Samuel Edozie

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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 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2019 Millwall
2019–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2022– Southampton 48 (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 21:16, 23 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 EFL Championship club Southampton. [3]

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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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

On 26 August 2023, Edozie scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers. [8] 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. [9]

International career

Edozie was born in England to an Igbo Nigerian father and an English mother. [10] [11] 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. [12]

On 21 September 2022, Edozie made his England U20 debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. [13]

On 10 May 2023, Edozie was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2021–22 [15] Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Southampton 2022–23 [16] Premier League1703040—240
2023–24 [17] Championship 3162000—336
Total4862000—576
Career total486504010586
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

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References

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