Sam Magri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel John Magri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | England U17 | 22 | (2) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 22 March 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Samuel John "Sam" Magri (born 30 March 1994) is an English footballer who last played for Queens Park Rangers. He plays as a defender.
Club career
Portsmouth
Magri joined Portsmouth as a youth player and moved up through the ranks in the academy. In the 2011–12 season he was involved in several first-team squads. He was an unused substitute in games against Southampton and Millwall.[2] In February 2012 Magri had a trial at Liverpool,[3] but a deal was not reached. In his next season, he finally made his professional debut, starting in a Football League Cup match against Plymouth Argyle on 14 August 2012.[4]
QPR
On 30 August 2012, Magri signed a two-year professional contract with Queens Park Rangers, after being released by Portsmouth.[5][6]Magri played in the QPR youth and reserve team but never made a senior appearance, to get first team football QPR sought to find a club for him to go out on loan to. On 4 May 2014 he was released by the club, leaving after failing to appear in a single game for QPR's first team.[7]
Nuneaton Town (loan)
On 14 March 2014, Magri joined Conference side Nuneaton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[8] Magri made his debut the day after joining in a 2–2 draw away to Aldershot Town.[9] He went on to make 4 appearances in a Nuneaton shirt. Upon his return to Loftus Road Magri's contract was not renewed and he was released.
International career
Magri made his debut for the England U-16 team against Wales on 15 October 2009 and he captained the U16 side to victory shield during the campaign in 2009. He continued moving up the age groups during the 2010–11 season playing 22 times for the England U17s including the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. He made his debut for the under 18s versus Slovakia on 16 November 2011.[10] Sam Magri is also eligible to represent the Maltese national team, due to his Maltese grandfather.[11] In June 2011, Magri quoted to The Times of Malta that he would consider playing for Malta if the opportunity arose in future.[12] In September 2012 shortly after making his senior debut for Portsmouth and moving to QPR, Magri made his debut for Noel Blake's England U-19 side, in a 6–0 win against the Faroe Island in Tallinn. A couple of days later he was an unused sub in an Under 19's match against Ukraine, this was Magri's last involvement for the Under 19's squad.[13]
References
- ↑ "Search 1761 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Football Club | News". Portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Liverpool to take Portsmouth's Sam Magri on trial | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ Plymouth 3–0 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 14 August 2012
- ↑ Magri set for Pompey departure; The News, 30 August 2012
- ↑ QPR SIGN POMPEY YOUNGSTER; QPR's official website, 31 August 2012
- ↑ QPR youngsters released; QPR's official website, 4 May 2014
- ↑ "BORO BOLSTER WITH LOAN RANGER". Nuneaton Town FC. 14 March 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26493447
- ↑ "Under 18s team sheet". Thefa.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ Gordon Attard (30 May 2012). "Maltese descendant Sam Magri joins QPR in the Premier League". Maltesefootballstarlets.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Magri will not shun Malta". timesofmalta.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/28/europe/uefa-u19-championship/faroe-islands-under-19/england-under-19/1394945/