Samuel Edozie

Samuel Edozie

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie [1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Southampton
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2019	Millwall
2019–2021	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Manchester City	0	(0)
2022–	Southampton	49	(6)
International career‡
2021	England U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	England U19	4	(1)
2022–	England U20	10	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:01, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie (born 28 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Southampton.

Club career

Early career

Edozie was born in Lewisham, South London. He attended Ashgrove School in Bromley and Beths Grammar School in Bexley. He began his career in the youth system at nearby Millwall before moving away and arriving at the 2018–19 Premier League champions Manchester City in July 2019 for a reported seven-figure fee. ^[3]

After impressing in 2021–22 pre-season, Edozie made his Manchester City debut on 7 August 2021, being named in the starting lineup for the 2021 FA Community Shield. ^[4]

Southampton

On 1 September 2022, Edozie signed a five-year contract with Southampton in a deal which also saw Manchester City full back Juan Larios join the South Coast club. ^[5] On 3 September 2022, he made his club and Premier League debut in a 1–0 away loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on after 73 minutes for Romain Perraud. ^[6]

On 26 August 2023, Edozie scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers. ^[7] During a 1–1 draw with Norwich City on 1 January 2024, he picked up an ankle injury, with manager Russell Martin later confirming he was expected to be sidelined until the end of January. ^[8]

International career

Edozie was born in England to an Igbo Nigerian father and an English mother. ^{[9] [10]} He is a youth international for England.

On 2 September 2021, Edozie made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park. ^[11]

On 21 September 2022, Edozie made his England U20 debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. ^[12]

On 10 May 2023, Edozie was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2021–22 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Southampton	2022–23 [15]	Premier League	17	0	3	0	4	0	—		24	0
	2023–24 [16]	Championship	32	6	2	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	36	6
	Total		49	6	5	0	4	0	2	0	60	6
Career total			49	6	5	0	4	0	3	0	61	6

1. Appearance in FA Community Shield
2. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Southampton

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2024 ^[17]

References

1. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
2. "Sam Edozie". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. Vegas, Paul. "Millwall boss Harris sorry losing Samuel Edozie to Man City". TribalFootball. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
4. Edwards, John. "Leicester v City: Edozie makes debut with Jack Grealish on the bench". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
5. "Saints sign exciting young winger Edozie". Southampton F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. Howarth, Matthew (3 September 2022). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
7. "Southampton 2–1 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
8. Rees-Julian, George (5 January 2024). "Southampton's Martin provides injury update for Edozie and Bree". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
9. "Meet Samuel Edozie, the Talented Nigerian Youngster Playing for Manchester City". www.footynaija.com.ng.
10. "Pep Guardiola showers praise on British-Nigerian player Samuel Edozie after his third goal in three games". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 5 August 2021.
11. "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
12. Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
13. Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
14. "Games played by Samuel Edozie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
15. "Games played by Samuel Edozie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
16. "Games played by Samuel Edozie in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
17. "Leeds United 0–1 Southampton: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.