Sam Greenwood (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sam Greenwood[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Sunderland | ||
2018–2020 | Arsenal | ||
2020–2021 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 15 | (12) |
2019–2020 | England U18 | 5 | (3) |
2019 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:01, 17 November 2021 (UTC) |
Sam Greenwood (born 26 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.
Early life[]
Greenwood was born in Sunderland.[3][4]
Club career[]
Greenwood started his career at Hebburn Town Juniors and Sunderland's academy, but left to join Arsenal's academy in 2018 at the age of 16, for a fee reported to be £500,000.[3][4]
Greenwood joined Leeds United on a three-year deal on 28 August 2020 for a undisclosed fee, reported to be £1,500,000.[5][6][4] He won the Premier League 2 player of the month award for September 2020.[7][8]
Greenwood made his senior Leeds debut on 10 January 2021 in the 3–0 FA Cup third round defeat against Crawley Town as a second-half substitute.[9][10] His second senior appearance for the club was in Leeds' 2–0 EFL Cup defeat at Arsenal on 26 October 2021, where he came on as a 70th minute replacement for Rodrigo.[11] Greenwood made his Premier League debut for Leeds on 18 December 2021 as a second half substitute in the 4–1 defeat to Arsenal.[12]
International career[]
Greenwood has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[2]
He made his debut for the England U20s on 6 September 2021, in the 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[13]
On 16 November 2021, Greenwood made a goalscoring debut for the England U21s as a 36th minute substitute during the 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi.[14]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 26 October 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2019–20[15] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Leeds United | 2020–21[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Leeds United U21 | 2020–21[16] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Leeds United | 2021–22[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Sam Greenwood". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b Warlow, Robert; Doyle, Joe (28 August 2019). "Who is Sam Greenwood? The Arsenal wonderkid Juventus and Milan are considering". Football.London. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Johns, Craig (28 August 2020). "Sunderland to miss out on bonuses as Sam Greenwood joins Leeds". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal youngster Greenwood joins Leeds United on three-year deal". Goal. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Leeds United complete Sam Greenwood signing". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Greenwood delight at PL2 Player of the Month award". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Sam Greenwood named Premier League 2 Player of the Month". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Beardmore, Michael (10 January 2021). "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Sobot, Lee (10 January 2021). "Spotlight on Sam Greenwood as teenage Leeds United striker starts deep for Whites debut". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Ames, Nick (26 October 2021). "Calum Chambers' instant impact sends Arsenal on way to Leeds win". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Premier league debut
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgia 3-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links[]
- Sam Greenwood at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Association football forwards
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Hebburn Town F.C. players
- Premier League players