Samuel Joseph Szmodics is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town.
20 Facts About Sammie Szmodics
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Sammie Szmodics made his Republic of Ireland debut in a friendly against Belgium in March 2024.
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Sammie Szmodics is a product of the Colchester United Academy, having progressed through the club's youth ranks since the age of seven.
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Sammie Szmodics was then drafted into the first-team squad during the season while the club were suffering an injury crisis.
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Sammie Szmodics was shortlisted for the Football League Apprentice of the Year award in the League One category in January 2014, facing opposition from Preston North End's Josh Brownhill and Milton Keynes Dons' Brendan Galloway.
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Sammie Szmodics finished as runner-up to Galloway in the awards held in March 2014.
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Sammie Szmodics ended the campaign with seven League One substitute appearances and one FA Cup substitute appearances to his name.
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On 10 October 2014, Sammie Szmodics signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension with Colchester until the summer of 2018.
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Sammie Szmodics joined National League side Braintree Town on 30 October 2015 for an initial month-long loan.
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Sammie Szmodics was ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2016 after undergoing surgery on his ankle.
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Sammie Szmodics had made eight appearances for Colchester in addition to his three for Braintree.
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Sammie Szmodics returned to action on 4 March 2017, replacing Sean Murray during Colchester's game against Cambridge United.
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Sammie Szmodics was again Colchester's top scorer for the second successive season with 15 goals, and with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, he was linked with a move away from the club.
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On 28 June 2019, Sammie Szmodics ended his 16-year association with Colchester United, signing for Championship club Bristol City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.
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Sammie Szmodics joined Blackburn Rovers on 1 August 2022, signing a three-year deal with an optional extra year, for an undisclosed fee.
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Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson said that Sammie Szmodics would be well-suited to the club's intense style of play.
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Sammie Szmodics was named as Blackburn's Supporters' and Players' Player of the Year at the end of the season.
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Sammie Szmodics managed to finish the season as the Championship's top scorer with 27 goals in 44 league appearances.
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On 16 August 2024, Sammie Szmodics joined newly promoted Premier League club Ipswich Town on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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On 28 May 2021, Sammie Szmodics received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland team for the summer friendlies against Andorra and Hungary, following the withdrawal of Callum Robinson and Aaron Connolly from the initial squad through injury.