Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie (born 28 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Southampton.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club 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 | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | England U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | England U20 | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Having been born in Lewisham, and attended Ashgrove School in Bromley, Edozie 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]
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] He made his club and Premier League debut in a 1–0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on after 73 minutes for Romain Perraud.[7]
Edozie was born in England to an Igbo Nigerian father and an English mother.[8][9] 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. [10]
On 21 September 2022, Edozie made his England U20 debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2022–23[12] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Southampton F.C. – current squad | |
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