Sam Cox (footballer, born 1990)

Sam Cox
Personal information
Full name Samuel Peter Cox[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990
Place of birth Edgware, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Wealdstone
Youth career
2007–2009 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2009Histon (loan) 2 (0)
2010Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2012 Barnet 10 (0)
2011–2012Boreham Wood (loan) 24 (2)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 41 (3)
2013–2016 Boreham Wood 82 (1)
2016– Wealdstone 20 (0)
National team
2015– Guyana 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 31 August 2015 (UTC).

Samuel Peter "Sam" Cox (born 10 October 1990) is a Guyanese footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Wealdstone .

Career

Cox started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, having previously captained their under-16 team. He joined the academy full-time in the 2007–08 season. During the 2008–09 season, he made 24 appearances in the under-18 team and two substitute appearances in the reserve team. Cox signed his first professional contract in July 2009.[2]

Martin Allen manager of League Two side Cheltenham Town, signed Cox on a one-month loan deal on 1 September 2009.[3][4] He made his debut on 10 October, in Cheltenham's 4–0 away loss to Accrington Stanley.[5] Having failed to break through at Cheltenham he returned to Spurs on 12 October.[6] On 13 November, Cox joined Conference National club Histon on loan for a month.[7] He made his debut in Histon's 2–1 defeat away to Rushden & Diamonds on 14 November, before being substituted in the 67th minute.[8]

In January 2010, he joined Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] He was released by Spurs at the end of the season and joined Barnet in June 2010.[10] In May 2012, Cox was released by Barnet due to the expiry of his contract.[11]

On 5 July, Hayes & Yeading United announced the signing of Cox on a one-year deal after being released by League Two club Barnet in the summer. Cox was immediately announced as captain for the 2012–13 season.

On 2 September 2016, Cox signed for Wealdstone.

International career

Cox was born and raised in England, but is of Guyanese descent. He was called up to the Guyana national football team in May 2015.[12]

Playing style

Cox plays as a holding midfielder or as a defender either on the left or as centre back.[13]

Personal life

Cox was Brent Cross cross country champion for four consecutive years from 2003 to 2006 and 800 metres champion three successive years from 2003 to 2005.[2]

References

  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/11/2011 and 30/11/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  2. 1 2 "Biography: Samuel Cox". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  3. "Cheltenham loan for Cox". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. tottenhamhotspur.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. "Martin's Message – new signing". Cheltenham Town F.C. ctfc.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. "Accrington Stanley 4 – 0 Cheltenham". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Sport. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  6. Murry Toms (16 October 2009). "Cheltenham vs Macclesfield". Cheltenham Town F.C. ctfc.com. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  7. "Histon loan Cox". Tottenhamhotspur.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  8. "Rushden & Diamonds 2–1 Histon". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  9. "Torquay snap up defender Sam Cox on loan from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. "Bees sign Spurs youngster". Barnet F.C. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  11. "McLeod, Brill lead Bees exodus". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. "Golden Jaguars open camp for world Cup qualifiers". Guyana Chronicle. 25 May 2015.
  13. "Allen swoops for Spurs youngster". This is Gloucestershire. thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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