Sam Lammers
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Lammers
| image = 2022128173703 2022-05-08 Fussball Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Mönchengladbach - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0696 - AK8I7431 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lammers with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
| full_name = Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/spelers/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers/profiel |title=S. Lammers |website=vi.nl |access-date=11 August 2023}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|04|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Twente
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = VOAB
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2010
| youthclubs2 = Willem II
| youthyears3 = 2010–2015
| youthclubs3 = PSV
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Jong PSV
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 30
| years2 = 2016–2020
| clubs2 = PSV
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Heerenveen (loan)
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 16
| years4 = 2020–2023
| clubs4 = Atalanta
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = → Empoli (loan)
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023
| clubs7 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2023–2024
| clubs8 = Rangers
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = → Utrecht (loan)
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 10
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Twente
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = 9 March 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers (born 30 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Dutch football updater|Twente}} club Twente.
Lammers has previously played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, including PSV Eindhoven, Atalanta, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career
=PSV Eindhoven=
Lammers joined PSV Eindhoven's youth system in 2010, having previously played youth football for VOAB and Willem II.{{cite news |title=GAAT SAM LAMMERS VOOR DE BROODNODIGE TREFFERS ZORGEN IN HEERENVEEN? |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/article/272750/Gaat-Sam-Lammers-voor-de-broodnodige-treffers-zorgen-in-Heerenveen? |website=elfvoetbal.nl |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=11 August 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Scholten |first1=Berend |title=UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Sam Lammers |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d046a936e57-7d019e4776d7-1000--uefa-com-s-weekly-wonderkid-sam-lammers/ |website=UEFA |date=12 November 2016 |access-date=11 August 2023}} He signed a three-year professional contract with PSV in July 2015.{{cite news |title=TALENT SAM LAMMERS TEKENT PROFCONTRACT |url=https://www.psv.nl/nieuwspagina/artikel/talent-sam-lammers-tekent-profcontract.htm |website=psv.nl |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=11 August 2023}} Lammers made his debut in professional football on 10 August 2015, when he faced Go Ahead Eagles with Jong PSV.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} On 8 August 2016, he scored a hat-trick in Jong PSV's 5–4 win against Den Bosch.
Lammers made his first-team debut for PSV on 21 September 2016, in a KNVB Cup match against Roda.{{cite web |title=Siem de Jong: Een uur was voldoende voor nu |url=https://www.ad.nl/dossier-roda-jc/siem-de-jong-een-uur-was-voldoende-voor-nu~ae5cb7ff/ |website=Algemeen Dagblad |accessdate=15 July 2020 |language=Dutch |date=22 September 2016}}
He was loaned out to Heerenveen for the 2018–19 season.
=Atalanta=
In September 2020, Lammers joined Serie A club Atalanta. The transfer fee paid to PSV was reported as €9 million plus €2 million in possible bonuses.{{cite web |title=Official: Atalanta sign Lammers |url=https://www.football-italia.net/159225/official-atalanta-sign-lammers |website=Football Italia |accessdate=22 September 2020 |date=22 September 2020}} On 4 October, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 win against Cagliari.{{cite web |title=Highlights: Atalanta 5-2 Cagliari |url=https://www.football-italia.net/160136/highlights-atalanta-5-2-cagliari |website=Football Italia |accessdate=5 October 2020 |date=4 October 2020}}
In September 2021, Lammers joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for a season, without option to buy, to replace André Silva who left Eintracht for RB Leipzig.[https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/fussball/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-neuzugang-lammers-jetzt-ist-es-erst-einmal-fuer-ein-jahr,lammers-da-100.html Lammers: "Jetzt ist es erst einmal für ein Jahr..."], hessenschau, 7 September 2021. Lammers was an unused substitute in the 2022 UEFA Europa League final against future employer Rangers.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0275-152d4568b8fe-4c36a5db723e-1000/ |title=Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5–4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}
On 7 August 2022, Lammers joined Serie A club Empoli on a season-long loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-empoli-ecco-lammers-l-attaccante-arriva-in-prestito-dall-atalanta-1714520 |title= Empoli: ecco Lammers, arriva in prestito dall'Atalanta |date=7 August 2022|website= tuttomercatoweb.com |language=it|trans-title=Empoli: here's Lammers, he arrives on loan from Atalanta}} In January 2023, this loan was terminated and Lammers joined Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season. {{cite press release|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2023/01/02/lammers-e-blucerchiato-temporaneo-dallempoli/|title=Lammers è blucerchiato: temporaneo dall’Empoli|language=Italian|publisher=Sampdoria|date=2 January 2023|accessdate=2 January 2023}}
=Rangers=
On 15 June 2023, Lammers joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers for an undisclosed fee.{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65897304 | title=Sam Lammers: Rangers sign Dutch striker from Atalanta | date=15 June 2023 | work=BBC Sport }} He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock.{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66194509 | title=Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers | work=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2023 }} He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66413622 |title=Rangers 4-0 Livingston |work=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2023}} Lammers scored against Dundee in an away match in November 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67213018 |title=Dundee 0-5 Rangers |work=BBC Sport |date=}}
