Sam Greenwood (footballer)

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Sam Greenwood
Personal information
Full name Sam Greenwood[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20)
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
0000–2018 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Greenwood". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Johns, Craig (28 August 2020). "Sunderland to miss out on bonuses as Sam Greenwood joins Leeds". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Arsenal youngster Greenwood joins Leeds United on three-year deal". Goal. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Leeds United complete Sam Greenwood signing". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Greenwood delight at PL2 Player of the Month award". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Sam Greenwood named Premier League 2 Player of the Month". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ Beardmore, Michael (10 January 2021). "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Ames, Nick (26 October 2021). "Calum Chambers' instant impact sends Arsenal on way to Leeds win". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. ^ Premier league debut
  13. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Georgia 3-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sam Greenwood in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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