Sam Waller

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Sam Waller
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Crewe Alexandra
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 13
Youth career
Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Burnley 0 (0)
2022–2023Lancaster City (loan)
2024–2025Rochdale (loan) 20 (0)
2025–Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:13, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Sam Waller (born 9 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Crewe Alexandra, on loan from Burnley. [2]

Career

Born in Stockport, [1] Waller began his career at Burnley. He moved on loan to Lancaster City in October 2022, with the loan later being extended until January 2023, [3] [4] before being extended to the end of the season. [5]

In October 2024 he signed a new two-year contract with Burnley. [6] He signed on loan for Rochdale in November 2024, with the loan being extended in January 2025 until the end of the season. [7]

He moved on loan to Crewe Alexandra in July 2025. [8] He replaced Tom Booth as first-choice goalkeeper halfway through the season, and was told by Crewe manager Lee Bell to take his chance in the team. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sam Waller". worldfootball.net.
  2. Sam Waller at Soccerbase
  3. "Sam Waller extends stay". www.pitchero.com.
  4. "Dolly Blues' boss praises the club's 'exceptional' loan keeper for his displays". Lancaster Guardian. 18 January 2023.
  5. "Sam Waller Stays Again!". www.pitchero.com.
  6. "WALLER SIGNS NEW CONTRACT | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com.
  7. Heaton, Joe (23 January 2025). "Sam Waller's Loan Stay Extended". Rochdale AFC.
  8. "Sam Waller: Burnley goalkeeper joins League Two Crewe on loan". BBC Sport. 11 July 2025.
  9. "Sam Waller: Burnley goalkeeper must take his chance says Crewe boss Lee Bell". BBC Sport. 17 December 2025.