Ruben Sammut

Ruben Sammut
Sammut with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ruben Alexander Michael Sammut[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Chelsea 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Falkirk (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020 Sunderland 0 (0)
2020–2021 Dulwich Hamlet 5 (0)
Total 17 (0)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U16 4 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 9 (1)
2017 Scotland U20 4 (0)
2016 Scotland U21 3 (0)
Medal record
 Scotland
Toulon Tournament[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Toulon U–20 Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Ruben Alexander Michael Sammut (born 26 September 1997) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works at Chelsea as a senior scout, having previously worked at Charlton Athletic.

He came through the academy at Chelsea from u8’s to u21’s and represented Scotland up to the U21 level.

Club career

Born in Maidstone, England, Sammut joined the Chelsea Academy in 2004 and went on to make his U18 debut in March 2013. Following this, he quickly became a regular in Chelsea's academy sides, featuring in both their UEFA Youth League and FA Youth Cup successes in 2015 and 2016.[3] Despite rumours suggesting Sammut was to leave the club following the conclusion of the 2017–18 campaign, he signed a new one-year deal in June.[4]

On 19 June 2018, following his contract extension, Sammut agreed to join Scottish Championship club Falkirk on a season-long loan.[4] On 14 July 2018, he made his professional debut during Falkirk's Scottish League Cup defeat against Montrose, featuring for the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 loss.[5]

Sammut signed for League One club Sunderland in July 2019 following a trial.[6] He made no first-team appearances, and was released at the end of the season.[7]

Sammut moved on to National League South club Dulwich Hamlet.[8] Whilst at Dulwich, Sammut returned to Chelsea, to take on a role as an academy scout and analysis intern.[9] Sammut featured just eight times in all competitions, before leaving the club following a disrupted 2020–21 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After leaving Dulwich Hamlet, Sammut took up a role at Charlton Athletic as the club's first team recruitment coordinator. After 2 years in the role he moved on to become a senior scout at childhood club Chelsea.[10]

International career

Sammut is eligible to represent England and Malta at international level in addition to Scotland. He has featured for Scotland from the U16 to U21 levels.

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[11] The team went to claim the bronze medal.[12] It was the nation's first ever medal at the competition.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2020
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
Chelsea 2018–19[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falkirk (loan) 2018–19[13] Scottish Championship 12 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Sunderland 2019–20[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dulwich Hamlet 2020–21[13][14] National League South 5 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 8 0
Career total 17 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 24 0
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Chelsea

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ruben Sammut". TheChels.info. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Young midfielder moves on loan". Chelsea Official Site. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Falkirk vs. Montrose". Soccerway. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet Ruben Sammut - the former Chelsea youngster who has signed for Sunderland". The Chronicle. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ Mennear, Richard (17 June 2020). "Ex-Chelsea youth Ruben Sammut to leave Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ^ Jamieson, Stuart (10 October 2020). "Sunderland's exiteers – what happened to the 12 players who left Wearside in the summer". CChronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Ruben Sammut - Academy Scout at Chelsea Football Club". LinkedIn. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Chelsea's 2015 UEFA Youth League winners - where are they now?". givemesport.com. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish Football Association. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d "R. Sammutt". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  14. ^ For early FA Cup qualifying rounds not covered by Soccerway:"First XI: Ruben Sammut: 2020/21 season". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2021.