Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel James Gallagher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Crediton, England | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Southampton) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2012–2013 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Southampton | 18 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:19, 1 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Samuel James "Sam" Gallagher (born 15 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Southampton. Originally a member of the Plymouth Argyle youth academy, Gallagher joined Southampton in 2012 and earned a call-up to the first team at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.
Club career
Gallagher was born in Crediton, Devon, and originally played for the Plymouth Argyle youth academy.
Southampton
In April 2012 he joined Southampton amidst reported interest from fellow Premier League clubs Everton and Newcastle United.[3] The striker made his debut for the Southampton first team on 6 November 2013 in the League Cup against Sunderland, coming on as an 79th-minute substitute for Gastón Ramírez.[3][4] After scoring a second-half hat-trick against local rivals Portsmouth in a 7–0 victory in the FA Youth Cup in December,[5] Gallagher continued to make semi-regular substitute appearances for the first team, before scoring his first senior goal against Championship side Yeovil Town in the FA Cup on 25 January 2014.[6] He made his full senior debut for the club on 28 January when he started in a league match against leaders Arsenal, coming close to scoring his first league goal on a number of occasions.[7] He scored his first Premier League goal on 15 March 2014, in a 4–2 win against Norwich City.[8] On 10 May 2014, Gallagher was awarded with a long-term contract extension with the Saints until the summer of 2018.[9]
Loan to Milton Keynes Dons
On 29 July 2015, Gallagher joined Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[10][11] Gallagher made his debut for MK Dons in a 4–1 win away to Rotherham United on 8 August 2015 providing an assist within four minutes.
He was recalled by Southampton on 6 January 2016.[12]
Loan to Blackburn Rovers
On 11 August 2016, Gallagher joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[13] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 2–2 draw with Burton Albion on 20 August 2016.[14] On 20 October, Blackburn's manager, Owen Coyle expressed his desire to sign Gallagher on a permanent contract, after he scored five goals from nine starting appearances.[15]
International career
Having previously played for Scotland at under-19 level, in February 2014 Gallagher switched allegiance to his birth country, England. On 24 February 2014, he was called up by the England under-19s for a friendly match against Turkey.[16][17] He made his debut in the game, which England won 3–0.[18]
Club statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2013–14[19] | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2015–16[20] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[21] | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 54 | 9 | |||
Honours
Club
- Southampton
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Sam Gallagher". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- 1 2 Errington, Chris (6 November 2013). "Former Plymouth Argyle prospect makes debut for Southampton". The Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2–1 Saints (COC): Report". Southampton F.C. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Saints 7–0 Pompey: FA Youth Cup Report". Southampton F.C. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Saints 2–2 Arsenal: Report". Southampton F.C. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Southampton 4 – 2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Gallagher extends contract to 2018". Southampton FC. 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Dons sign in-demand Gallagher". MK Dons. 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Gallagher joins MK Dons on loan". Southampton FC. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sam Gallagher: Southampton recall striker from MK Dons loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Rovers sign Saints striker". Blackburn Rovers FC. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "Blackburn 2–2 Burton". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sam Gallagher: Blackburn boss Owen Coyle 'would love to' buy Southampton striker". BBC Sport. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (24 February 2014). "Noel Blake names England U19s squad for Turkey fixture". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ Lucas, Jim (24 February 2014). "Four Saints in England U19 squad". Southampton FC. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "England U19 3–0 Turkey" TheFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
- Southampton F.C. profile.dead link]
- Sam Gallagher career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at The FA