Sam Vines
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Samuel Marqus Lloyd Vines[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | May 31, 1999 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Antwerp | ||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
–2013 | Pride SC | ||||||||||
2013–2017 | Colorado Rapids | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2017 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
2018–2021 | Colorado Rapids | 53 | (2) | ||||||||
2018 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||
2021– | Antwerp | 39 | (1) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2017 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
2019–2021 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2020– | United States | 9 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 |
Samuel Marqus Lloyd "Sam" Vines (born May 31, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Jupiler Pro League club Antwerp and the United States national team.
Club career
Colorado Rapids
Whilst with the Colorado Rapids academy, Vines spent time with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence during their 2017 season.[2]
On February 23, 2018, Vines signed a homegrown player contract with Colorado Rapids.[3] He was loaned back out to their affiliate Charlotte Independence on March 8, 2018.[4]
In 2019, Vines made 23 starts among 26 MLS appearances for Colorado, playing 90 minutes in 18 of Colorado's last 19 league matches. In 2020, Vines played every minute of every regular season match for Colorado, becoming the only player on the roster to do so.[5] Vines picked up his first career MLS assist on Sep 9 against Houston Dynamo, finding Lalas Abubakar for a stoppage-time equalizer.[6] Vines scored his first career MLS goal on Sep 12 in Colorado's 5–0 win over Real Salt Lake to reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup.[7] Vines made a substitute appearance in Colorado's MLS Cup Playoffs first-round loss to Minnesota United FC.[8] He finished the season with one goal and three assists.
Antwerp
In August 2021, Vines headed to Belgium to sign a three-year contract with a one-year option with Royal Antwerp.[9] At the beginning of September, Vines suffered a collarbone fracture in training which required surgery.[10]
International career
Prior to making his full senior international debut, Vines was a regular call-up to the U.S. U-23 MNT. Vines was called up to Jason Kreis' 25-player under-23 camp in Miami in October 2019.[11] Vines made his under-23 debut in a 6–1 win over El Salvador at Florida International University on October 15, coming on for Chris Gloster in the 66th minute.[12] He played 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Brazil at the United International Football Festival in the Canary Islands on November 14.[13]
Vines was called-up to the United States national team for the first time on January 2, 2020.[14] Vines made his senior debut, starting in a friendly against Costa Rica on February 1, 2020, becoming the first Colorado Rapids homegrown to start for the United States senior national team side.[15] Vines was called up again for the senior team's December 2020 camp on November 30.[16] Vines played the first half of the a 6–0 friendly win over El Salvador on Dec 9 at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.[17]
On January 5, 2021, Vines was named to the joint senior and under-23 January camp in Bradenton, Florida, ahead of Olympic qualifying.[18] Vines played 64 minutes and assisted Jesús Ferreira's first goal in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on January 31.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 30, 2022[20]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlotte Independence | 2017 | United Soccer League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Charlotte Independence (loan) | 2018 | United Soccer League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
2021 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
Total | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
Antwerp | 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Career total | 121 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 3 |
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played September 23, 2022[21]
United States | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 1 |
- As of match played July 11, 2021. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vines goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | July 11, 2021 | Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States | 4 | Haiti | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honors
United States
References
- ^ "2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying – Player National Team Roster" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, James (December 8, 2017). "Independence Extend Affiliation with Colorado Rapids". charlotteindependence.com. Charlotte Independence. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids sign Sam Vines to a three-year Homegrown contract". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. February 23, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids loan Vines, Calvert, Perez and Dykstra to Charlotte Independence". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. March 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Homegrowns Cole Bassett, Sam Vines Leading the Way for Colorado".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lalas Abubakar's stoppage-time goal helps Rapids tie Dynamo 1–1". The Denver Post.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MLS Match Center".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Minnesota United FC 3, Colorado Rapids 0 | 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ mlssoccer. "USMNT defender Sam Vines transferred from Colorado Rapids to Royal Antwerp | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ archysport (September 2, 2021). "Football Talk. Mbappé is hurt - Vines breaks collarbone - KVO coach Blessin extends contract until 2024 | Football". Archysport. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Kreis Names 25-Player Roster for U-23 USMNT Training Camp in Miami".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "U-23 MNT Takes Down El Salvador 6–1 In Olympic Qualifying Warm-Up Match In Miami".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "U-23 USMNT Falls 1–0 To Brazil At United International Football Festival In Canary Islands".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sam Vines | USMNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Dosmann, Allie (January 31, 2020). "Sam Vines to be first Rapids Development Academy product to start for USMNT". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Berhalter Calls 22 Players ahead of USA-El Salvador on Dec. 9 at Inter Miami FC Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Youthful USMNT Erupts for 6–0 Win Versus El Salvador to Close Out 2020".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "USMNT Preparation Camp to Begin Jan. 9 in Bradenton, Fla".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Three Players Score Twice as U.S. Men's National Team Opens 2021 With Dominant 7–0 Victory Against Trinidad and Tobago".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sam Vines at Soccerway. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Sam Vines at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Sam Vines at Major League Soccer
- Sam Vines at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1999 births
- American soccer players
- Soccer players from Colorado
- Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Association football defenders
- Charlotte Independence players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Belgian First Division A players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium