Taryk Sampson
{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Taryk Sampson
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Trinidad and Tobago
| height =
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = NEROCA
| clubnumber = 5
| years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = North East Stars | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Ma Pau | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2017–2019 | clubs3 = Central | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019– | clubs4 = NEROCA | caps4 = 15| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = ?
| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago U20
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = ?
| club-update = 12:49, 05 April 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate=
}}
Taryk Sampson (born 5 March 1997) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I-League club NEROCA.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/taryk-sampson/341949/|title=T. SAMPSON|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.int.soccerway.com|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209173414/https://int.soccerway.com/players/taryk-sampson/341949/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfers-neroca-fc-add-fix-foreigners-to-their-roster|title=Indian football transfers: NEROCA FC add six foreigners to their roster|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.sportskeeda.com|date=April 1, 2020|author=Sounak Mullick|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507061457/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfers-neroca-fc-add-fix-foreigners-to-their-roster|url-status=live}}
Club career
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Sampson initially signed with the Trinidadian club North East Stars in 2013. He had no appearance in the senior squad.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} He made his senior debut with TT Pro League side Ma Pau in the 2016–17 season, playing for them a couple of times.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} He was contracted with the club until July 2017. On 1 July 2017, he joined Central, another TT Pro League team, where he remained until 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerglobalplayers.com/player/116451|title=Taryk Sampson|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.soccerglobalplayers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/taryk-sampson/170009/|title=Taryk Sampson - Player Info|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.globalsportsarchive.com|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726155637/https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/taryk-sampson/170009/|url-status=live}}
By mid-2019, Sampson signed a one-year contract with India's I-League side NEROCA. He made 15 appearances for the club, and scored his first I-League goal against Gokulam Kerala.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/player/taryk-sampson/pnd302h2luvb7cjkigayq4t1|title=Taryk Sampson|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726155642/https://www.goal.com/en-in/player/taryk-sampson/pnd302h2luvb7cjkigayq4t1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-i-league-2019-20-gokulam-kerala-register-2-1-win-vs-neroca-fc/343374|title=I-League 2019-20: Gokulam Kerala Register 2-1 Win Vs NEROCA FC|access-date=2020-04-05|language=en|website=www.outlookindia.com|archive-date=1 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201125353/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-i-league-2019-20-gokulam-kerala-register-2-1-win-vs-neroca-fc/343374|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Super Cup !colspan=2|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||
| Ma Pau
|2017 |2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| NEROCA
|2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.in/player/sampson-taryk/8hDpIFHM/|access-date=2020-04-05|title=Taryk Sampson|language=en|website=www.flashscore.in|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726155646/https://www.flashscore.in/player/sampson-taryk/8hDpIFHM/|url-status=live}} |15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
References
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{{NEROCA F.C. squad}}
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Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
Category:21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:TT Pro League players
Category:Ma Pau Stars S.C. players
Category:AC Port of Spain players
Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in India