Samuel Shashoua
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Samuel Shashoua
| image = Sameul Shashoua CC video screenshot.png
| caption = Shashoua with Tenerife in 2019
| fullname = Samuel Shashoua
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|05|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chelsea, London, England
| height = 1.70m
| currentclub = Minnesota United
| clubnumber = 19
| position = Attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Atlético Baleares (loan) | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2019–2023 | clubs3 = Tenerife | caps3 = 78 | goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Atlético Baleares (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Albacete | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Minnesota United | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Minnesota United 2 | caps7 = 3 | goals7 =2
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam1 = England U17 | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = England U18 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 14:30, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for American club Minnesota United.
Club career
Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London.{{cite web|url= https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=437942|title= השוק מת? היהודים שיכולים לשדרג את הליגה|first= Roee|last= Weinberg|date= 20 May 2023|accessdate= 3 August 2023|publisher= The Sport Channel|language= Hebrew}} There he attended Harrow School before signing with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/development-squad/samuel-shashoua/ |title=Samuel Shashoua profile |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |accessdate=3 June 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601211014/http://m.tottenhamhotspur.com:80/development-squad/samuel-shashoua/|archive-date=1 June 2018}} On 26 August 2018, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side CD Atlético Baleares on a one-year loan deal.{{cite news |title=Baleares loan for Shashoua |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/august/baleares-loan-for-shashoua/ |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=26 August 2018}}
Shashoua made his senior debut on 9 September 2018, playing the last 18 minutes of a 2–1 away loss against SD Ejea. He scored his first goal late in the month by netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of UB Conquense, and finished the campaign with six goals in 33 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
On 23 August 2019, Shashoua was sold to CD Tenerife in Segunda División, and signed a three-year contract with the club.{{cite web |title=Tenerife move for Shashoua |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/august/tenerife-move-for-shashoua/ |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=23 August 2019 |accessdate=23 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/samuel-shashoua-nuevo-refuerzo-blanquiazul|title=Samuel Shashoua, nuevo refuerzo blanquiazul|trans-title=Samuel Shashoua, new blue-and-white addition|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=16 September 2019}} The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance due to an injury, Shashoua was again loaned to Atlético Baleares for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/samuel-shashoua-cedido-al-cd-atletico-baleares|title=Samuel Shashoua, cedido al CD Atlético Baleares|trans-title=Samuel Shashoua, loaned to CD Atlético Baleares|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=14 January 2020|accessdate=19 September 2020}} He only recovered in March, and played in three matches for ATB as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs for a second consecutive year.
Shashoua made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, replacing Bruno Wilson late into a 0–2 away loss against AD Alcorcón.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/alcorcon-vs-tenerife/cronica/2020/09/19/5f6645a922601dd8608b4603.html|title=Un buen Alcorcón se estrena con sonrisa en Santo Domingo|trans-title=A good Alcorcón start with a simle at the Santo Domingo|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=19 September 2020|accessdate=19 September 2020}} On 29 November, again from the bench, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié.{{cite news |last1=Martínez |first1=Jorge |title=Sam Shashoua: "Me sentí increíble al hacer mi primer gol con el CD Tenerife"|trans-title=Sam Shashoua: "It felt incredible to score my first goal for CD Tenerife"|url=https://eldorsal.com/sam-shashoua-me-senti-increible-al-hacer-mi-primer-gol-con-el-cd-tenerife/ |access-date=15 January 2021 |publisher=El Dorsal |date=30 November 2020 |language=Spanish}}
Shashoua spent most of the 2022–23 season struggling with injuries,{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/segunda/sam-shashoua-estoy-frustrado-n/|title=Sam Shashoua: "Estoy frustrado"|trans-title=Sam Shashoua: "I am frustrated"|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=1 March 2023|accessdate=25 July 2023}} and left the club in June 2023 after his contract expired.{{cite web|url=https://stadiumtenerife.es/no-habra-oferta-de-renovacion-a-shashoua-y-no-continuara-en-el-tenerife/|title=No habrá oferta de renovación a Shashoua y no continuará en el Tenerife|trans-title=There will be no renewal offers to Shashoua and he will not continue at Tenerife|publisher=Stadium Tenerife|language=es|date=31 May 2023|accessdate=25 July 2023}} On 24 July, he signed a two-year deal with Albacete also in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticias/samuel-shashoua-acepta-el-desafio|title=Samuel Shashoua acepta el desafío|trans-title=Samuel Shashoua accepts the challenge|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=24 July 2023|accessdate=25 July 2023}}
On 5 June 2024, Shashoua joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United on a six-month deal until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mnufc.com/news/minnesota-united-signs-attacker-samuel-shashoua|title=Minnesota United Signs Attacker Samuel Shashoua | Minnesota United FC|website=MNUFC}}
Personal life
Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan, Spanish and Iraqi-Jewish descent.https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Shashoua/6000000075721666871?through=6000000075719808994{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/08/27/segunda/1566914271_674486.html|title=Samuel Shashoua: "Me gusta regatear y combinar"|trans-title=Samuel Shashoua: "I like to dribble and combine"|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=27 August 2019|accessdate=19 September 2020}}{{cite news |title=Samuel Shashoua reveals his plans for the future |url=https://www.deporpress.com/index.php/2021/01/14/samuel-shashoua-revela-sus-planes-de-futuro/}} His mother is half-Spanish. Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.mallorcadiario.com/armando-sashoua-fichaje-atletico-baleares|title=Armando completa la saga de los Shashoua en el Atlético Baleares|trans-title=Armando completes the Shashoua saga at Atlético Baleares|publisher=Mallorca Diario|language=es|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=19 September 2020}}
Career Statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 October 2024}}{{Soccerway|422457|access-date=12 September 2024}}
| 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 !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017-18
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Baleares (loan)
|38 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 6 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Tenerife
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21
|Segunda División |33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2021-22
|Segunda División |33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2022-23
|Segunda División |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 10 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 82 | 11 | |||
| Atlético Baleares (loan)
|Segunda División B |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Albacete
|Segunda División |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota United
|2024 |MLS |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="LEC"|Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota United 2
|2024 |3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!143 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 151 | 20 |
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References
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External links
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{{Minnesota United FC squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Jewish English sportspeople
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Category:People from Chelsea, London
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Category:Segunda División B players
Category:CD Atlético Baleares footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié players
Category:Minnesota United FC players
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:People educated at Harrow School
Category:English people of Venezuelan descent
Category:English people of Spanish-Jewish descent
Category:English people of American-Jewish descent
Category:English people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Major League Soccer players