Sam Glenfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Che Glenfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Waterford | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Portadown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Portadown | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Waterford (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2025– | Waterford | 31 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Northern Ireland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:29, 2 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Che Glenfield (born 10 May 2005) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Portadown
[edit | edit source]Glenfield started his career in the youth system at Portadown and went on to make his first team debut at just 15 years of age on 24 October 2020, when he came on as a substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Coleraine at Shamrock Park.[3] In the summer of 2021, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, to keep him at the club until 2024.[3]
Fleetwood Town
[edit | edit source]On 8 August 2022, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town and was immediately placed into the under-18 squad.[4] Sixteen days after signing for the club, he was promoted to new manager, Scott Brown's, first team squad for the 0–0 draw against Derby County, but he remained an unused substitute.[5] He made his first team debut on 23 August 2022, when he replaced Cian Hayes as a substitute in the EFL Cup second round 1–0 defeat to Premier League side Everton at Highbury Stadium.[6]
Waterford
[edit | edit source]On 25 July 2024, Glenfield signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on loan until the end of their season in November.[7] On 26 November 2024, it was announced that Glenfield would join Waterford on a permanent basis ahead of their 2025 season.[8] On 7 November 2025, Glenfield came off the bench to score the winner in a 2–1 victory over Bray Wanderers in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off at Tolka Park, to preserve his side's place in the Premier Division.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]Glenfield has represented Northern Ireland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 7 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portadown | 2020–21[2] | NIFL Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[2] | NIFL Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2022–23[2] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023–24[2] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Waterford (loan) | 2024[2] | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Waterford | 2025[2] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 35 | 2 | |
| Career total | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Irish Cup, FA Cup & FAI Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ 2 appearance in the Munster Senior Cup; 1 appearance, 1 goal in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off
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External links
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football midfielders
- NIFL Premiership players
- Portadown F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players