Samuel Edward Westley (born 4 February 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Edward Westley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2012–2014 | Stoke City | ||
| 2014 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2014–2015 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editWestley started out at Birmingham City as a schoolboy player before joining Stoke City in the summer of 2012. He was a member of their Development Squad between 2012–14 and made five appearances for the team. In early 2014 he spent time with Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in the summer of 2014. Westley was an unused substitute for both legs of the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Andorran side Lusitanos and shortly afterwards, on 31 August 2015, he joined Dutch side VVV-Venlo on a season-long loan.[2] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for VVV-Venlo on 1 April 2016, in a 2–1 win against Den Bosch.[3] He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2016–17 season without having played for the club.[4]
Westley announced his retirement as a player after being released, instead choosing to focus on a career as a sports agent.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Sam Westley". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "S. Westley - Profile". Perform Group. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "West Ham United issue Retain List". whufc.com. West Ham United. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
Young professionals Sam Howes, Sam Ford, Kyle Knoyle and Sam Westley will also depart after not being offered new contracts ... Finally, defender Westley, 23, joined the Hammers from Stoke City in July 2014 and has appeared regularly for the Club's U21 and U23 sides. Westley also spent the 2015/16 season on loan with Dutch club VVV-Venlo, making his first-team debut in a Jupiler League victory over FC Den Bosch in April 2016.
- ^ Visser, Emil (26 August 2020). "Deze voetballers trokken vanuit Limburg de wijde wereld in, met wisselend succes" (in Dutch). De Limburger. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
edit- Sam Westley at Soccerbase
