Samuel Clucas

Samuel Clucas
Personal information
Full name Samuel Raymond Clucas[1]
Date of birth 25 September 1990 (1990-09-25) (age 21)
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hereford United
Number 27
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009 Nettleham ? (?)
2009–2010 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2011– Hereford United 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Samuel Raymond Clucas (born 25 September 1990) is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hereford United. He started his career as a youth player for Leicester City where he spent six years, before being released. He studied at Lincoln College and had a spell at Nettleham towards the end of the 2008–09 season, before joining his hometown club Lincoln City where he stayed until being released in the summer of 2010.

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Career

Clucas started his career with Leicester City joining their academy at the age of 10, leaving at the age of 16.[2][3] Following his release from Leicester, he had a short spell playing for Nettleham in the Central Midlands Football League at the end of the 2008–09 season.[4]

He then studied sports development qualification at Lincoln College.[2][5] He was offered a soccer scholarship in the United States, before signing for Lincoln at the start of the 2009–10 season after a successful trial period with his hometown club, impressing manager Peter Jackson, who described him as a "real find".[2][3] Whilst on trial with the club he an appearance in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup final defeat to Scunthorpe United.[2] He made his professional debut on 1 September for Lincoln City in their 1–0 home defeat to Darlington in the Football League Trophy, before being replaced by Chris Fagan in the 63rd minute as a substitute.[6] In late December 2009, manager Chris Sutton announced Clucas would be one of three players to be put on the transfer list. Clucas was released by Lincoln City in the summer of 2010. He went on to join the Glenn Hoddle Academy signing for Hereford United in November 2011 after a trial period. [7]

Personal life

Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Clucas attended Saint Peter and Saint Paul Catholic High School.[4] Prior to signing a professional football contract with Lincoln City he worked part-time at a café in a Debenhams department store.[5]

References

  1. ^ "findmypast.com - Samuel Clucas". findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?&submit=1&redef=X&searchType=B&fromYear=1984&toYear=2006&forename1=Samuel&surname=Clucas. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  2. ^ a b c d "First Team: Samuel Clucas". Lincoln City F.C.. http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10440~48103,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  3. ^ a b "Peter Jackson thrilled with new signing Sam Clucas". This Is Lincolnshire. 2009-08-03. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Peter-Jackson-thrilled-new-signing-Sam-Clucas/article-1217024-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  4. ^ a b "Lincoln City sign Sam Clucas". This Is Lincolnshire. 2009-08-03. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Lincoln-City-sign-Sam-Clucas/article-1215659-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  5. ^ a b "Clucas find can begin Imps production line". This Is Lincolnshire. 2009-08-08. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Undefined-Headline/article-1234985-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  6. ^ "Darlington 1 - 0 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 2009-09-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8230375.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  7. ^ "Bulls sign midfielder Clucas". www.herefordunited.co.uk. http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2513257,00.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

External links

Hereford United F.C. – current squad