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Dominic James Samuel (born 1 April 1994) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Ross County.[3]

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (July 2021)

Dominic Samuel

Personal information
Full name	Dominic James Samuel[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Southwark, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Ross County
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2012	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Reading	11	(2)
2013	→ Colchester United (loan)	2	(0)
2014	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	1	(0)
2015	→ Coventry City (loan)	13	(6)
2015–2016	→ Gillingham (loan)	25	(7)
2017	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2020	Blackburn Rovers	53	(7)
2020–2021	Gillingham	22	(3)
2021–	Ross County	37	(1)
National team
2011–2013	England U19	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 5 November 2022(UTC)

Club career

As part of the Reading Academy, Samuel enjoyed a prolific start to the 2011–12 season, scoring 13 goals in 14 games for the under-18 side. As a result, he was rewarded with his first professional contract on 17 December 2011.[4] He made his debut for Reading coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute, for Garath McCleary, in Reading's 3–0 defeat away to Sunderland on 11 December 2012.[5][6]

On 3 January 2013 Samuel joined League One side Colchester United on a one-month youth loan deal.[7] After making two appearances, he returned to Reading on 31 January.[8] On 9 January 2014, Samuel joined teammate Lawson D'Ath at Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month youth loan.[9] He made his debut three days later against Fleetwood Town though he was forced off during the first half with a knee injury.[10] Reading later confirmed that his loan had been cut short as the damage needed to be repaired surgically.[11]

On 29 January 2015, Samuel joined Coventry City on loan till 28 April 2015,[12] scoring on his debut against Rochdale.[13]

On 13 November 2015, Samuel joined League One side Gillingham on an emergency loan deal until 10 December.[14] On 9 December, Samuel had his loan spell with Gillingham extended until 2 January 2016.[15]

On 5 January 2016, Gillingham announced that Samuel had extended his stay at Priestfield for another three weeks.[16]

Samuel scored his first goal for Reading against Burton Albion on 19 November 2016.[17]

On 31 January 2017, Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[18]

Blackburn Rovers

On 18 July 2017, Samuel signed a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[19] He started his Rovers career brightly with four goals in his first six appearances, but a major anterior cruciate ligament injury later stifled his development.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 June 2020 it was announced that he had signed a short contract extension to allow him to remain with the club until the end of the 2019–20 season after its resumption following the Coronavirus outbreak,[20] but he was then released at the end of the season.[21]

Gillingham

On 21 September 2020 Samuel re-joined Gillingham on a permanent basis.[22] He scored two goals on his second debut for the Kent side on 26 September 2020, leading the Gills to a 2-0 league victory over Blackpool.[23]

Ross County

On 29 June 2021 Samuel joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a two-year deal.[3]

International career

Samuel made his debut England under-19 against Portugal on 7 October 2011.[24] Samuel scored his first goal for the under-19s in his next match for them, against Ukraine, in a 3–1 victory on 9 October 2011.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading	2012–13[26]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014–15[27]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16[28]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2016–17[29]	Championship	9	2	1	0	2	0	—		12	2
	Total		11	2	2	0	3	0	—		16	2
Colchester United (loan)	2012–13[26]	League One	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	2013–14[30]	League Two	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Coventry City (loan)	2014–15[27]	League One	13	6	—		—		—		13	6
Gillingham (loan)	2015–16[28]	League One	25	7	—		—		—		25	7
Reading U23	2016–17[29]	—	—		—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Ipswich Town (loan)	2016–17[29]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Blackburn Rovers	2017–18[31]	League One	36	5	2	2	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	8
	2018–19[32]	Championship	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2019–20[33]	Championship	15	2	0	0	0	0	—		15	2
	Total		53	7	2	2	3	1	1	0	59	10
Gillingham	2020–21[34]	League One	22	3	2	3	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	6
Ross County	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	28	1	1	0	2	0	—		31	1
	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	9	0	0	0	4	1	—		13	1
	Total		37	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	44	2
Career total			170	26	7	5	12	2	6	0	196	33

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

• EFL League One runner-up: 2017–18[35]

References

External links

• Dominic Samuel profile at Reading F.C.
• Dominic Samuel profile at the FA
• Dominic Samuel at Soccerbase

На других языках

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- [en] Dominic Samuel (English footballer)

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[es] Dominic Samuel

Dominic James Samuel (Southwark, Inglaterra, Reino Unido, 11 de abril de 1994) es un futbolista inglés. Juega de delantero en el Ross County F. C. de la Scottish Premiership de Escocia.

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[it] Dominic Samuel (calciatore 1º aprile 1994)

Dominic James Samuel (Southwark, 1º aprile 1994) è un calciatore inglese, attaccante del Ross County.

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