Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1995)
Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Position(s) | Striker/Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2012–2013 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Southampton | 22 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 43 | (11) |
2017–2018 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 33 | (6) |
2019– | Blackburn Rovers | 86 | (16) |
National team | |||
2013 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (1) |
2014 | England U19 | 3 | (1) |
2015 | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:50, 29 August 2021 (UTC) |
Samuel James Gallagher (born 15 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers. 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. He spent the 2017–18 season on loan to EFL Championship club Birmingham City.
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 a 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 a long-term contract extension with the Saints until the summer of 2018.[9]
Following his successful loan to Blackburn Rovers, Gallagher signed a new improved four-year contract with Southampton on 1 July 2017.[10]
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)[]
On 29 July 2015, Gallagher joined Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[11][12] Gallagher made his debut for MK Dons in a 4–1 win away to Rotherham United on 8 August, providing an assist within four minutes.[citation needed] On 6 January 2016, having failed to score in 15 appearances, he was recalled by Southampton.[13]
Blackburn Rovers (loan)[]
On 11 August 2016, Gallagher joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[14] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 2–2 draw with Burton Albion on 20 August.[15] 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.[16] He finished the season with 12 goals from 47 appearances – 11 from 43 in the league – as Blackburn were relegated to League One.[17][18]
Birmingham City (loan)[]
Gallagher joined another Championship club, Birmingham City, on 21 August 2017 on loan for the 2017–18 season.[19] As one of 13 new arrivals in a squad whose manager, Harry Redknapp, was sacked a few weeks later, Gallagher had an unsettling start to the season.[20] He made his debut on 26 August playing as a lone striker in Birmingham's 2–0 home defeat against Reading; according to the Birmingham Mail's reporter, he "was totally starved of service".[21] His first goal, deflected off defender Michael Dawson in stoppage time in a 6–1 loss at Hull City with incoming manager Steve Cotterill watching from the stands, took nine appearances to arrive.[22] He welcomed Cotterill's fitness regime, and accepted that team selection would be based on the likelihood of those selected being able to make an impact.[20][23] Amid speculation that the club might try to end his loan early, he was given a chance on the wing – a position he had played with Blackburn – after Isaac Vassell sustained a long-term injury.[24][25]
He was then moved into the centre,[25] and on 16 December, in a 2–1 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers, he was the Birmingham Mail's man of the match, albeit in a poor team performance, as he touched home the rebound from Maikel Kieftenbeld's shot as well as making a contribution defensively.[26] Gallagher opened the scoring in the next match, away to Sunderland, and was sent off for two yellow cards – one for simulation, the second for a foul – as Birmingham held on for a draw.[27] After serving his one-match ban, the scoring spree continued with a goal in four of the six matches up to the end of January – two wins and a draw in the league, and the only goal of the FA Cup third-round tie against Burton Albion[28] – but then the goals dried up. When Garry Monk took over in early March, he used Gallagher from the bench in his first match and partnering Lukas Jutkiewicz in a two-man attack in the next, after which a calf injury kept him out until the last three matches of the season.[28][29] He was a substitute in the first two, and started alongside Jutkiewicz in the last, a 3–1 win at home to Fulham that ensured Championship survival.[28][30] His six goals made him the team's top league goalscorer.[31]
Blackburn Rovers[]
On 13 July 2019, Gallagher joined Blackburn Rovers on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[32]
International career[]
Gallagher has a Glaswegian father, and played three games for Scotland at under-19 level. In February 2014 shortly after his father's death, Gallagher switched allegiance to his birth country, England.[33] On 24 February 2014, he was called up by the England under-19s for a friendly match against Turkey.[34][35] He made his debut in the game, which England won 3–0.[36]
Club statistics[]
- As of match played 24 April 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2013–14[37] | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
2014–15[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[39] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2015–16[40] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[17] | Championship | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 12 | |
Birmingham City (loan) | 2017–18[28] | Championship | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 2019–20[41] | Championship | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 44 | 7 | |
2020–21[42] | Championship | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
Total | 79 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 81 | 15 | |||
Career total | 190 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 203 | 36 |
Honours[]
Southampton U21
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "Player Profile Sam Gallagher". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Errington, Chris (6 November 2013). "Former Plymouth Argyle prospect makes debut for Southampton". The Herald. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. 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.
- ^ Emons, Michael (15 March 2014). "Southampton 4–2 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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- ^ "New deal for Gallagher". Southampton F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Dons sign in-demand Gallagher". MK Dons F.C. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Gallagher joins MK Dons on loan". Southampton F.C. 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 F.C. 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (7 May 2017). "Blackburn relegated to League One despite winning at Brentford". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Southampton's Sam Gallagher completes Birmingham loan move". Sky Sports. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ireland, Shane (15 November 2017). "Sam Gallagher opens up on Harry Redknapp's sacking, his Birmingham City loan spell and more". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via msn.com.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (26 August 2017). "How Cheikh Ndoye and the other Birmingham City players rated in the defeat to Reading". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Dick, Brian (1 October 2017). "The Birmingham City performance and result at Hull underlined a significant issue Steve Cotterill must address". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Dick, Brian (4 November 2017). "I won't hide from the criticism, says Birmingham City boss Steve Cotterill". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (30 October 2017). "Birmingham City: Why I played Sam Gallagher on the wing – Steve Cotterill". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dick, Brian (24 January 2018). "Sam Gallagher analysis: The striker's Birmingham City future and how he's turned his season around". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Dick, Brian (16 December 2017). "Birmingham City player ratings: Sam Gallagher gets a 7, the other scores aren't that high after QPR defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
"Birmingham 1–2 QPR: Jack Robinson double wins it for Hoops". Sky Sports. Press Association. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018. - ^ "Sunderland 1–1 Birmingham: Blues earn point". Sky Sports. Press Association. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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- ^ Dick, Brian (19 April 2018). "Birmingham City have been handed a major boost ahead of Sheffield United". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham 3–1 Fulham: Cottagers miss out on promotion as Blues secure safety". Sky Sports. Press Association. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham 2017/18 Player appearances". Soccerway. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Sam Gallagher: Blackburn Rovers sign Southampton forward". BBC Sport. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Fisher, Stewart (26 February 2017). "Sam Gallagher is a Premier League star in the making - Owen Coyle". The Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ 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 F.C. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Reid, Jamie (5 March 2014). "England U19s shine in Chester as Young Lions beat Turkey". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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- ^ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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- ^ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Gallagher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links[]
- Southampton F.C. profile.
- Sam Gallagher at Soccerbase
- England profile at The FA
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Crediton
- Footballers from Devon
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Southampton F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- English people of Scottish descent