Sam Fishburn (footballer)

Sam Fishburn (born 26 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Fleetwood Town.

Sam Fishburn
Personal information
Full name Sam Fishburn[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 37
Youth career
2020–2021 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Carlisle United 9 (0)
2021 → Lancaster City (loan) 9 (8)
2022 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Morpeth Town (loan) 30 (6)
2023– Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Gateshead,[2] Fishburn joined Carlisle United's youth team in 2020 and, following a prolific season with the club's under-18 side, he signed a two-year senior contract in summer 2021 with a further one-year option.[3] On 17 August 2021, Fishburn joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Lancaster City on loan until January 2022.[4] After 8 goals in 9 matches for Lancaster City, he was recalled by Carlisle in late September.[5][6] He made his debut for Carlisle on 28 September 2021 as a substitute against Everton U21 in the EFL Trophy,[7] and made his league debut off the bench the following month in a 2–2 draw away to Newport County.[8]

On 28 July 2022, Fishburn joined National League North club Blyth Spartans for a three-month loan deal.[9] On 12 September 2022, days after his loan spell at Blyth came to an end, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Morpeth Town on a loan-deal until the end of the season, with a recall option after 28 days.[10] Morpeth had previously tried to sign Fishburn in pre-season, but Carlisle felt like the loan move to Blyth would be a better option.[10]

On 30 June 2023, following his release from Carlisle, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a one-year contract with the club holding the option of a further year.[11] He was placed into Matthew Lawlor's Development Squad.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2020–21[12] League Two 0000000000
2021–22[12] League Two 9020004[lower-alpha 1]0150
Total 90200040150
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22[13] NPL Premier Division 98———98
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2022–23[12] National League North 60———60
Morpeth Town (loan) 2022–23[14] NPL Premier Division 306——1[lower-alpha 2]0316
Career total 54142000506114
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "S. Fishburn: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. Colman, Jon (28 June 2021). "Carlisle United hand professional deals to three teenage stars". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. Colman, Jon (17 August 2021). "Young Carlisle United striker Fishburn heads out on loan". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. Salmon, Craig (21 September 2021). "Lancaster City to lose strike ace Sam Fishburn". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. Colman, Jon (29 September 2021). "'Start of the road' - highly-rated teenage striker's Carlisle United debut". News and Star. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. Hall, Andy (20 October 2021). "INTERVIEW: He's got goals in him". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. "LOAN: Striker heads to the north east". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. "Carlisle United striker Sam Fishburn joins Morpeth Town on loan". Newsandstar.co.uk. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. "Development Squad secure the signing of forward Sam Fishburn". Fleetwood Town FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. "P. Fishburn Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. "Lancaster City – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. "Morpeth Town – Appearances – Sam Fishburn – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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