Sam Hutchinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Edward Hutchinson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back Centre back |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samuel Edward "Sam" Hutchinson[1] (born 3 August 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea, as a centre back or a right back.
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[edit] Early and personal life
Born in Slough, Berkshire, Hutchinson is the son of Eddie Hutchinson, who also played for Chelsea's youth team and carved out a career in non-League football.[2]
[edit] Club career
He made his first team debut for Chelsea on 13 May 2007 in a Premier League encounter with Everton.[3]
On 20 August 2007, Hutchinson signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2011.[4] After just five reserve games in the 2007–08 season, an injury brought his season to a halt. Further recovery time was needed in the middle of that season, limiting him to just six league games.
On 18 July 2009, Hutchinson made a substitute appearance in a pre-season game against Seattle Sounders, he came on for Ashley Cole in the second half.[5] On 26 July 2009, he started for Chelsea against Club America. On 23 August, Hutchinson made his second appearance in the Premier League as an 86th minute substitute against West London rivals Fulham. On 23 September, he made his first start and played until the 77th minute, being replaced by captain John Terry, against West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup.[6] He made his second league appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute against Stoke City where he set up Frank Lampard's second goal of the game in a 7–0 hammering of the Potters.[7]
[edit] Retirement
Because of the continuous and prolonged knee injury which happened during the three seasons, Hutchinson decided to retire from football in August 2010 aged 21.[8][9] In total in his career he made one starting appearance for Chelsea and three appearances as a substitute.[9]
Whilst not playing, Hutchinson worked at the club's academy while also studying sports science at university.[8] He also got the first of his coaching qualifications.[9]
[edit] Chelsea comeback
On 16 July 2011, Hutchinson came out of retirement after recovering from his knee injury and played 45 minutes for the Chelsea reserves in a 6–1 loss to Crawley Town.[10] On 3 October 2011, he played and captained his first whole match back in the Chelsea reserves in a 1–0 loss against Aston Villa.[11] On 1 December 2011, he was awarded a one-and-a-half year contract with Chelsea following a "significant improvement" in his knee problem that forced him to retire.[12][13]
On 31 December, Hutchinson was named as a substitute for Chelsea's home game against Aston Villa.[14] He did not appear in the Blues' 3-1 loss. A few days later, Sam travelled with the squad to Wolves away. He appeared on the bench, but never made an appearance as Chelsea won 2-1.
[edit] International career
Hutchinson made his debut for the England under-18s in March 2007. On 14 November 2007, he was named England under-19 captain ahead of the friendly with Germany.[15] He was a regular for the U19s in the 2008 European Championship qualifying but missed the tournament through injury.[16] He was called up to the U21s for a qualifier against Macedonia on 9 October 2009 but did not leave the bench.
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". FindMyPast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ The 21-year-old whose Chelsea career is over before it began The Independent, 20 August 2010
- ^ "Drogba back as more young names added". Chelsea F.C.. 12 March 2007. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/MatchNewsDetail/0,,10268~1024421,00.html. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Makelele extends Chelsea contract". BBC Sport. 20 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6955271.stm. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Minute Detail: Seattle Sounders 0 Chelsea 2". Chelsea F.C.. 18 July 2009. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1726725,00.html. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Blues battle past QPR". Sky Sports. 23 September 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3193109,00.html. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Chelsea 7 - 0 Stoke BBC Sport, 25 April 2010
- ^ a b Chelsea kid Sam Hutchinson forced to quit football due to long-term knee injury Daily Mail, 20 August 2010
- ^ a b c "Hutchinson retires". Chelsea F.C.. 20 August 2010. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2128249,00.html. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Six of the best for super Reds". Crawley Town F.C.. 16 July 2011. http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=2105.
- ^ "RESERVE REPORT: ASTON VILLA 1 CHELSEA 0". Chelsea F.C.. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheReservesNews/0,,10268~2471548,00.html.
- ^ "NEW DEAL FOR HUTCHINSON". Chelsea F.C.. 1 December 2011. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2534355,00.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Chelsea give defender Sam Hutchinson new contract". BBC Sport. 1 December 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15993883.stm.
- ^ BBC match report
- ^ "Eastick names squad". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/11/U19sGermany_Squad.htm. Retrieved 2 November 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Tough Decisions". The Football Association. 5 June 2008. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder19s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/eastick_squad_selection.aspx.
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