Sam Stanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Stanton | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Dumbarton (on loan from Hibernian) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Hibernian | 57 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Livingston (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2016— | → Dumbarton (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 19 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Samuel "Sam" Stanton (born 19 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dumbarton on loan from Hibernian. He has also previously played for Cowdenbeath and Livingston, and represented Scotland at youth international level.
Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player, Pat Stanton, but is not related to him.[1]
Early life
Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.[2]
Career
Hibernian
Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad.[3] He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Inverness CT.[1] He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Rangers on 28 January 2012.[4][5]
He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012.[6] Stanton was loaned to Cowdenbeath in January 2013[7] and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton.[8] His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery.[9]
Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013–14 season. He won the SPFL young player of the month award for February 2014.[10] In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs.[11]
On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship season.
Stanton joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a season-long loan on deadline day in August 2016.[12]
International
Stanton was selected for the Scotland national under-19 football team in August 2012.[13] He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Germany.[14] He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Norway.[15] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[16]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 7 | |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2015–16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 99 | 10 | |
References
- 1 2 "Hibs youngster Sam Stanton on the verge of breakthrough". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Sam Stanton Hibernian Profile". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers 4 – 0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Hardie, David (31 January 2012). "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Hardie, David (4 September 2012). "Hibs rising star Sam Stanton signs three-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath bring in trio on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Euan on Wonder Goal". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Stanton: Hibs midfielder is February's young player of month". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sam Stanton agrees long-term Hibernian deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Findlay, Alan. "SAM STANTON JOINS ON LOAN FROM HIBS". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Stanton Earns Scotland Call". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland Under-19s lose 1–0 to Germany". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland U19s come from behind to defeat Norway". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sam Stanton Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Sam Stanton career statistics at Soccerbase
External links
- Scotland stats at Scottish FA