Samuel Edozie

Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie (born 28 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City.

Samuel Edozie
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 53
Youth career
0000–2019 Millwall
2019–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
National team‡
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021– England U19 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:21, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Edozie began his career in the youth system at Millwall before moving away and arriving at the 2018/19 Premier League champions Manchester City in July 2019 for a reported seven-figure fee.[3]

After impressing in 2021–22 pre-season, Edozie made his Manchester City debut on 7 August 2021, being named in the starting lineup for the 2021 FA Community Shield.[4]

International career

Edozie was born in England to an Igbo Nigerian father and an English mother.[5][6] He is a youth international for England.

On 2 September 2021, Edozie made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park. [7]

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "Sam Edozie". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. Vegas, Paul. "Millwall boss Harris sorry losing Samuel Edozie to Man City". TribalFootball. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. Edwards, John. "Leicester v City: Edozie makes debut with Jack Grealish on the bench". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. "Meet Samuel Edozie, the Talented Nigerian Youngster Playing for Manchester City". www.footynaija.com.ng.
  6. "Pep Guardiola showers praise on British-Nigerian player Samuel Edozie after his third goal in three games". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 5 August 2021.
  7. "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


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