Sam Stubbs
Personal information
Full name Samuel Alan Stubbs[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England[3]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Everton
2013–2017 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → AFC Fylde (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2020 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2019 → Notts County (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 19 (0)
2020 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 Fleetwood Town 5 (1)
2021–2023 Exeter City 24 (2)
2023– Bradford City 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Samuel Alan Stubbs (born 20 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bradford City.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Stubbs joined Wigan Athletic in 2013, after progressing through the Everton youth ranks.[5] On 8 August 2017, Stubbs made his Wigan debut during their EFL Cup tie against Blackpool, which resulted in a 2–1 victory for the Latics.[6]

Crewe Alexandra

On 29 August 2017, Stubbs joined Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal,[7] and made his League debut at Exeter City on 16 September 2017. At the end of his loan spell in January 2018, Stubbs returned to Wigan,[8] before joining AFC Fylde for a month-long loan.[9]

Middlesbrough

He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2017–18 season,[10] and subsequently joined Middlesbrough on 1 July 2018.[11] On 31 January 2019, Stubbs joined League Two strugglers Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[12]

In August 2019, he signed on loan for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[13][14] Middlesbrough ended the loan in January 2020, with the intention of sending Stubbs to Dutch club ADO Den Haag.[15]

Fleetwood Town

On 9 September 2020, Stubbs joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.[16] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 4–1 win against Hull City on 9 October 2020.[17]

Exeter City

On 21 January 2021, Stubbs signed for League Two side Exeter City.[18] He scored his first goals for City on 26 March 2022, a brace in a 2–1 win over Stevenage FC.[19] Stubbs won promotion with Exeter City to EFL League One in the 2021–22 season.

Bradford City

In January 2023, he signed for Bradford City.[20] Stubbs’ first goal for the Bantams came on 15 April 2023, the opener in a 3–0 away victory against Rochdale AFC.

Personal life

Stubbs is the son of former Bolton Wanderers, Celtic and Everton defender Alan Stubbs.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2022[21]
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[22] EFL League One 0000000000
2016–17[23] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[24] EFL League One 0000100010
Total 0000100010
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2017–18[24] EFL League Two 5010002[lower-alpha 1]080
AFC Fylde (loan) 2017–18[24] National League 7000000070
Middlesbrough 2018–19[25] Championship 0000003[lower-alpha 2]030
2019–20[26] 0000000000
Total 0000003030
Notts County (loan) 2018–19[25] EFL League Two 170000000170
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2019–20[26] Scottish Premiership 190001000200
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2019–20[26] Eredivisie 8000000080
Fleetwood Town 2020–21[27] EFL League One 5100202[lower-alpha 1]091
Exeter City 2020–21[27] EFL League Two 0000000000
2021–22[28] 22210002[lower-alpha 1]0252
2022–23[29] EFL League One 2000200040
Total 242102020292
Career total 8532060901023
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances for Middlesbrough under-23s in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Academy Player Profiles". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sam Stubbs". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sam Stubbs" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sam Stubbs". Wigan Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wigan Athletic vs. Blackpool". Soccerway. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sam Stubbs Joins Crewe Alexandra On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Morse, Peter (3 January 2018). "Crewe Alex: Loan duo's exit sparks January scouting mission". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Sam Stubbs: Wigan loan defender to AFC Fylde on one-month deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wigan Athletic in talks with five out-of-contract players after League One title win". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Scott (1 July 2018). "Middlesbrough complete signing of young defensive duo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sam Stubbs In Notts County Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sam Stubbs Signs On Loan". Hamilton Academical FC. 7 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Sam Stubbs: Hamilton sign Middlesbrough defender on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sam Stubbs: Middlesbrough recall centre-half from Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Stubbs signs for Cod Army". Fleetwood Town F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Fleetwood 4-1 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "✍️ Sam Stubbs joins Exeter City". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "💬 Sam Stubbs delighted with first City goals". www.exetercityfc.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Bradford sign defender Stubbs from Exeter". BBC Sport.
  21. ↑ "Sam Stubbs Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Sam Stubbs in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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