{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sam Tillen | image = Sam_Tillen,_footballer,_April_2006.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption = Tillen warming up for Brentford in 2006. | fullname = Samuel Lee Tillen<ref>{{Hugman|25567|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Reading, England | currentclub = Lincoln City U18 (head coach) | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/sam-tillen-20455/ |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> | position = Left back, left midfielder | youthyears1 = 1997–2002 | youthclubs1 = Chelsea | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = Chelsea | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2005–2008 | clubs2 = Brentford | caps2 = 68 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2008–2012 | clubs3 = Fram | caps3 = 98 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2013–2016 | clubs4 = FH | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = → Fram (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = ÍH | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 213 | totalgoals = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 | nationalteam1 = England U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2001 | nationalteam2 = England U17 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2003 | nationalteam3 = England U18 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2003 | nationalteam4 = England U19 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2006 | nationalteam5 = Football League U21 | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2023– | managerclubs1 = Lincoln City U18 }}
'''Samuel Lee Tillen''' (born 16 April 1985) is an English professional footballer, most notable for his eight years in as a left back in Icelandic football with Fram and FH. He also played in the Football League for Brentford. Tillen was capped by England at U19 level and represented the Football League at U21 level. He is currently youth development phase lead coach and U18 head coach at Lincoln City.
== Club career ==
=== Chelsea === A left back, Tillen joined the academy at Premier League club Chelsea at the age of 12.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tryggð leikmanna |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=125672 |access-date=28 December 2017 |language=is}}</ref> He completed a scholarship and signed his first professional contract in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelsea's man in Iceland |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/blogs/inside-blue/inside-blue/chelsea-s-man-in-iceland.html |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen klar för Brentford |url=https://www.svenskafans.com/england/72331.aspx |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=SvenskaFans.com |language=sv-SE}}</ref> but his progress was hindered by 17 months out with a stress fracture in his back and a torn anterior cruciate ligament.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The other side of John Terry that's rarely mentioned |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/former-youth-player-reveals-john-terrys-many-acts-of-kindness-ahead-of-chelsea-farewell-a3543561.html |access-date=27 December 2017 |work=Evening Standard |language=en-GB}}</ref> Tillen progressed to the reserve team,<ref name="Extended" /> but despite an injury crisis at full back in the first team ranks in late in February 2005,<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 February 2005 |title=Bridge will miss rest of season |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4283011.stm |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> he did not receive a call into the first team squad before departing Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2004–05 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2005 |title=Mourinho offers young duo deals |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4596011.stm |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Brentford === On 27 May 2005, Tillen joined League One club Brentford on a one-year contract, with a one-year option.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2005 |title=Brentford buoyed by double deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4585963.stm |access-date=4 November 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was a regular in the promotion-chasing team throughout the 2005–06 season and manager Martin Allen took up the option on his contract in February 2006.<ref name="Extended">{{Cite news |date=7 February 2006 |title=Tillen contract extended by Bees |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4690560.stm |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Statto">{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 2005–2006 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/2005-2006/results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315222831/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/2005-2006/results |archive-date=15 March 2016 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref><ref name="Soccerbase0506" /> Tillen finished the 2005–06 season with 43 appearances and experienced the disappointment of defeat to Swansea City in the play-off semi-finals.<ref name="Statto" /><ref name="Soccerbase0506" /> In July 2006, he signed a new undisclosed-length contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2006 |title=Sam signs on |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~855545,00.html |access-date=25 March 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref>
