Sam McQueen

Samuel James McQueen (born 6 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southampton. A native of the city of Southampton, McQueen joined the Southampton Academy at the age of eight and has remained with the club ever since. Handed his senior debut for the club in 2014, he plays primarily as a left-sided full back or winger.

Sam McQueen
McQueen playing for Southampton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Samuel James McQueen[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Youth career
2003–2014 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Southampton 20 (0)
2016 → Southend United (loan) 18 (2)
2018 → Middlesbrough (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2017 England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:19, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Early life

McQueen was born in Southampton[3] and attended The Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire.[4] He was scouted by Southampton when he was eight years old whilst playing for Oakwood Rangers, a local youth side.[5] He was part of the Southampton FC Academy U13 side that were runners up in the prestigious Dr Pepper Dallas Cup Tournament in Texas where they lost 1–0 to FC Barcelona California in 2008.[6] The same team included other academy products James Ward-Prowse, Luke Shaw, Calum Chambers, Harrison Reed, Jordan Turnbull, Jake Sinclair, all who gained professional contracts in later years with the club.[7]

Club career

McQueen was named in the Southampton senior team for the first time on 15 February 2014 for the FA Cup fifth round match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; he came on in the second half for his debut, playing the last eight minutes of the 0–1 defeat, in place of Adam Lallana.[8] McQueen signed a new four-year contract on 17 June 2014.[9]

In January 2016, McQueen completed a loan move to League One side Southend United until the end of the season.[10][11] He made his league debut in the 3–0 home win over Coventry City, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.[12] He scored his first league goal as a professional 11 days later in his first full league start in the Essex derby against Colchester United on his 21st birthday.[13]

He made his Premier League debut for Southampton on 16 October 2016, when he replaced Matt Targett at left-back after 14 minutes of a 3–1 win over Burnley, winning a penalty for the third goal.[14] Four days later, he made his 2016–17 UEFA Europa League debut[15] and first senior start for the Saints on 20 October versus Inter Milan at the San Siro.[16] This was followed three days later by his first league start for them in a 1–1 away draw with Manchester City.[17]

On 5 December 2016, McQueen signed a new long-term contract with Southampton, penning a deal until 2021.[16][18]

On 30 August 2018, McQueen signed for Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.[19] In October he suffered a serious knee injury in a game against Crystal Palace; a further infection of his knee reconstruction would cause McQueen to be out of football for over two years.[20]

International career

McQueen received his first call-up for the England under-21 side as a squad member for a pair of friendly matches against Germany and Denmark in March 2017.[21] McQueen was an unused substitute in the Germany match[22] but was handed his debut on 27 March, starting at left back in the game against Denmark. Aidy Boothroyd, the manager, was quoted as saying "Sam McQueen was excellent" in the 4–0 victory against Denmark.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2013–14[24] Premier League 001000——10
2014–15 Premier League 000000——00
2015–16[25] Premier League 00000000—00
2016–17[26] Premier League 13020203[lower-alpha 1]0—200
2017–18[27] Premier League 700010——80
2018–19[28] Premier League 000000——00
2019–20 Premier League 000000——00
2020–21 Premier League 000000——00
Total 20030303000290
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy[29] ————2[lower-alpha 2]121
Southend United (loan) 2015–16[30] League One 1820000—00182
Middlesbrough (loan) 2018–19[31] Championship 500020——70
Career total 43230503021563
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Southampton

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile Sam McQueen". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Youth focus will be key for remainder of season, says Saints' assistant manager". Southern Daily Echo. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. "Summer Term 2012 Newsletter". The Mountbatten School. July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. "Oakwood Under 8s (Photograph ref code h9a75814)". Southern Daily Echo. Southampton. January 2003. p. 20.
  6. "2008 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX: Southampton FC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
  7. "Mauricio's minors: Saints Academy is the best in the league". Metro. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. "Sunderland 1–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. "McQueen signs four year contract". Southampton FC. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Sam McQueen: Southend United sign Southampton midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  11. "McQueen joins Southend on loan". Southampton FC. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  12. "Southend United 3–0 Coventry City – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  13. "Southend United 3–0 Colchester United – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. "Southampton 3 Burnley 1". BBC Sport. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  15. Robinson, Neil (18 October 2016). "Southampton on Claude nine ahead of dream Inter tie". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  16. "Sam McQueen: Southampton defender agrees long-term contract until 2021". BBC Sport. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  17. "Manchester City 1 Southampton 1". BBC Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  18. Vinnell, Paul (5 December 2016). "Southampton full-back Sam McQueen signs new long-term contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  19. "Sam McQueen: Middlesbrough sign Southampton defender on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  20. "An infected screw has extended Sam McQueen's ACL misery to two years". The Athletic. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  21. "Aidy Boothroyd names U21s squad to face Germany and Denmark". The Football Association. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  22. "Germany U21 1–0 England U21". BBC Sport. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  23. "Enngland under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd happy with his squad's progress in March games". The Football Association. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  24. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  25. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  27. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  28. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  29. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  30. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  31. "Games played by Sam McQueen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  32. "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  33. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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