{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Sam Glenfield |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Samuel Che Glenfield<ref>{{Cite web |title=SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS|url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/507aa6a7a8754b37a8b949396ec5d00e/squad-list-publication-report-2022-23---07.09.2022.pdf |access-date=14 September 2022|publisher=English Football League}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|5|10|df=y}}<ref name="SW">{{Cite web |title=S. Glenfield: Summary |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/samuel-glenfield/676809/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group}}</ref> |birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland |height = 1.80m<ref name="SW"/> |position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] |clubnumber = 19 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 |youthclubs1 = [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] |years1 = 2020–2022 |clubs1 = [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] |caps1 = 8 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2022–2024 |clubs2 = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2024 |clubs3 = → [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] (loan) |caps3 = 9 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] |caps4 = 31 |goals4 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2021 |nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland national under-16 football team|Northern Ireland U16]] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2021 |nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland national under-17 football team|Northern Ireland U17]] |nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2022 |nationalteam3 = [[Northern Ireland national under-18 football team|Northern Ireland U18]] |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2022–2024 |nationalteam4 = [[Northern Ireland national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland U19]] |nationalcaps4 = 7 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |club-update = 10:29, 2 October 2025 (UTC) }} '''Samuel Che Glenfield''' (born 10 May 2005) is a Northern Irish professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] club [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]].
==Club career== ===Portadown=== Glenfield started his career in the youth system at [[Portadown F.C.|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 F.C.|Coleraine]] at [[Shamrock Park]].<ref name="Porta">{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fleetwood-town-agree-deal-sign-24675777|title=Fleetwood Town agree deal to sign Portadown teenager Sam Glenfield|via=Belfast Live|date=4 August 2022|accessdate=7 September 2022|first=Gareth|last=Fullerton}}</ref> In the summer of 2021, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, to keep him at the club until 2024.<ref name="Porta"/>
===Fleetwood Town=== On 8 August 2022, he signed for [[EFL League One]] side [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] and was immediately placed into the under-18 squad.<ref name="FTFC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2022/august/mcmullan--glenfield-announcement/|title=Northern Irish duo sign up for Town's Under-18s|via=Fleetwood Town FC|date=4 August 2022|accessdate=7 September 2022}}</ref> Sixteen days after signing for the club, he was promoted to new manager, [[Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)|Scott Brown]]'s, first team squad for the 0–0 draw against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], but he remained an unused substitute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ni-teenage-striker-sam-glenfield-24812209|title=NI teenage striker Sam Glenfield makes early impression at Fleetwood Town|via=Belfast Live|date=21 August 2022|accessdate=7 September 2022}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Everton]] at [[Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood)|Highbury Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/northern-ireland-teen-sam-glenfield-24867646|title=Northern Ireland teen Sam Glenfield pays special tribute to mum after Fleetwood Town debut|via=Belfast Live|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=7 September 2022|first=Gareth|last=Fullerton}}</ref>
===Waterford=== On 25 July 2024, Glenfield signed for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] club [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] on loan until the end of their season in November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wlrfm.com/sport/sam-glenfield-joins-blues-369827|title=Waterford FC announce signing of Sam Glenfield|date=25 July 2024|website=WLRFM.com}}</ref> On 26 November 2024, it was announced that Glenfield would join Waterford on a permanent basis ahead of their 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Glenfield makes permanent move to Waterford FC | date=25 November 2024 | url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/club-news/glenfield-makes-permanent-move-to-waterford-fc/ }}</ref> On 7 November 2025, Glenfield came off the bench to score the winner in a 2–1 victory over [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] in the [[2025 League of Ireland Premier Division#Promotion/relegation play-off|2025 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off]] at [[Tolka Park]], to preserve his side's place in the Premier Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/supersub-sam-glenfield-strikes-late-to-break-bray-hearts-and-keep-waterford-in-premier-division/a1051248587.html|title=Supersub Sam Glenfield strikes late to break Bray hearts and keep Waterford in Premier Division|date=7 November 2025|website=www.independent.ie}}</ref>
==International career== Glenfield has represented Northern Ireland at [[Northern Ireland national under-16 football team|under-16]], [[Northern Ireland national under-17 football team|under-17]], [[Northern Ireland national under-18 football team|under-18]] and [[Northern Ireland national under-19 football team|under-19]] levels.<ref name="SW"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 7 November 2025}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes [[Irish Cup]], [[FA Cup]] & [[FAI Cup]]}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan=3|[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] |[[2020–21 NIFL Premiership|2020–21]]<ref name="SW"/> |[[NIFL Premiership]] |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[[2021–22 NIFL Premiership|2021–22]]<ref name="SW"/> |NIFL Premiership |5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||6||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !8!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!9!!0 |- |rowspan=3|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] |[[2022–23 Fleetwood Town F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="SW"/> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |1||0||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearances in the [[EFL Trophy]]}}|||0||5||0 |- |[[2023–24 Fleetwood Town F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref name="SW"/> |League One |1||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !2!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!7!!0 |- |[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] (loan) |[[2024 League of Ireland Premier Division|2024]]<ref name="SW"/> |[[League of Ireland Premier Division|LOI Premier Division]] |9||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2 |- |[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] |[[2025 League of Ireland Premier Division|2025]]<ref name="SW"/> |[[League of Ireland Premier Division|LOI Premier Division]] |31||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|2 appearance in the [[Munster Senior Cup (association football)|Munster Senior Cup]]; 1 appearance, 1 goal in the [[2025 League of Ireland Premier Division#Promotion/relegation play-off|2025 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off]]}}||1||35||2 |- !colspan=3|Career total !50!!3!!4!!0!!1!!0!!6!!1!!61!!4 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|samuel-glenfield|Samuel Glenfield}}
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