Tillen was again a regular under new manager Leroy Rosenior early in the 2006–07 season and retained his place after Rosenior was sacked and replaced with Scott Fitzgerald in November 2006.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 November 2006 |title=Rosenior sacked as Brentford boss |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/6162076.stm |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He scored the first senior goal of his career with a late equaliser to secure a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient on 9 September 2006.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /> Brentford suffered relegation to League Two at the end of the 2006–07 season and Tillen finished the campaign with 38 appearances and one goal.<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford Complete History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061629/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/history |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref>
Aside from two early 2007–08 season substitute appearances,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/42743/sam-tillen?season=2007 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> Tillen was frozen out of the first team squad by new manager Terry Butcher and failed to break back in after Butcher was replaced by Andy Scott in December 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry Butcher departs |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1187998,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205540/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1187998,00.html |archive-date=26 September 2018 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> On 10 January 2008, Tillen departed Brentford after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2008 |title=A second Sam departs this week |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1211782,00.html |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> During {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons at Griffin Park, Tillen made 83 appearances and scored one goal.<ref>{{Soccerbase}}</ref>
=== Fram === In February 2008, Tillen moved to Iceland to join Úrvalsdeild club Fram on a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmadur: 9 – Sam Tillen |trans-title=Player: 9 – Sam Tillen |url=http://www.fram.is/Knattspyrna/Mfl2fl/Leikmenn/Leikmadur/9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009120541/http://www.fram.is/Knattspyrna/Mfl2fl/Leikmenn/Leikmadur/9 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |access-date=4 November 2009 |publisher=Knattspyrnufélagið Fram |language=Icelandic}}</ref> He had been recommended to try Icelandic football by his former Brentford teammate Ólafur Ingi Skúlason.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Þegar ungur leikmaður fer frá Íslandi til Englands |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=122314 |access-date=28 December 2017 |language=is}}</ref> Tillen remained at Fram for five seasons, making 170 appearances, scoring 19 goals and eventually becoming club captain.<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=32139|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="KSI">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Lee Tillen |url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=211153&pListi=5 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Knattspyrnusamband Íslands |language=is}}</ref><ref name="elitefootball">{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen – FH Hafnarfjördur – Urvalsdeild – Iceland |url=http://www.elitefootball.com/player/sam-tillen/11906 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Elite Football |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Tillen: Ekki eins og okkur hafi verið rúllað upp í allt sumar |url=http://visir.staging.is/g/2011110829684 |access-date=28 December 2017 |work=Vísir}}</ref> He departed the club in October 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Tillen genginn til liðs við FH |url=http://433.pressan.is/pepsi-deild/sam-tillen-genginn-til-lids-vid-fh/ |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
=== FH === On 22 October 2012, Tillen moved to Úrvalsdeild club FH on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Einarsson |first=Magnús Már |date=22 October 2012 |title=Sam Tillen í FH (Staðfest) |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=135366 |access-date=27 December 2012 |publisher=Fótbolti.net |language=Icelandic}}</ref> He had a good 2013 season, making 36 appearances and winning the Icelandic Super Cup.<ref name="KSI2013" /> A broken leg suffered in 2014 saw Tillen miss 11 months of football and upon his return, he suffered a torn calf and a broken cheekbone and eye socket.<ref name="englishplayersabroad">{{Cite web |date=7 February 2019 |title=Sam Tillen: An English abroad legend who has built a life in Iceland |url=https://englishplayersabroad.com/2019/02/07/sam-tillen-an-english-abroad-legend-who-has-built-a-life-in-iceland/ |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=English players abroad |language=en}}</ref> He made just eight league appearances during FH's 2015 Úrvalsdeild title-winning season.<ref name="elitefootball" /><ref name="fotbolti">{{Cite news |title=FH leyfir Sam Tillen að fara á lán |url=http://fotbolti.net/news/27-04-2016/fh-leyfir-sam-tillen-ad-fara-a-lan |access-date=28 December 2017 |language=is}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Tillen alvarlega meiddur – Spilar líklega ekkert í sumar |url=http://433.pressan.is/pepsi-deild/sam-tillen-alvarlega-meiddur-spilar-liklega-ekkert-i-sumar/ |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
