Sammy Braybrooke

Samuel Charles Braybrooke (born 12 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City.

Sammy Braybrooke
Personal information
Full name Samuel Charles Braybrooke
Date of birth (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Leicester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–22 England U18 11 (0)
2022– England U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 06 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 15 December 2022

Early and personal life

From Wigston, his father is a coach in nearby Oadby for the Oadby Owls. It was at the Owls where Braybrooke was spotted by Leicester scout Bill Ward playing at the age of six. After this he joined the Leicester Academy. He attended Wigston Academy. Standing at a height of 5ft 7in with medium long blonde hair in a centre parting, due to his appearance he has been nicknamed "Modric" by former Leicester City teammate Caglar Soyuncu. He has also been called the "Leicester Iniesta" by teammates in the England youth set up.[1]

Club career

Braybrooke was revealed to have signed a new professional contract with Leicester City in February 2022, running into 2024.[2] Braybrooke was first named as part of the Leicester City match day squads as a substitute for Premier League matches in October 2022. At the time he was England under-19 captain and had been appearing regularly for Leicester City’s under-23 team, as well as appearing on the substitutes bench in the UEFA Europa League.[3] Prior to that he had also captained England under-18s.[4] Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has described him as “an outstanding player”.[5] Braybrooke has stated that training regularly with the first team and learning from players such as James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, and Wilfred Ndidi has allowed him to develop his skills.[6]

Braybrooke made his professional debut on 8 November 2022 in the EFL Cup against Newport County.[7] On 1 February 2023, he announced that he had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and "will be out for a long period of time".[8]

International career

Braybrooke has been captain of the England national under-18 football team.[4][9] In September 2022, he played for the first time for the England U19 team, against Montenegro U19.[10][11] In January 2023, Braybrooke briefly went viral in Mexico when Premier League documentation erroneously stated that he was eligible to play for the Mexico national football team, before the mistake was rectified.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2022–23[13] Premier League 000010—10
2023–24[14] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Leicester City U21 2022–23[13] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———2020
Career total 0000102030
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Tanner, Rob (20 November 2021). "Meet Sammy Braybrooke, the England U18 captain who looks like Modric and plays like Iniesta". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. Blackwell, Jordan (22 February 2022). "England youth stars, debutants and Man United signings among 15 new Leicester City contracts". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. Pawley, Luke (8 October 2022). "Who is Sammy Braybrooke? The Leicester City teenager on the bench against Bournemouth". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. Clapson, Sarah (17 November 2021). "Leicester City rising star makes 'decision' on future amid transfer interest". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. Blackwell, Jordan (13 October 2022). "Brendan Rodgers won't hesitate over Leicester City debut for future 'outstanding player'". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. Blackwell, Jordan (2 November 2022). "Future 'outstanding' Leicester City player eyes reward as he learns from quartet". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. Wilson, Amie (9 November 2022). "Sammy Braybrooke sums up Leicester City debut after Jamie Vardy comments". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. Blackwell, Jordan (1 February 2023). "Leicester City hit with ACL injury blow to another bright prospect". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. Dean, Sam (28 July 2022). "The 20 young Premier League stars ready to light up this season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. "England U19 2-0 Montenegro U19". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. Smith, Frank (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU19s 2-0 Montenegro". England Football. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. "Sammy Braybrooke, the 'Mexican' who breaks it at Leicester City". Wdeportes.com. 6 January 2023.
  13. "Games played by Sammy Braybrooke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  14. "Games played by Sammy Braybrooke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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