1. Samuel Mark Byram was born on 16 September 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Leeds United.
20 Facts About Sam Byram
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Sam Byram has played for West Ham United, Nottingham Forest and Norwich City.
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Sam Byram played for the City Schools team as a boy before joining Leeds United.
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Sam Byram remained as part of the first-team in pre-season after returning to the North; playing for an hour and scoring in the game away to Preston North End.
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Sam Byram retained his place in the first-team the following week in United's first league game of the campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Sam Byram signed a new three-year contract with the West Yorkshire club two days after his league debut and only three months after signing his first professional contract with the club.
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Sam Byram remained a permanent feature in the first-team squad during the early months of the season with United legend Eddie Gray tipping him to win a call-up to England Under-21 squad in the near future if he maintained his form.
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Sam Byram played Leeds' next game, a League Cup defeat to Newcastle United, playing the full 90 minutes.
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Sam Byram played just 27 games during an injury hit season.
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Sam Byram was nominated for Young Player of the Year Award, but missed out on the Young Player of the Year award to Lewis Cook.
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On 31 July 2015, Rosler revealed that despite speculation linking Sam Byram to Premier League clubs, that he was not looking to sell the player and that he was an important player for the club.
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On 22 September 2015, Sam Byram was criticised by Leeds owner Massimo Cellino who revealed he was "deeply offended" and "hurt" that Sam Byram had not signed a new contract with the club.
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The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that the contract offer from Cellino to Sam Byram was actually a reduction on his existing wage on a long-term deal.
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On 5 January 2016, Sam Byram was named Championship Player of the Month for December 2015 after scoring three goals and making assists throughout the month.
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Sam Byram had played 143 games in all competitions for them, scoring 10 goals.
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Sam Byram signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 20 January 2016.
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On 17 September 2022, Sam Byram scored his first goal for Norwich when a shot from Teemu Pukki deflected off him and into the goal.
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On 5 May 2023, Norwich announced that Sam Byram would leave the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.
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On 5 August 2023, Sam Byram re-joined Leeds United, signing a contract until the summer of 2024.
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On 17 May 2013, Sam Byram was called up to the England under-20 team by Peter Taylor for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.