Sam Perry (footballer)

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Sam Perry
Personal information
Full name Samuel Paul Perry[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2019 Aston Villa
2019–2020 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Walsall 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Samuel Paul Perry (born 29 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Walsall.

Career[]

Born in Walsall,[2] Perry started his career at the academy of Aston Villa before joining Walsall in 2019.[3] He made his debut for Walsall on 7 January 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat at home to Portsmouth.[4] He was offered his first professional contract in May 2020,[5] which he signed in July of that year.[6] He made his league debut for Walsall on 27 February 2021, starting in a 2–1 League Two defeat at home to Bradford City.[7] He scored the first goal of his career the following month with a weak-footed half-volley into the bottom right corner in the 28th minute of a 2–1 defeat away to Bolton Wanderers on 20 March 2021.[8] On 12 April 2021, he signed a new contract with the club of undisclosed length.[9] He made 16 appearances across the 2020–21 season, scoring one goal.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 9 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 2019–20[11] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21[10] League Two 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2021–22[10] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 9 0
Career total 23 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 90. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Sam Perry at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sam Perry - Midfielder - Youth Team - Walsall FC". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Match Report: Walsall 1-2 Portsmouth". Walsall F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ Keen, Liam (11 May 2020). "Joe Willis and Sam Perry offered first professional contracts with Walsall". Express & Star. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Sam Perry puts pen to paper of his first professional contract". Walsall F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ Keen, Liam (27 February 2021). "Walsall 1 Bradford 2 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ Keen, Liam (20 March 2021). "Bolton 2 Walsall 1 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Emmanuel Osadebe & Sam Perry: Walsall midfielders sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Sam Perry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Sam Perry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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