 Szmodics with Ipswich Town in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Joseph Szmodics[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Colchester United | 142 | (35) |
| 2015 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Peterborough United | 79 | (21) |
| 2022–2024 | Blackburn Rovers | 79 | (33) |
| 2024– | Ipswich Town | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Joseph Szmodics (born 24 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Republic of Ireland national team.
An academy product of hometown club Colchester United, he made his professional debut in 2013, going on to score 38 goals in 162 appearances for the club before departing in 2019. After a brief spell at Bristol City, he spent two years at Peterborough United before joining Blackburn Rovers in 2022, where he became a key player, finishing as the top scorer in the 2023–24 EFL Championship.
Szmodics made his Republic of Ireland debut in a friendly against Belgium in March 2024.[4]
- ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Sammie Szmodics at Soccerbase
- ^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ McCann, Lauren (23 March 2024). "Republic of Ireland 0–0 Belgium: Evan Ferguson misses penalty in stalemate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2024.