3 (0)
2020–2022 United States 9 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 9, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Samuel Marqus Lloyd Vines (born May 31, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

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Club career

Colorado Rapids

Whilst with the Colorado Rapids academy, Vines spent time with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence during their 2017 season. [2]

On February 23, 2018, Vines signed a homegrown player contract with Colorado Rapids. [3] He was loaned back out to their affiliate Charlotte Independence on March 8, 2018. [4]

In 2019, Vines made 23 starts among 26 MLS appearances for Colorado, playing 90 minutes in 18 of Colorado's last 19 league matches. In 2020, Vines played every minute of every regular season match for Colorado, becoming the only player on the roster to do so. [5] Vines picked up his first career MLS assist on Sep 9 against Houston Dynamo, finding Lalas Abubakar for a stoppage-time equalizer. [6] Vines scored his first career MLS goal on Sep 12 in Colorado's 5–0 win over Real Salt Lake to reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup. [7] Vines made a substitute appearance in Colorado's MLS Cup Playoffs first-round loss to Minnesota United FC. [8] He finished the season with one goal and three assists.

Antwerp

In August 2021, Vines headed to Belgium to sign a three-year contract with a one-year option with Royal Antwerp. [9] At the beginning of September, he suffered a collarbone fracture in training which required surgery. [10]

Colorado Rapids

Vines returned to Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on January 22, 2024, signing a four-year contract through 2027. [11]

International career

Prior to making his full senior international debut, Vines was a regular call-up to the U.S. U-23 MNT. Vines was called up to Jason Kreis' 25-player under-23 camp in Miami in October 2019. [12] Vines made his under-23 debut in a 6–1 win over El Salvador at Florida International University on October 15, coming on for Chris Gloster in the 66th minute. [13] He played 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Brazil at the United International Football Festival in the Canary Islands on November 14. [14]

Vines was called-up to the United States national team for the first time on January 2, 2020. [15] Vines made his senior debut, starting in a friendly against Costa Rica on February 1, 2020, becoming the first Colorado Rapids homegrown to start for the United States senior national team side. [16] Vines was called up again for the senior team's December 2020 camp on November 30. [17] Vines played the first half of the a 6–0 friendly win over El Salvador on December 9 at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. [18]

On January 5, 2021, Vines was named to the joint senior and under-23 January camp in Bradenton, Florida, ahead of Olympic qualifying. [19] Vines played 64 minutes and assisted Jesús Ferreira's first goal in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on January 31. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 9, 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlotte Independence 2017 United Soccer League 00———00
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2018 United Soccer League29010——300
Colorado Rapids 2018 MLS 10———10
2019 26010——270
2020 181——1 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
2021 81———81
Total53210—10552
Royal Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 240105 [lower-alpha 3] 0—300
2022–23 151—5 [lower-alpha 4] 0—201
2023–24 51—2 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 081
Total4421012010582
Colorado Rapids 2024 MLS30———30
Career total129430120201464

International

As of match played September 23, 2022 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 2020 20
2021 61
2022 10
Total91
As of match played July 11, 2021.
Scores and results list the United's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vines goal.
List of international goals scored by Sam Vines
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1July 11, 2021 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1–01–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honors

Royal Antwerp

United States

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