Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Shashoua | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Chelsea, London, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Minnesota United | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 38 | (6) |
2019–2023 | Tenerife | 78 | (10) |
2020 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Albacete | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Minnesota United | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Minnesota United 2 | 3 | (2) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | England U17 | 13 | (4) |
2017 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:56, 13 October 2024 (UTC) |
Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for American club Minnesota United.
Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London. [1] There he attended Harrow School before signing with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015. [2] On 26 August 2018, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side CD Atlético Baleares on a one-year loan deal. [3]
Shashoua made his senior debut on 9 September 2018, playing the last 18 minutes of a 2–1 away loss against SD Ejea. He scored his first goal late in the month by netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of UB Conquense, and finished the campaign with six goals in 33 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
On 23 August 2019, Shashoua was sold to CD Tenerife in Segunda División, and signed a three-year contract with the club. [4] [5] The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance due to an injury, Shashoua was again loaned to Atlético Baleares for the remainder of the season. [6] He only recovered in March, and played in three matches for ATB as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs for a second consecutive year.
Shashoua made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, replacing Bruno Wilson late into a 0–2 away loss against AD Alcorcón. [7] On 29 November, again from the bench, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié. [8]
Shashoua spent most of the 2022–23 season struggling with injuries, [9] and left the club in June 2023 after his contract expired. [10] On 24 July, he signed a two-year deal with Albacete also in the second division. [11]
On 5 June 2024, Shashoua joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United on a six-month deal until the end of the season. [12]
Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan and Spanish descent. [13] [14] His mother is half-Spanish. [14] Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season. [14]
Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2016-17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2017-18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2017-18 | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Atlético Baleares (loan) | 2018-19 | Segunda División B | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
Tenerife | 2019-20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020-21 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
2021-22 | Segunda División | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
2022-23 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 79 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 11 | ||||
Atlético Baleares (loan) | 2019-20 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Albacete | 2023-24 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Minnesota United | 2024 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Minnesota United 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
Career Total | 143 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 151 | 20 |
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