Samuel Shashoua
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Shashoua | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2019–2023 | Tenerife | 78 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Baleares (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Albacete | 17 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Minnesota United | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Minnesota United 2 | 5 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Birmingham Legion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U17 | 13 | (4) |
| 2017 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:18, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London.[1] There he attended Harrow School before signing with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.[2] On 26 August 2018, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side CD Atlético Baleares on a one-year loan deal.[3]
Shashoua made his senior debut on 9 September 2018, playing the last 18 minutes of a 2–1 away loss against SD Ejea. He scored his first goal late in the month by netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of UB Conquense, and finished the campaign with six goals in 33 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
On 23 August 2019, Shashoua was sold to CD Tenerife in Segunda División, and signed a three-year contract with the club.[4][5] The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance due to an injury, Shashoua was again loaned to Atlético Baleares for the remainder of the season.[6] He only recovered in March, and played in three matches for ATB as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs for a second consecutive year.
Shashoua made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, replacing Bruno Wilson late into a 0–2 away loss against AD Alcorcón.[7] On 29 November, again from the bench, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié.[8]
Shashoua spent most of the 2022–23 season struggling with injuries,[9] and left the club in June 2023 after his contract expired.[10] On 24 July, he signed a two-year deal with Albacete also in the second division.[11]
On 5 June 2024, Shashoua joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United on a six-month deal until the end of the season.[12] Shashoua was loaned to second-tier USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on 19 July 2025.[13] He was released by Minnesota following the 2025 season.[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan, Spanish and Iraqi-Jewish descent.[15][16][17] His mother is half-Spanish.[17] Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season.[17]
Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020.[18]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 12 October 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2016-17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2017-18 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Baleares (loan) | 2018-19 | Segunda División B | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| Tenerife | 2019-20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2021-22 | Segunda División | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2022-23 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 79 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 11 | ||||
| Atlético Baleares (loan) | 2019-20 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Albacete | 2023-24 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2024 | MLS | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota United 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 143 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 151 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
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External links
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Jewish English sportspeople
- Jewish footballers
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- People from Chelsea, London
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- CD Atlético Baleares footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Minnesota United FC players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- People educated at Harrow School
- English people of Venezuelan descent
- English people of Spanish-Jewish descent
- English people of American-Jewish descent
- English people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Major League Soccer players
- Minnesota United FC 2 players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Birmingham Legion FC players
- USL Championship players