Myron Samuel

Samuel played for Vincentian NLA Premier League clubs System 3 FC in 2009 and Avenues United FC from 2009 to 2013, and Rendezvous FC of the Barbados Premier Division from 2013 to 2015.{{cite web|title=Sounders FC 2 signs forward Myron Samuel|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2015/08/18/sounders-fc-2-signs-forward-myron-samuel|publisher=Seattle Sounders FC|accessdate=19 August 2015}} He scored 14 goals in 2013,{{cite web|title=2013 Goals|url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/ClubWall/?page=detail&ClubID=2&RegYr=2013|publisher=Barbados FA|accessdate=10 November 2015}} 25 goals in 2014,{{cite web|title=2014 Goals|url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/ClubWall/?page=detail&ClubID=2&RegYr=2014|publisher=Barbados FA|accessdate=10 November 2015}} and 12 goals in 2015.{{cite web|title=2015 Goals|url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/ClubWall/?page=detail&ClubID=2&RegYr=2015|publisher=Barbados FA|accessdate=10 November 2015}} On 7 June 2011, Samuel appeared in a reserve match for American side Seattle Sounders FC.{{Cite web|url=http://live.soundersfc.com/Event/Reserve_Match_Sounders_FC_vs_Whitecaps_FC|title = Reserve Match: Sounders FC vs Whitecaps FC - Seattle Sounders Football Club}} On 18 August 2015, it was announced that he had returned to Seattle and signed for its reserve team in the United Soccer League, Seattle Sounders FC 2. He joined his national team strike partner Oalex Anderson and fellow Vincentian and Seattle manager Ezra Hendrickson who brought him to Seattle during his first stint in 2011. The next day, Samuel made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute. He went on to score two goals in the match, including the game-winner, as Seattle won 3–2 over the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.{{cite web|title=Seattle vs. Colorado Springs|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/liveStats/v2/soccer/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=2149166&db_oem_id=32800|publisher=United Soccer League|accessdate=19 August 2015}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It was later revealed that Samuel had broken his foot in the same match and had undergone successful surgery and was undergoing rehabilitation.{{cite web|title=S2 forward Myron Samuel undergoes successful foot surgery|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2015/09/04/s2-forward-myron-samuel-undergoes-successful-foot-surgery|publisher=Seattle Sounders Fc|accessdate=5 September 2015}} The player was expected to be out for 10 weeks, missing the remaining six games of the season, and possibly longer.{{cite web|last1=Oshan|first1=Jeremiah|title=Day after scoring two in debut, S2 prospect has surgery|date=20 August 2015|url=http://www.sounderatheart.com/thefuture/2015/8/20/9184369/myron-samuel-injury|publisher=Sounder at Heart|accessdate=5 September 2015}}

On 4 December 2015, it was announced that Samuel would return to S2 for the 2016 USL season, along with international teammate Oalex Anderson.{{cite web|title=S2 Announce Return of Anderson, Samuel|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210560795|publisher=USL|accessdate=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133959/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210560795|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}

Samuel made his senior debut for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2008 at the age of 18 during 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification.{{cite web|last1=Meeker|first1=Randy|title=Report: Myron Samuel to sign with S2|date=4 August 2015|url=http://www.sounderatheart.com/thefuture/2015/8/4/9096461/report-myron-samuel-to-sign-with-s2|publisher=Sounder at Heart|accessdate=19 August 2015}} Samuel won the Golden Boot as top scorer during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament with four goals and three matches as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were crowned champions of the tournament for the first time.{{cite web|title=2015 Awards|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=891766134212977&id=200886369967627|publisher=SVG FA|accessdate=17 May 2015}}

:Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27631/Myron_Samuel.html|title=Samuel, Myron|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=17 April 2018}}

He is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer Shandel Samuel.{{cite web|title=Myron Samuel profile |url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/saintvincentandthegrenadines/players/myronsamuel.html |publisher=Caribbean Football database |accessdate=22 October 2012}} He was arrested in June 2021 in St. Vincent for weapons possession.[https://www.iwnsvg.com/2021/06/21/police-release-names-charges-in-firearms-disappearance-case/ Police release names, charges in firearms disappearance case]

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• [http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/saintvincentandthegrenadines/players/myronsamuel.html Caribbean Football Database profile]

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