Collin Samuel

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Personal information
Collin Samuel
Full name	Collin Samuel
Date of birth	August 27, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	North Manzanilla, Trinidad & Tobago
Height	5' 9"
Position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Dundee United
Number	20
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998-2000 2000-02 2002-03 2003-	Doc's Khelwalaas San Juan Jabloteh Falkirk Dundee United	33 (11) 81 (9)
National team**
2002-	Trinidad & Tobago	19 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 8 August 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006.

Collin Samuel (born August 27, 1981 in North Manzanilla, Trinidad) is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who currently plays striker for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.

Samuel began his career with Doc's Khelwalaas of his native Trinidad, where he played from 1998 to 2000. In 2000, he moved to one of the nation's largest clubs, San Juan Jabloteh, where he played the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He moved to Scotland in August 2002 when he was acquired by Falkirk. After an impressive season with Falkirk, in which he scored 16 goals in 42 appearances, Samuel moved to Dundee United on July 11, 2003 for £100,000.

Samuel has not been as prolific at Tannadice, scoring just nine goals since his arrival. Although scoring on his debut, Samuel managed just one more all season and failed to score at all during 2004-05. Finding his form somewhat the following season, he managed seven goals, including three in four games during December. In 2006-07 however, Samuel has failed to score. Generally starting from the bench, he is also sometimes used as a right midfielder.

Samuel is an important player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, having made his debut on December 8, 2001. He played for the team in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup and was called up to the World Cup squad in 2006, where he started the opening group match against Sweden and helped T&T to a surprising 0-0 draw.

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Scottish Cup runner-up: 2005

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Dundee United FC - Current Squad
1 Stillie \| 2 Kalvenes \| 3 McCracken \| 4 Wilkie \| 5 Mair \| 6 Archibald \| 7 Kerr \| 10 Hunt \| 11 Robson \| 12 Duff \| 14 Robb \| 15 Conway \| 17 Cameron \| 18 Kenneth \| 19 Gardiner \| 20 Samuel \| 21 McLean \| 23 Easton \| 25 Robertson \| 26 Goodwillie \| 27 Burnett \| 28 Proctor \| 30 Smith \| Manager: Levein

	Trinidad and Tobago squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Hislop \| 2 Cox \| 3 A. John \| 4 Andrews \| 5 Sancho \| 6 Lawrence \| 7 Birchall \| 8 Gray \| 9 Whitley \| 10 Latapy \| 11 Edwards \| 12 Samuel \| 13 Glen \| 14 S. John \| 15 Jones \| 16 Wise \| 17 Charles \| 18 Theobald \| 19 Yorke \| 20 Scotland \| 21 Jack \| 22 Ince \| 23 Wolfe \| Coach: Beenhakker