Sammy Braybrooke

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Sammy Braybrooke
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Braybrooke in 2024
Personal information
Full name Samuel Charles Braybrooke
Date of birth (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 44
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Leicester City 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Dundee (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U18 10 (0)
2022 England U19 3 (0)
2024– England U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Charles Braybrooke (born 12 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. He has previously played on loan for Dundee.

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Early and personal life

From Wigston, his father is a coach in nearby Oadby for the Oadby Owls. It was at the Owls where Braybrooke was spotted by Leicester scout Bill Ward playing at the age of six. After this he joined the Leicester Academy. He attended Wigston Academy. [1] Standing at a height of 5 ft 7in with medium long blonde hair in a centre parting, due to his appearance he has been nicknamed "Modric" by former Leicester City teammate Çağlar Söyüncü. [2] He has also been called the "Leicester Iniesta" by teammates in the England youth set up. [3]

Club career

Braybrooke was revealed to have signed a new professional contract with Leicester City in February 2022, running into 2024. [4] Braybrooke was first named as part of the Leicester City match day squads as a substitute for Premier League matches in October 2022. At the time he was England under-19 captain and had been appearing regularly for Leicester City's under-23 team, as well as appearing on the substitutes bench in the UEFA Europa League. [5] Prior to that he had also captained England under-18s. [6] Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has described him as "an outstanding player". [7] Braybrooke has stated that training regularly with the first team and learning from players such as James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, and Wilfred Ndidi has allowed him to develop his skills. [8]

Braybrooke made his professional debut on 8 November 2022 in the EFL Cup against Newport County. [9] On 1 February 2023, he announced that he had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and "will be out for a long period of time". [10]

On 28 August 2024, Braybrooke joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee on a season-long loan deal. [11] Braybrooke made his first Dundee and senior start on three days later at home in a 2–2 draw with St Mirren in the league. [12] On 13 January 2025, Braybrooke was recalled by Leicester and left Dundee. [13]

International career

Braybrooke has been captain of the England national under-18 football team. [6] [14] In September 2022, he played for the first time for the England U19 team, against Montenegro U19. [15] [16] In January 2023, Braybrooke briefly went viral in Mexico when Premier League documentation erroneously stated that he was eligible to play for the Mexico national football team, before the mistake was rectified. [17]

On 7 June 2024, Braybrooke made his England U20 debut during a 2-1 win over Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2022–23 [19] ———2 [a] 020
2023–24 [20] ———0000
2024–25 [21] ———1 [a] 010
Total———3030
Leicester City 2022–23 [19] Premier League 000010—10
2023–24 [20] EFL Championship 000000—00
Total0000100010
Dundee (loan) 2024–25 [21] Scottish Premiership 700010—80
Career total70002030120
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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