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Sam Stanton
Personal information
Full name Samuel Stanton
Date of birth (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
(on loan from Hibernian)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Hibernian 57 (3)
2013 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Livingston (loan) 13 (3)
2016— → Dumbarton (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2012 Scotland U19 3 (1)
2014 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2014

Samuel "Sam" Stanton (born 19 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dumbarton on loan from Hibernian. He has also previously played for Cowdenbeath and Livingston, and represented Scotland at youth international level.

Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player, Pat Stanton, but is not related to him.[1]

Early life

Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.[2]

Career

Hibernian

Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad.[3] He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Inverness CT.[1] He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Rangers on 28 January 2012.[4][5]

He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012.[6] Stanton was loaned to Cowdenbeath in January 2013[7] and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton.[8] His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery.[9]

Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013–14 season. He won the SPFL young player of the month award for February 2014.[10] In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs.[11]

On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship season.

Stanton joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a season-long loan on deadline day in August 2016.[12]

International

Stanton was selected for the Scotland national under-19 football team in August 2012.[13] He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Germany.[14] He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Norway.[15] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[16]

Career statistics

As of 18:37, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[17][18]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hibernian 2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 28 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 33 3
2014–15 22 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 28 3
2015–16 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 1
Total 57 3 4 2 4 1 5 1 70 7
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2012–13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Livingston (loan) 2015–16 13 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3
Dumbarton (loan) 2016–17 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 81 6 5 2 4 1 8 1 99 10

References

  1. ^ a b "Hibs youngster Sam Stanton on the verge of breakthrough". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Sam Stanton Hibernian Profile". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Rangers 4 – 0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ Hardie, David (31 January 2012). "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. ^ Hardie, David (4 September 2012). "Hibs rising star Sam Stanton signs three-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Cowdenbeath bring in trio on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Euan on Wonder Goal". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Sam Stanton: Hibs midfielder is February's young player of month". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Sam Stanton agrees long-term Hibernian deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  12. ^ Findlay, Alan. "SAM STANTON JOINS ON LOAN FROM HIBS". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Stanton Earns Scotland Call". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Scotland Under-19s lose 1–0 to Germany". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Scotland U19s come from behind to defeat Norway". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Sam Stanton Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  18. ^ Sam Stanton at Soccerbase
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