Sam Beasant

Sam Beasant
Beasant playing for Braintree Town in 2017
Personal information
Full name Samuel James Beasant[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Denham, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hanwell Town
Youth career
1998–2003 Chelsea
2003–2005 Wycombe Wanderers
2007–2009 Olympiakos Nicosia
2009–2011 Glenn Hoddle Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Amersham Town 38 (0)
2007–2009 Olympiakos Nicosia 16 (0)
2009 Oxhey Jets
2010–2012 Maidenhead United 34 (0)
2012 Woking 3 (0)
2012–2013 Billericay Town 17 (0)
2013–2014 Woking 32 (0)
2014–2015 Stevenage 11 (0)
2015–2016 Cambridge United 15 (0)
2016–2017 Braintree Town 28 (0)
2017–2018 Chelmsford City 35 (0)
2018–2019 Concord Rangers 42 (0)
2019–2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 19 (0)
2020–2023 Chesham United 76 (0)
2023 Beaconsfield Town 6 (0)
2023– Hanwell Town 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Samuel James Beasant (born 8 April 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hanwell Town.[2][1]

Career

After leaving Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia due to contract issues, he joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy, where his father - former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant - was a coach. Following an unsuccessful trial with Birmingham City, he joined non-league Maidenhead United in November 2011.

After a successful half-season with the club, he moved onto Woking, but after just three appearances he left for Billericay Town, returning to the Kingfield Stadium ahead of the 2013/14 season.

At the end of the season, he moved up to the Football League with Stevenage. Sharing goalkeeping duties with veteran Chris Day during pre-season, he was chosen ahead of Day in their opening League Two fixture at home to Hartlepool United, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.

In July 2015, Beasant signed a one-year deal with Cambridge United.[3] Beasant was released by Cambridge United at the end of the 2015/16 season.[4]

Beasant joined Braintree in the summer of 2016 after rejecting 'numerous' offers from other clubs.[citation needed] He played his first ever FA Cup second-round game on 4 December 2016 against Millwall.

In July 2017, Beasant joined Chelmsford City.[5] After a one-year spell with the Clarets, Beasant made the switch to fellow National League South side Concord Rangers.[6]

After spending the 2019–20 campaign with Hemel Hempstead Town, Beasant joined Chesham United in September 2020.[7]

On 2 June 2023, it was announced Beasant would join Beaconsfield Town ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, following three years at Chesham.[8] He joined Hanwell Town in October 2023.[9] At the end of the 2023/24 season Beasant won the player's player of the year award and supporters player of the year award.

Personal life

Beasant is the son of former international footballer Dave Beasant, who also played as a goalkeeper.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amersham Town 2006–07 Spartan South Midlands League Division One No data currently available
Olympiakos Nicosia 2007–08 Cypriot First Division No data currently available
2008–09 Cypriot Second Division No data currently available
Oxhey Jets 2009–10 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division No data currently available
Maidenhead United 2011–12[10][11] Conference South 7 0 4 0 — 0 0 11 0
Woking 2012–13[10] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Billericay Town 2012–13[10] Conference South 17 0 — — — 17 0
Woking 2013–14[10] Conference Premier 32 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 35 0
Stevenage 2014–15[10] League Two 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Cambridge United 2015–16[10] League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 17 0
Braintree Town 2016–17[10] National League 28 0 2 0 — 4[a] 0 34 0
Chelmsford City 2017–18[9] National League South 35 0 5 0 — 2[a] 0 42 0
Concord Rangers 2018–19[9][10][12] National League South 42 0 3 0 — 1[a] 0 46 0
Hemel Hempstead Town 2019–20[9] National League South 19 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 21 0
Chesham United 2020–21[9] Southern League Premier Division South 7 0 1 0 — 4[a] 0 12 0
2021–22[9] Southern League Premier Division South 39 0 3 0 — 3[c] 0 45 0
2022–23[9] Southern League Premier Division South 30 0 3 0 — 2[a] 0 35 0
Total 76 0 7 0 — 9 0 92 0
Beaconsfield Town 2023–24[9] Southern League Premier Division South 6 0 2 0 — 0 0 8 0
Hanwell Town 2023–24[9] Southern League Premier Division South 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Career total 290 0 25 0 1 0 21 0 337 0
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, one in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sam Beasant". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ Soccerway profile
  3. ^ "U's capture Sam Beasant on a one year deal". Cambridge United Football Club. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Cambridge United announce retain/release list". Cambridge United FC. 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ "New man in between the sticks". Claret Army. 1 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Concord Rangers FC on Twitter". Concord Rangers Official Twitter. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Chesham United FC on Twitter". Chesham United F.C. Twitter. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Beaconsfield Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Beaconsfield Town F.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sam Beasant Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "S. Beasant". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "2011-10-01 Maidenhead United vs Farnborough Highlights". YouTube. Farnborough F.C. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Sam Beasant". Concord Rangers F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Concord Rangers vs Beaconsfield Town". Concord Rangers F.C. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
    For FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round: "Report - Concord Rangers 2 - 3 Wealdstone". Wealdstone F.C. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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