Vyan Sampson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vyan Sampson | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Youth career | |||
Charlton Athletic | |||
2011–2014 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
2018– | West Ham United | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 19 June 2018 (UTC) |
Vyan Sampson (born 2 July 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Super League side West Ham United.[1][2]
Career
Club
Sampson began her career in the youth ranks at Charlton Athletic before joining FA WSL 1 club Arsenal in 2011. Originally she played with the youth and reserve teams, where she won both domestic cups at reserve level and the League Cup with the Under-17s.[1] She remained in the lower levels of Arsenal for three years between 2011 and 2014 before being promoted into the first-team squad, her competitive debut came on 12 October 2014 in the club's final WSL match of the season; a 3–1 home win versus Everton.[1][3]
In the following season, 2015, Sampson made just one league appearance for Arsenal but did play four times in the FA WSL Cup which Arsenal went on to win after a 3–0 final win against Notts County; Sampson was substituted on for the final few minutes.[4] At the start of 2016, Sampson signed a new contract with Arsenal.[5] However, three months later she suffered a knee injury which ruled her out for four months.[6] In April 2018, Sampson began featuring for West Ham United of the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division.[7][8][9] On 19 June, as West Ham moved into the WSL for 2018–19, Sampson signed a contract with the club.[10][11]
International
Sampson has represented England at Under-17 and Under-19 level.[1][2][12] Her debut for England U17s came on 13 April 2012 in a home defeat to Iceland in a 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifier.[12] She made four further appearances throughout 2014 for England U17s and scored one goal; versus Israel in qualifying for the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[2] In 2013, Sampson made the move into the England U19s and made her debut on 4 April against Serbia.[2][12]
Another qualifying appearance came before she was selected by England for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she played the full minutes in her nation's opening two games before missing the third and final game as England were knocked out at the group stage.[13][14]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2014 | FA WSL 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
West Ham United | 2017–18 | WPL South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA WSL Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
- Arsenal[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Vyan Sampson Arsenal profile". Arsenal L.F.C. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Vyan Sampson Soccerway profile". Soccerway. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "WSL: Arsenal 3–1 Everton". Arsenal L.F.C. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Two-goal Nobbs helps Arsenal win the Continental Tyres Cup". The FA. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Sampson signs a new contract". Arsenal L.F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "WSL: Arsenal Ladies defender Vyan Sampson has knee surgery". BBC Sport. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Ladies earn comeback win to claim Women's Cup". West Ham United L.F.C. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Ladies score ten in win over QPR". West Ham United L.F.C. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Wealthall scores hat-trick as Hammers put seven past Portsmouth". West Ham United L.F.C. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Sampson pens professional terms with West Ham Ladies". West Ham United L.F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Vyan Sampson: West Ham Ladies sign defender from Arsenal Women". BBC Sport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Vyan Sampson UEFA profile". UEFA. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "England Women's U19s squad named for Euro finals". The FA. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "England Women's U19s bow out of Euros after Spain loss". The FA. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "West Ham United Fixtures and Results". West Ham United L.F.C. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
- Vyan Sampson profile on Arsenal's website