Sam Stanton

Samuel Stanton (born 19 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC. He has also previously played for Dundee United. Hibernian, Cowdenbeath, Livingston and Dumbarton on loan, and represented Scotland at youth international level.

Sam Stanton

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Stanton
Date of birth	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Phoenix Rising
Number	12
Youth career
	Hutchison Vale B.C.
2006–2012	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2018	Hibernian	57	(3)
2013	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	2	(0)
2016	→ Livingston (loan)	13	(3)
2016–2017	→ Dumbarton (loan)	26	(4)
2017–2018	→ Dundee United (loan)	21	(4)
2018–2020	Dundee United	56	(5)
2020–	Phoenix Rising	4	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2012	Scotland U19	3	(1)
2014	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:30, 6 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:03, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Early life

Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.[1] Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player, Pat Stanton, however he is not related to him.[2]

Career

Hibernian

Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad.[3] He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Inverness CT.[2] He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Rangers on 28 January 2012.[4][5]

He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012.[6] Stanton was loaned to Cowdenbeath in January 2013[7] and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton.[8] His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery.[9]

Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013–14 season. He won the SPFL young player of the month award for February 2014.[10] In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs.[11]

On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship season.

Stanton joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a season-long loan on deadline day in August 2016.[12] He scored his first goals for the club in a 2–2 draw with Ayr United in February 2017[13]

Dundee United

Stanton joined Championship team Dundee United in July 2017, initially on loan.[14] The move was made permanent on 19 January 2018, with Stanton signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with United.[15]

Phoenix Rising FC

Stanton signed with Phoenix Rising FC on 23 January 2020.[16]

International

Stanton was selected for the Scotland national under-19 football team in August 2012.[17] He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Germany.[18] He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Norway.[19] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[20]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2020[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hibernian	2011–12[22]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13[23]	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2013–14[24]	Scottish Premiership	28	2	1	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	3
	2014–15[25]	Scottish Championship	22	1	3	1	2	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	28	3
	2015–16[26]	Scottish Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	6	1
	Total		57	3	4	2	4	1	5	1	70	7
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2012–13[23]	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Livingston (loan)	2015–16[26]	Scottish Championship	13	3	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	16	3
Dumbarton (loan)	2016–17[27]	Scottish Championship	26	4	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	4
Dundee United (loan)	2017–18[28]	Scottish Championship	21	4	0	0	5	1	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	28	5
Dundee United	2017–18[28]	Scottish Championship	14	0	2	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	1	20	1
	2018–19[29]	Scottish Championship	25	2	1	0	4	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	32	2
	2019–20[30]	Scottish Championship	17	3	0	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	3
	Total		56	5	3	0	8	0	7	1	74	6
Career total			175	19	8	2	17	2	17	2	217	25

1. One appearance in the Europa League and two in the Premiership play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
4. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

1. "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2. "Hibs youngster Sam Stanton on the verge of breakthrough". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
3. "Sam Stanton Hibernian Profile". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
4. "Rangers 4 – 0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. Hardie, David (31 January 2012). "Hibs kid Sam Stanton hungry after Ibrox debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
6. Hardie, David (4 September 2012). "Hibs rising star Sam Stanton signs three-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
7. "Cowdenbeath bring in trio on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
8. "Cowdenbeath 1–1 Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
9. "Euan on Wonder Goal". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
10. "Sam Stanton: Hibs midfielder is February's young player of month". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
11. "Sam Stanton agrees long-term Hibernian deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
12. Findlay, Alan. "SAM STANTON JOINS ON LOAN FROM HIBS". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
13. "Dumbarton 2–2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
14. "Southampton goalkeeper Harry Lewis joins Dundee United on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
15. "Stanton signs permanent contract". Dundee United. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
16. "Phoenix Rising Adds Midfielder Sam Stanton". Phoenix Rising Communications. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
17. "Stanton Earns Scotland Call". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
18. "Scotland Under-19s lose 1–0 to Germany". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
19. "Scotland U19s come from behind to defeat Norway". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
20. "Scotland U21 2–2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
21. Sam Stanton at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
27. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
28. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
29. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
30. "Games played by Sam Stanton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

External links

• Scotland stats at Scottish FA