Sam Foley
 Foley playing for Newport County in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Robert Foley | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bath City (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Redditch United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Newport County (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Newport County | 119 | (32) |
| 2012– | Yeovil Town | 46 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:37, 27 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Samuel Robert Foley (born 17 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Yeovil Town as a midfielder.
Background
Born in St Albans, Foley was brought up in Worcestershire to Irish parents and holds dual nationality to Ireland and Great Britain. Growing up he excelled in several sports, playing county cricket and rugby. He remained at college until the age of 17 when he left college mid way through his A-levels to follow his dream and become a professional footballer.
Career
Sam joined Cheltenham Town youth team as a trainee and during the same season was selected to represent the Repbulic of Ireland at Under 18 level. Sam was rewarded with a two-year professional contract in 2006 but never made a first team appearance partly due to an injury and a change of manager.
In 2008 Sam moved to Kidderminster Harriers but was sent out on loan to Redditch United and then Newport County.
In June 2009 Foley was signed by manager Dean Holdsworth for Newport County then in the Conference South, initially on a loan basis before signing a permanent contract. Foley was immediately a regular in the team, filling all midfield and forward roles at various times but mostly as a supporting striker alongside Craig Reid. In the 2009–10 season Newport County were crowned Conference South champions with a record 103 points, 28 points ahead of second placed Dover Athletic. Sam scored both goals in the 2–0 win over Havant & Waterlooville that secured promotion for Newport County to the Conference Premier. On 12 May 2012 Foley played for Newport in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City. At the end of the 2011–12 season Foley's contract at Newport expired and he was offered a new contract but chose to move on.
On 29 May 2012 it was announced Foley would sign for Football League One side Yeovil Town on a one-year contract on the expiry of his current deal on 1 July 2012.[1] On 14 August 2012, Foley made his Yeovil debut in the Football League Cup against Colchester United in a 3–0 victory,[2] and scored his first competitive goal for the side on 4 September 2012 in a Football League Trophy match away at Bristol Rovers.[3] On 19 May 2013, Foley played in the 2013 League One play-off Final as Yeovil beat Brentford 2–1 to secure promotion to the Football League Championship.[4]
Honours
Newport County
- Conference South: 2009–10
Yeovil Town
References
- ↑ "Yeovil Town sign Marsh-Brown, Foley and Hinds". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Yeovil 3–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394535
- ↑ "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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