Tillen was not in manager Heimir Guðjónsson's plans for the 2016 and he spent the season away on loan back at 1. deild karla club Fram.<ref name="fotbolti" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Tillen sneri aftur í Fram |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016160509613/sam-tillen-sneri-aftur-i-fram |access-date=28 December 2017 |work=Vísir}}</ref> His season was ended early due to a broken cheekbone suffered in August 2016 and he made 16 appearances during a mid-table season for the club.<ref name="KSI" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 2016 |title=Sam Tillen meiddist illa gegn Keflavík – Knattspyrnufélagið Fram |url=http://fram.is/2016/08/sam-tillen-meiddist-illa-gegn-keflavik/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |work=Knattspyrnufélagið Fram |language=is-IS}}</ref> Tillen elected to retire from football in December 2016 and he finished his FH career with 65 appearances and two goals.<ref name="elitefootball" /><ref name="Retires">{{Cite news |title=Sam Tillen leggur skóna á hilluna |url=http://fotbolti.net/news/05-12-2016/sam-tillen-leggur-skona-a-hilluna |access-date=28 December 2017 |language=is}}</ref>
=== ÍH === In August 2020, Tillen came out of retirement to join 4. deild karla club ÍH.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen í ÍH (Staðfest) |url=https://www.fotbolti.net/news/14-08-2020/sam-tillen-i-ih-stadfest |access-date=14 December 2020 |website=www.fotbolti.net |language=is}}</ref> During what remained of the 2020 season, he made five appearances and helped the club to promotion via the 4. deild karla promotion play-offs.<ref name="KSI" /><ref name="IH2020">{{Cite web |title=Summary – 4. Deild – Iceland – Results, fixtures, tables and news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/iceland/4-deild/2020/s18111/final-stages/ |access-date=14 December 2020 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
== International career == Tillen was capped by England at U16,<ref>{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-16's 2000–10 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU16pg3.html |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref> U17,<ref>{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-17's 1982–2010 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU17.html |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref> U18 and U19 levels.<ref name="EnglandU18">{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 2000–10 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU18pg6.html |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-19's 1985–2010 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU19pg1.html |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref> He made one appearance for the Football League U21 representative team in a 1–0 victory over Serie B U21 on 21 February 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2006 |title=Football League 1 Serie B 0 |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~786953,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005032332/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~786953,00.html |archive-date=5 October 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref>
== Coaching career == Tillen began coaching the FH U12 team while recovering from a broken leg in 2014.<ref name="englishplayersabroad" /> After his retirement from football in 2016, Tillen became a full-time coach at FH.<ref name="Retires" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Þjálfarar – FH – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |url=http://fh.is/fotbolti/yngri-flokkar/thjalfarar/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |work=FH – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |language=is-IS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2. flokkur karla |url=http://fh.is/fotbolti/yngri-flokkar/2-flokkur-karla/ |access-date=26 April 2019 |website=FH – Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |language=is}}</ref> After returning to England, he joined the coaching team at Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division club Cottesmore in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2022 |title=Tillen takes coaching role with Cottesmore |url=https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/sport/tillen-takes-coaching-role-with-cottesmore-9276000/ |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=Stamford Mercury |language=en}}</ref> In July 2023, Tillen was appointed to the role of youth development phase lead coach at Lincoln City and thereby became head coach of the club's U18 team.<ref name="LincolnProfile">{{Cite web |title=Professional development phase lead coach: Sam Tillen |url=https://www.weareimps.com/player/134 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Lincoln City Football Club |language=en}}</ref> He became the club's professional development phase lead coach in January 2024.<ref name="LincolnProfile" />
