Samuel Shashoua

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Samuel Shashoua
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Shashoua with Tenerife in 2019
Personal information
Full name Samuel Shashoua
Date of birth (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Chelsea, London, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2024–2025 Minnesota United 8 (0)
2024–2025 Minnesota United 2 5 (3)
2025 → Birmingham Legion (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2015–2016 England U17 13 (4)
2017 England U18 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:18, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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Club career

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] Shashoua was loaned to second-tier USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on 19 July 2025. [13] He was released by Minnesota following the 2025 season. [14]

Personal life

Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan, Spanish and Iraqi-Jewish descent. [15] [16] [17] His mother is half-Spanish. [17] Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season. [17]

Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 October 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016-17 Premier League 00———00
2017-18 Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2017-18 ———3 [a] 131
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018-19 Segunda División B 386———386
Tenerife 2019-20 Segunda División 0000——00
2020-21 Segunda División33311——344
2021-22 Segunda División33610——346
2022-23 Segunda División13110——141
Total791031——8211
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2019-20 Segunda División B30———30
Albacete 2023-24 Segunda División17010——180
Minnesota United 2024 MLS 30—1 [b] 0—40
Minnesota United 2 2024 MLS Next Pro 32———32
Career Total1431841103115120
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ Weinberg, Roee (20 May 2023). "השוק מת? היהודים שיכולים לשדרג את הליגה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Baleares loan for Shashoua". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tenerife move for Shashoua". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua, nuevo refuerzo blanquiazul" [Samuel Shashoua, new blue-and-white addition] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua, cedido al CD Atlético Baleares" [Samuel Shashoua, loaned to CD Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Un buen Alcorcón se estrena con sonrisa en Santo Domingo" [A good Alcorcón start with a simle at the Santo Domingo] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Martínez, Jorge (30 November 2020). "Sam Shashoua: "Me sentí increíble al hacer mi primer gol con el CD Tenerife"" [Sam Shashoua: "It felt incredible to score my first goal for CD Tenerife"] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sam Shashoua: "Estoy frustrado"" [Sam Shashoua: "I am frustrated"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "No habrá oferta de renovación a Shashoua y no continuará en el Tenerife" [There will be no renewal offers to Shashoua and he will not continue at Tenerife] (in Spanish). Stadium Tenerife. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua acepta el desafío" [Samuel Shashoua accepts the challenge] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota United Signs Attacker Samuel Shashoua | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  13. ↑ "Birmingham Legion acquires forward Samuel Shashoua on loan from Minnesota United". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota United Announces 2025 End of Season Roster Decisions | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  15. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua". www.geni.com.
  16. ↑ "Samuel Shashoua: "Me gusta regatear y combinar"" [Samuel Shashoua: "I like to dribble and combine"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 "Samuel Shashoua revela sus planes de futuro". 14 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Armando completa la saga de los Shashoua en el Atlético Baleares" [Armando completes the Shashoua saga at Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Mallorca Diario. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Samuel Shashoua at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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