Sam Bird (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel David Bird[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 March 2003||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Fleetwood Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Hyde United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 21 June 2022 (UTC) |
Samuel David Bird (born 12 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town, as a defender.
Career[]
Bird progressed through the Academy at Fleetwood Town and signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 April 2021, signing a deal until the 2021–22 season, with the option of a further year in the club's favour.[3] He had been an ever-present for the under-18 side over the campaign, scoring a memorable goal in the FA Youth Cup Fourth Round against Bristol City.[3]
He signed on loan for National League North side Farsley Celtic on a month-long deal, following a spate of injuries and suspensions for their defence.[4] Bird had impressed Farsley manager, Adam Lakeland, when playing against Fleetwood in a pre-season friendly weeks earlier and the two clubs had a strong relationship having loaned quite a few players of the past couple of years.[4]
On 31 December 2021, he signed a new one-year extended contract with the club until June 2023, again with another year option in the club's favour.[5] He had made the step-up to the first team for the 2021–22 campaign and made his debut against Barrow in the EFL Trophy on 5 October, replacing Chiekh Thiam as a substitute.[5] His full debut came weeks later in the same competition as Fleetwood lost 1–0 to Bolton Wanderers.[5] He also made the bench on a number of occasions for matches in EFL League One since then.[5]
On 28 January 2022, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United for his second loan deal of the season, for an initial one month.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 22 February 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2021–22[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Hyde United (loan) | 2021–22[7] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
References[]
- ^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "S. Bird: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sam Bird signs first professional contract". 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via Fleetwood Town FC.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Winterbottom, Robert (27 August 2021). "YOUNG DEFENDER SAM BIRD JOINS ON LOAN". Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via Farsley Celtic FC.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sam Bird signs extended deal at Fleetwood". 31 December 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via Fleetwood Town FC.
- ^ "Fleetwood Bird Lands At Hyde". 28 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via Hyde United FC.
- ^ "Hyde United – Appearances – Sam Bird – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
External links[]
- Sam Bird at WorldFootball.net
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Farsley Celtic F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- Association football defenders
- English footballers