== Personal life == Tillen's brother Joe was also a professional footballer.<ref name="Retires" /> The pair attended Newbury Athletic Club and later played together at Chelsea and Fram.<ref name="Retires" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmadur: 29 – Joe Tillen |trans-title=Player: 29 – Joe Tillen |url=http://www.fram.is/Knattspyrna/Mfl2fl/Leikmenn/Leikmadur/19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009120507/http://www.fram.is/Knattspyrna/Mfl2fl/Leikmenn/Leikmadur/19 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |access-date=4 November 2009 |publisher=Knattspyrnufélagið Fram |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Records – Boys |url=https://www.newburyac.org.uk/young-athletes/records-boys |access-date=14 December 2020 |website=Newbury Athletic Club |language=en-GB}}</ref> He is married and after retiring from football, he settled in Iceland.<ref name="Retires" /> Between 2012 and 2014, Tillen wrote a blog for [http://www.fotbolti.net fotbolti.net].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Tillen |url=http://fotbolti.net/articles.php?action=author&id=258 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Fótbolti.net |language=is}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| 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 FA Cup, Icelandic Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes Football League Cup, Icelandic League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Brentford |2005–06<ref name="Soccerbase0506">{{Soccerbase season|id=41394|season=2005|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League One |33 |0 |6 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3<ref group="lower-alpha">2 appearances in Football League One play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy</ref> |0 |43 |0 |- |2006–07<ref name="Soccerbase0607">{{Soccerbase season|id=41394|season=2006|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League One |34 |1 |1 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Football League Trophy</ref> |0 |38 |1 |- |2007–08<ref name="Soccerbase0708">{{Soccerbase season|id=41394|season=2007|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !68 !1 !7 !0 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !4 !0 !83 !1 |- | rowspan="6" |Fram |2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2008&til=31.12.2008 |access-date=14 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |21 |2 |2 |0 |8 |1 | colspan="2" |— |1<ref name="RT" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Reykjavik Tournament</ref> |0 |32 |3 |- |2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2009&til=31.12.2009 |access-date=14 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |18 |1 |4 |2 |4 |1 |4<ref name="UEL" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in UEFA Europa League</ref> |2 |4<ref name="RT" group="lower-alpha" /> |1 |34 |7 |- |2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2010&til=31.12.2010 |access-date=14 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |19 |1 |4 |0 |9 |2 | colspan="2" |— |3<ref name="RT" group="lower-alpha" /> |1 |35 |4 |- |2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2011&til=31.12.2011 |access-date=14 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |21 |0 |2 |0 |6 |1 | colspan="2" |— |4<ref name="RT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |33 |1 |- |2012<ref name="KSI" /> |Úrvalsdeild |19 |2 |3 |1 |9 |0 | colspan="2" |— |5<ref name="RT" group="lower-alpha" /> |1 |36 |4 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !98 !6 !15 !3 !36 !5 !4 !2 !17 !3 !170 !19 |- | rowspan="5" |FH |2013<ref name="KSI2013">{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2013&til=31.12.2013 |access-date=15 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |20 |0 |1 |0 |8 |0 |6<ref group="lower-alpha">4 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League</ref> |0 |1<ref name="ISC" group="lower-alpha">Appearance in Icelandic Super Cup</ref> |0 |36 |0 |- |2014<ref name="KSI2014">{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2014&til=31.12.2014 |access-date=15 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |2<ref name="UEL" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Fótbolti.net Cup</ref> |0 |10 |1 |- |2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2015&til=31.12.2015 |access-date=15 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |8 |0 |3 |0 |6 |0 |1<ref name="UEL" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |0 |- |2016<ref name="KSI2016">{{Cite web |title=Leikmaður – Samuel Lee Tillen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Games/?leikmadur=211153&fra=01.01.2016&til=31.12.2016 |access-date=15 June 2018 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}</ref> |Úrvalsdeild |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1<ref name="ISC" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !28 !0 !4 !1 !18 !1 !9 !0 !6 !0 !65 !2 |- | rowspan="2" |Fram (loan) |2016<ref name="KSI2016" /> |1. deild karla |15 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |16 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !113 !6 !16 !3 !36 !5 !4 !2 !17 !3 !186 !19 |- |ÍH |2020<ref name="KSI" /> |4. deild karla Group A |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in 4. deild karla promotion play-offs</ref> |0 |5 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !213 !7 !27 !4 !58 !6 !13 !2 !28 !3 !339 !22 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== Honours == '''England U18'''
* Lisbon International Tournament: 2003<ref name="EnglandU18" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sub-18: Inglaterra vence Torneio Internacional da Cidade de Lisboa |url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/selecao/geral/sub-18-inglaterra-vence-torneio-internacional-da-cidade-de-lisboa |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=CNN Portugal |language=pt}}</ref>
'''FH'''
* Úrvalsdeild: 2015<ref name="Soccerway" /> * Icelandic League Cup: 2014<ref name="KSI2014" /> * Icelandic Super Cup: 2013<ref name="Soccerway" /> '''ÍH'''
* 4. deild karla promotion play-offs: 2020<ref name="KSI" /><ref name="IH2020" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerbase}} * {{UEFA player|64124}} * {{KSÍ player|new_id=40838|name=Samuel Lee Tillen|old_id=211153}} * {{Soccerway|samuel-lee-tillen/32139}} * [https://www.weareimps.com/player/134 Sam Tillen] at weareimps.com
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