Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Tenerife as an attacking midfielder.
![]() Shashoua with Tenerife in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Shashoua | ||
Date of birth | (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Chelsea, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 38 | (6) |
2019– | Tenerife | 45 | (7) |
2020 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2015–2016 | England U17 | 13 | (4) |
2017 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:48, 25 October 2021. (UTC). |
Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London where he attended Harrow School before signing with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.[1] On 26 August 2018, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side CD Atlético Baleares on a one-year loan deal.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On 29 November, again from the bench, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié.[7]
Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan and Spanish descent.[8][9] His mother is half-Spanish.[9] Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020.[10]
CD Tenerife – current squad | |
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