Samuel Alan Stubbs (born 20 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Exeter City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Alan Stubbs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Everton | ||
| 2013–2017 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Notts County (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | Exeter City | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:45, 2 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Stubbs joined Wigan Athletic in 2013, after progressing through the Everton youth ranks.[5] On 8 August 2017, Stubbs made his Wigan debut during their EFL Cup tie against Blackpool, which resulted in a 2–1 victory for the Latics.[6]
On 29 August 2017, Stubbs joined Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal,[7] and made his League debut at Exeter City on 16 September 2017. At the end of his loan spell in January 2018, Stubbs returned to Wigan,[8] before joining AFC Fylde for a month-long loan.[9]
He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2017–18 season,[10] and subsequently joined Middlesbrough on 1 July 2018.[11] On 31 January 2019, Stubbs joined League Two strugglers Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[12]
In August 2019 he signed on loan for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[13][14] Middlesbrough ended the loan in January 2020, with the intention of sending Stubbs to Dutch club ADO Den Haag.[15]
On 9 September 2020, Stubbs joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.[16] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 4-1 win against Hull City on 9 October 2020.[17]
On 21 January 2021, Stubbs signed for League Two side Exeter City.[18] He scored his first goals for City on March 26, 2022, a brace in a 2-1 win over Stevenage FC.[19]
Stubbs is the son of former Bolton Wanderers, Celtic and Everton defender Alan Stubbs.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2015–16[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2017–18[23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2017–18[23] | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Notts County (loan) | 2018–19[24] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2019–20[25] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2019–20[25] | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2020–21[26] | League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Exeter City | 2020–21[26] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
Exeter City F.C. – current squad | |
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