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Sam Greenwood (born 26 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Leeds United.

Sam Greenwood
Greenwood with Leeds United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sam Greenwood[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfield / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2018 Sunderland
2018–2020 Arsenal
2020–2021 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Leeds United 13 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 England U17 15 (12)
2019–2020 England U18 5 (3)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
2021– England U20 6 (1)
2021– England U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:54, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:00, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Early life


Greenwood was born in Sunderland.[3][4]


Club career


Greenwood started his career at Hebburn Town Juniors and Sunderland's academy, but left to join Arsenal's academy in 2018 at the age of 16, for a fee reported to be £500,000.[3][4]

Greenwood joined Leeds United on a three-year deal on 28 August 2020 for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £1,500,000.[5][6][4] He won the Premier League 2 player of the month award for September 2020.[7][8] Greenwood made his senior Leeds debut on 10 January 2021 in the 3–0 FA Cup third round defeat against Crawley Town as a second-half substitute.[9][10]

His second senior appearance for the club was in Leeds' 2-0 EFL Cup defeat at Arsenal on 26 October 2021, where he came on as a 70th minute replacement for Rodrigo.[11] He made his Premier League debut on 18 December 2021 as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat at Arsenal.[12] He was given his first Premier League start in the final match of the season away to Brentford on 22 May 2022, with Leeds needing to better Burnley's result to avoid relegation.[13] Leeds won 2–1, with Greenwood playing as a central midfielder, and Burnley lost 2–1, ensuring Leeds' Premier League survival.[14][15] In total, he made nine appearances across the 2021–22 season.[16]

Greenwood’s first Premier League goal came in Leeds’ 4-3 win over Bournemouth at Elland Road on 5 November 2022.[17]


International career


Greenwood has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[18]

On 6 September 2021, Greenwood made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[19]

On 16 November 2021, Greenwood made a goalscoring debut for the England U21s as a 36th-minute substitute during the 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi.[20]


Career statistics


As of match played 12 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2019–20[21] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Leeds United U21 2020–21[22] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22[16] ———1[lower-alpha 1]111
2022–23[16] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Leeds Total 0000003131
Leeds United 2020–21[22] Premier League 0010000010
2021–22[16] Premier League 7010100090
2022–23[23] Premier League 6100200081
Total 131203000181
Career total 131203051232
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References


  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. "Sam Greenwood: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. Warlow, Robert; Doyle, Joe (28 August 2019). "Who is Sam Greenwood? The Arsenal wonderkid Juventus and Milan are considering". Football.London. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. Johns, Craig (28 August 2020). "Sunderland to miss out on bonuses as Sam Greenwood joins Leeds". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. "Arsenal youngster Greenwood joins Leeds United on three-year deal". Goal. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. "Leeds United complete Sam Greenwood signing". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. "Greenwood delight at PL2 Player of the Month award". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "Sam Greenwood named Premier League 2 Player of the Month". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. Beardmore, Michael (10 January 2021). "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. Sobot, Lee (10 January 2021). "Spotlight on Sam Greenwood as teenage Leeds United striker starts deep for Whites debut". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. Ames, Nick (26 October 2021). "Calum Chambers' instant impact sends Arsenal on way to Leeds win". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. "Gabriel Martinelli's first-half double helps classy Arsenal add to Leeds woes". The Irish Times. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  13. Mackey, Ed (22 May 2022). "Jesse Marsch explains decision to include Sam Greenwood and Tyler Roberts". LeedsLive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  14. Stone, Simon (22 May 2022). "Brentford 1–2 Leeds United: Leeds stay up with win against Bees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. "Brentford 1–2 Leeds United: The humbling". The Square Ball. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  16. "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. Johnston, Neil (5 November 2022). "Leeds 4-3 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  18. "Sam Greenwood". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  20. "Georgia 3-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  21. "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  22. "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  23. "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2022.



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