Jlloyd Samuel

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Jlloyd Samuel
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Personal information
Full name Jlloyd Samuel[1]
Date of birth 29 March 1981 (1981-03-29) (age 30)[1]
Place of birth San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Esteghlal[3]
Number 12
Youth career
Senrab
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2007 Aston Villa 169 (2)
2001–2002 → Gillingham (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2011 Bolton Wanderers 71 (0)
2011 → Cardiff City (loan) 6 (0)
2012– Esteghlal[4] 6 (0)
National team‡
2001–2004 England U21 7 (0)
2009– Trinidad and Tobago 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 7 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:14, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Jlloyd Samuel (pronounced: [Jay-Lloyd])[5] (born 29 March 1981) is a Trinidadian-born English footballer who currently playes for Esteghlal in Iran Pro League as a defender.[6]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Aston Villa

Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, Samuel attended St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath through the 1990s where he was a valuable member of the school football teams as well as the London Schoolboys teams. He spent his youth football at Charlton Athletic, before signing a professional contract with Aston Villa. There was a dispute with Charlton concerning "poaching" of their youth system by Aston Villa and at the FA tribunal which was set up in response to the charges, John Gregory was famously quoted as saying that he'd signed Samuel and did not expect him to play for the first team.

As a youth, Samuel supported Manchester United and played for the Sunday league team Senrab[7] and West Ham United, and was released from the East London club on the same day as Paul Konchesky, Lee Bowyer, Bobby Zamora (All three have since returned to the Hammers) and Fitz Hall, now of Queens Park Rangers.[8]

Samuel's Aston Villa debut came after 51 minutes of a second-leg League Cup match against Chester City, on 21 September 1999 which finished 5–0 in Aston Villa's favour.

Since the beginning of his Aston Villa career, Samuel has also been on loan to Gillingham, where he made seven full appearances and one substitute appearance between 25 October and 3 December 2001.

Though looking set for the 2002 European Under-21 Championships, Samuel picked up a groin injury which ensured his being out of action for a sustained period of time.

When Graham Taylor took over the reins at Villa, Samuel became more assured of a place on the team, despite his nervousness on the pitch. His best season, however, was 2003–04, as, under newly appointed Villa boss David O'Leary, he rose to become one of the best left-backs in the Premier League and was selected in the England squad for the game against Sweden, although his involvement only went as far as being an unused substitute. It was also during this season that he scored his first league goals for Villa. His first coming at home to Charlton,[9] and then his second against the same team in the corresponding away tie.[10] That season he also scored for Villa in their League Cup semi final defeat to Samuel's future club Bolton Wanderers.[11]

He claimed that he wanted to change back to represent Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup 2006, but the application rejected by FIFA.[12]

Samuel with Bolton Wanderers

However in 2004–05, Samuel's place in the team was due to a severe lack of options in the squad rather than his own form as he soon began to look like the player he had been earlier on in his career, nervous and indecisive on the ball. Samuel lost his place in the team to Netherlands international defender Wilfred Bouma, who signed from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven at the start of the 2005–06 season, though throughout the few appearances Samuel did make during this season due to Bouma's severe lack of basic match fitness, he showed promise that he was gaining in confidence and game awareness once again.

During his appearance on MTV's Footballers Cribs, Samuel revealed that he calls himself 'Sweetboy' and calls his wife, Emma Pritchard, 'Sweetgirl'.

In March 2007, he hinted on his personal website that his time with Aston Villa could be about to come to an end due to lack of recent opportunities. Samuel had been a professional at Villa for the previous decade but the signing of Bouma and various injury problems limited his playing time over the last two years.

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

He signed a four-year contract with Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2007. He was former Wanderers' boss, Sammy Lee's first signing.[13]

On 24 March 2011, Samuel joined Football League Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season wearing shirt number 21, as cover for the injured Mark Hudson. He had not played a game for Wanderers' during the 2010–11 season due to injury,[14] and was released at the end of the season, bringing his four years at the club to an end.[15]

[edit] Cardiff City

Samuel joined Leeds United, managed by his former Aston Villa teammate Simon Grayson, on trial on 19 July 2011.[16] He was included in the squad against Rochdale the same evening. He came off the bench at the start of the second-half in a match Leeds won by a single first half goal from Max Gradel. Samuel was released from the trial after picking up an injury.[17] On 30 July 2011, Samuel played for 79 minutes on trial for West Ham United in their final pre-season game against Real Zaragoza which West Ham won 2–0.[18] However, West Ham decided against offering him a permanent contract.[19]

[edit] Esteghlal Tehran

On 9 January 2012, Samuel signed a contract with Iran Pro League side, Esteghlal Tehran where he was re-united with his former Bolton team mate Andranik Teymourian. On 10 January 2012 he made his debut against Damash.

[edit] International career

On 7 August 2009, it was revealed that Bobby Zamora and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel had received their Trinidadian passports making them eligible to play for the national team.[20] Samuel made his debut for the Soca Warriors in a 4–1 defeat to Honduras on 6 September.

Samuel had previously received a call up for the England team in the spring of 2004 whilst enjoying a spell of good form domestically at Aston Villa, but in the end he was not selected to play by then manager Sven Goran Eriksson and ultimately chose to play for the country of his birth.

[edit] Honours

Aston Villa

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 544. ISBN 1852916656. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~10946,00.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ "BBC News – Aston Villa squad guide". BBC Sport. 2000-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/745296.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  6. ^ Jlloyd Samuel joined Esteghlal
  7. ^ Lessons from Senrab's soccer school – BBC Sport
  8. ^ Sam Pilger (October 2003). "The Boy's A Bit Special". FourFourTwo (110): 31. 
  9. ^ "Villa edge past Charlton". BBC Sport. 20 September 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3084352.stm. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  10. ^ "Charlton 1–2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 27 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3552931.stm. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  11. ^ "Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. 27 January 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3417689.stm. Retrieved 3 November 2009. 
  12. ^ Samuel cannot play for Trinidad – BBC Sport
  13. ^ Samuel departs Villa for Bolton – BBC Sport
  14. ^ "JLLOYD SAMUEL LOAN CONFIRMED". Cardiff city F.C. Official Site (Cardiff City Football Club). 24 March 2011. http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2323461,00.html. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  15. ^ "New deal for Blake". The Bolton News. 2011-05-24. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/9045783.New_deal_for_Blake/?. Retrieved 2011-05-24. 
  16. ^ "News | News | News | Trialist Trio In United Squad At Rochdale". Leeds United. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110719/trialist-trio-in-united-squad-at-rochdale_2247585_2396751?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
  17. ^ "News | News | News | Gradel Goal Downs The Dale". Leeds United. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110719/gradel-goal-downs-the-dale_2247585_2396564. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
  18. ^ "West Ham United 2-0 Real Zaragoza FT | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110730/west-ham-united-2-0-real-zaragoza-ft_2236884_2405726. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
  19. ^ Davies defends Jussi after blunder | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
  20. ^ "Zamora and Samuel get Trinidad passports". ttgapers.com. 8 August 2009. http://www.ttgapers.com/News/2009/8/8/zamora-and-samuel-get-trinidad-passports/. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 

[edit] External links

Esteghlal Tehran FC – current squad
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