On 10 January 2024, Lammers joined Eredivisie club Utrecht on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht|trans-title=Striker Sam Lammers will play the rest of the season for FC Utrecht|title=Spits Sam Lammers speelt rest van seizoen voor FC Utrecht|language=Dutch|website=www.fcutrecht.nl|date=10 January 2024|accessdate=10 January 2024}} Lammers scored his first goal for Utrecht in a five nil win over Sittard. Following this Lammers went on an unprecedented run of form by scoring in seven consecutive matches for Utrecht which is a club record in the Eredivisie. During this goal scoring run this included a double in an away match against Heerenveen. Lammers finished his loan spell at Utrecht with further goals against Alkmaar and Rotterdam taking his total for the loan spell to eleven goals in twenty matches for the dutch side.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cw8qndzn4x9o |title=Lammers sets Eredivisie scoring record |work=BBC Sport |date=}}
=Twente=
On 26 July 2024, Lammers joined Twente on a three-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=FC Twente|url=https://fctwente.nl/nieuws/sam-lammers-drie-jaar-naar-fc-twente|title=Sam Lammers drie jaar naar FC Twente|trans-title=Sam Lammers to FC Twente for three years|date=26 July 2024|access-date=26 July 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Lammers played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-19,{{cite web |title=Sam Lammers Jeugd mannen onder 19 |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185189/speler/13526 |website=onsoranje.nl |access-date=11 August 2023}} under-20{{cite news |title=GELIJKSPEL ONDER 20 TEGEN TSJECHIË |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-beloftenelftal/66674/gelijkspel-onder-20-tegen-tsjechi%C3%AB |website=onsoranje.nl |date=4 September 2016 |access-date=11 August 2023}}{{cite news |title=ONDER 20 ONDERUIT TEGEN ENGELAND |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-beloftenelftal/67106/onder-20-onderuit-tegen-engeland |website=onsoranje.nl |date=5 October 2016 |access-date=11 August 2023}}{{cite news |title=ONDER 20 WINT NA STRAFSCHOPPEN |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-beloftenelftal/67222/onder-20-wint-na-strafschoppen |website=onsoranje.nl |date=10 October 2016 |access-date=11 August 2023}}{{cite news |title=KNAP GELIJKSPEL ONDER 20 TEGEN FRANKRIJK |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-beloftenelftal/67626/knap-gelijkspel-o20-tegen-frankrijk |website=onsoranje.nl |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=11 August 2023}} and under-21 levels.{{cite web |title=Sam Lammers Jong Oranje mannen |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185185/speler/13526 |website=onsoranje.nl |access-date=26 September 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|sam-lammers/407736}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan=2|League cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|PSV II
|16 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2016–17
|Eerste Divisie |31 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 17 | |||||
| 2017–18
|Eerste Divisie |16 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 11 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 30 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 63 | 30 | |||||
| rowspan="5"|PSV Eindhoven
|5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|Eredivisie |7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}} | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21
|Eredivisie |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Heerenveen (loan)
|Eredivisie |31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 19 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Atalanta
|15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22
|Serie A |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| Empoli (loan)
|Serie A |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Sampdoria (loan)
|Serie A |19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Rangers
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| Utrecht (loan)
|Eredivisie |18 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs}} | 1 | 20 | 11 | ||||
| Twente
|Eredivisie |21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 9 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!235 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 82 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
PSV
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers
- Scottish League Cup: 2023–24{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67684521|title=Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen|website=BBC|date=17 December 2023|accessdate=17 December 2023}}
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2016/technical-report/tr-under19-2016.pdf|title=Team of the Tournament|website=UEFA|url-status=dead|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524033648/https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2016/technical-report/tr-under19-2016.pdf}}
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2019{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/uitgelicht/patrick-joosten-uitgeroepen-tot-speler-van-de-maand-januari|title=Patrick Joosten uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand januari|date=30 January 2019|website=Eredivisie|language=nl|access-date=30 January 2019|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528230523/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/uitgelicht/patrick-joosten-uitgeroepen-tot-speler-van-de-maand-januari|url-status=dead}}
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: April 2024{{cite news |url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/sam-lammers-named-aprils-eredivisie-player-of-the-month/ |title=Sam Lammers named April's Eredivisie Player of the Month |website=Eredivisie |date=2 May 2024 |access-date=2 May 2024}}
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024{{cite news|title=PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/psv-main-supplier-of-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-in-august/|website=Eredivisie|date=12 September 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.rangers.co.uk/player/sam-lammers/4DRw02iPKujgWka39LLgwp Profile] at the Rangers F.C. website
- {{WorldFootball.net|sam-lammers}}
{{FC Twente squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Tilburg
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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