Sam Deering

Sam Deering (born 26 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge in the National League as a midfielder.

Sam Deering

Personal information
Full name	Sam Deering[1]
Date of birth	26 February 1991[2]
Place of birth	Stepney, England[3]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dagenham & Redbridge
Number	7
Youth career
	Chelsea
	Charlton Athletic
2006–2008	Oxford United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Oxford United	48	(4)
2009	→ Newport County (loan)	4	(0)
2010	→ Newport County (loan)	3	(0)
2011	→ Barnet (loan)	16	(2)
2011–2012	Barnet	44	(3)
2012–2014	Cheltenham Town	67	(0)
2014–2016	Whitehawk	60	(15)
2016–2017	Ebbsfleet United	43	(8)
2017–2019	Billericay Town	80	(15)
2019–	Dagenham & Redbridge	24	(2)
National team^‡
2010	England C	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 7 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Playing career

Deering spent time as a youth team player with Chelsea and Charlton Athletic before joining Oxford United's academy in 2006.[4]

He was promoted to the first team in 2008 and went on to make his first team debut against Weymouth on 12 August of that year.[5] Deering scored twice in December 2008 before breaking his leg against Salisbury City.[6] He was fined and warned about his future conduct later that week after making racist comments on a social networking website.[7] In a club statement, the Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas said: "We take this issue very seriously. I have spoken to Sam personally and he has been made aware that we will not tolerate such comments." Thomas added: "Knowing Sam and his background I am confident he is not a racist. He must understand he is a role model and even his throwaway comments have an impact on people's lives."[8]

Upon returning to action in September 2009, Deering joined Newport County on loan for a month,[9] making four league appearances during his stay with the club.

He made his first appearance for Oxford in ten months against Altrincham on Halloween, and scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Histon on 13 February 2010.[10] Deering signed a new contract in March 2010,[11] and helped the club win promotion back to the Football League in the 2010 Conference play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, most notably by setting up the final and third goal.[12][13]

In November 2010, he rejoined Newport County on loan. He returned to Oxford on 4 January 2011, having made three appearances whilst on loan.[14] In February 2011, he was loaned to Barnet for the remainder of the season, where he helped them avoid relegation.[15] The move was made permanent at the end of the season.[16]

Deering joined Cheltenham Town on 5 July 2012, spending two years at Whaddon Road before moving to Conference South side Whitehawk in 2014.[17] Deering was named in the Conference South team of the season for 2014–15 alongside teammates Nick Arnold and Lee Hills.[18]

Shortly after Steve King's departure as manager at Whitehawk, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, Deering joined Ebbsfleet United for an undisclosed fee in March 2016.[19] Deering joined Billericay Town for the 2017–18 season.[20][21]

On 14 November 2019, he went back full-time when he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United	2008–09[23]	Conference Premier	19	2	4	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	2
	2009–10[20]	Conference Premier	23	2	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	2
	2010–11[21]	League Two	6	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	9	0
	Total		48	4	8	0	1	0	8	0	65	4
Newport County (loan)	2009–10[20]	Conference South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2010–11[21]	Conference Premier	3	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
	Total		7	0	—		—		2	0	9	0
Barnet (loan)	2010–11[21]	League Two	16	2	—		—		—		16	2
Barnet	2011–12[21]	League Two	44	3	2	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	53	3
	Total		60	5	2	0	1	0	6	0	69	5
Cheltenham Town	2012–13[21]	League Two	32	0	3	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	39	0
	2013–14[21]	League Two	35	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	0
	Total		67	0	4	0	3	0	4	0	78	0
Whitehawk	2014–15[20]	Conference South	36	9	3	0	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	1	43	10
	2015–16[20]	National League South	24	6	7	4	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	1	32	11
	Total		60	15	10	4	—		5	2	75	21
Ebbsfleet United	2015–16[20]	National League South	6	0	—		—		3[lower-alpha 6]	0	9	0
	2016–17[20]	National League South	37	8	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 7]	0	46	8
	Total		43	8	3	0	—		9	0	55	8
Billericay Town	2017–18[20]	IL Premier Division	43	12	8	1	—		8[lower-alpha 3]	2	59	15
	2018–19[20]	National League South	28	2	6	3	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	36	5
	2019–20[20]	National League South	9	1	5	1	—		—		14	2
	Total		80	15	19	5	—		10	2	109	22
Dagenham & Redbridge	2019–20[21]	National League	9	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
	2020–21[21]	National League	15	2	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	19	2
	Total		24	2	3	0	—		2	0	29	2
Career total			389	49	49	9	5	0	46	4	489	62

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Four appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs
3. Appearances in FA Trophy
4. One appearance in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
5. Three appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, one in FA Trophy
6. Appearances in National League South play-offs
7. Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League South play-offs

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2016 and 30/06/2016" (PDF). The FA. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. "Sam Deering". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
4. "Deering hoping for big gate". Oxford Mail. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
5. "Oxford 0–1 Weymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2010.
6. "Oxford winger Deering breaks leg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
7. "U's star in racism row". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
8. "Deering fined for racist comment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
9. "Newport bring in Deering on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
10. "Oxford United 2–0 Histon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
11. "Deering signs new Oxford contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
12. "Oxford United 3–1 York City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
13. "Oxford savour life back in the League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
14. "Two back in, two out". Oxford United F.C. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
15. "Deering goes out on loan". Oxford United F.C. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
16. "Barnet sign midfielder Sam Deering from Oxford United". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
17. Whitney, Steve (16 July 2014). "King Bags Another Impressive New Recruit". NonLeague. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
18. Griggs, Howard (19 June 2015). "Whitehawk release five as King looks to strengthen". The Argus. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
19. Griggs, Howard (4 March 2016). "Sam Deering leaves Whitehawk for undisclosed fee". The Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
20. Aylesbury United FC – Sam Deering
21. Soccerway – Sam Deering
22. Bennett, Dan (14 November 2019). "Midfielder Sam Deering joins Daggers". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
23. "Season 2008-09". Rage Online. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

External links

• Sam Deering at Soccerbase