Jlloyd Samuel

Jlloyd Samuel
Personal information
Full name Jlloyd Tafari Samuel[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-29)29 March 1981[2]
Place of birth San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death 15 May 2018(2018-05-15) (aged 37)
Place of death High Legh, Cheshire, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
Senrab
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2007 Aston Villa 169 (2)
2001–2002Gillingham (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2011 Bolton Wanderers 71 (0)
2011Cardiff City (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2014 Esteghlal 60 (4)
2014–2015 Paykan 27 (0)
2017–2018 Egerton[5] 8 (0)
Total 349 (6)
National team
1999–2000 England U18 4 (0)
2001 England U20 1 (0)
2001–2004 England U21 7 (0)
2009 Trinidad and Tobago 2 (0)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Egerton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jlloyd Tafari Samuel (/ˈlɔɪd/ JAY-loyd,[6] 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer. He played as a defender and midfielder. He played two full international matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.[7]

Samuel played as a youth for the renowned London junior team Senrab and was in the academies of West Ham United and Charlton Athletic before joining Aston Villa in 1998.

Samuel was killed in a car crash on 15 May 2018 in Cheshire, England at the age of 37.[8]

References

  1. "Jlloyd Tafari Samuel". Soca Warriors. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 544. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  3. "Jlloyd Samuel: Former Aston Villa and Bolton defender dies in car crash". Bbc.com. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. "Egerton FC". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  6. "Aston Villa squad guide". BBC News. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  7. "Jlloyd SAMUEL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  8. Sport, Telegraph (15 May 2018). "Former Premier League defender Jlloyd Samuel reportedly killed in car crash". The Telegraph.

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