{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel Sarver | full_name = | image = Samuel Sarver NY Red Bulls v FC Dallas 2 May 2026-45 (cropped).jpg | caption = Sarver with FC Dallas in 2026 | height = 1.78m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|3|3}} | birth_place = Chesterland, Ohio, United States<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/samuel-sarver/|title=Samuel Sarver | MLSsoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = FC Dallas | clubnumber = 28 | youthyears1 = 2016–2021 | youthclubs1 = Cleveland Internationals | youthyears2 = 2017–2021 | youthclubs2 = Columbus Crew | collegeyears1 = 2021–2024 | college1 = Indiana Hoosiers | collegecaps1 = 90 | collegegoals1 = 24 | years1 = 2021 | clubs1 = Fort Wayne FC | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = Long Island Rough Riders | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = FC Motown | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = Akron City FC | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = North Texas SC | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 19 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → FC Dallas (loan) | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = FC Dallas | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = United States U16 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = 16:07, 8 August 2025 (UTC) | ntupdate = 16:07, 8 August 2025 (UTC) }} '''Samuel Sarver''' (born 3 March 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
==Club career== Sarver is a product of the youth academies of the Croatia Cleveland Juniors,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CroJrs Monthly Newsletter |url=https://www.croatiajuniors.com/monthly |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Croatia Juniors Soccer Club |language=en-US}}</ref> Cleveland Internationals and Columbus Crew Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/academy-six-players-represent-crew-sc-academy-during-first-stint-preseason-camp|title=ACADEMY | Six players represent Crew Academy during first stint of preseason camp | Columbus Crew|website=ColumbusCrew.com}}</ref> He briefly played with Fort Wayne FC in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortwaynefc.com/notable-alumni/|title=Notable alumni}}</ref> In 2021, he joined the Indiana Hoosiers and helped them win the 2023 Big Ten men's soccer tournament.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/11/12/indiana-wins-2023-big-ten-mens-soccer-tournament-championship.aspx |title=Indiana wins 2023 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship |website=bigten.org |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=November 12, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> He played with the Long Island Rough Riders for a pair of games in the USL League Two in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://liroughriders.com/7-rough-riders-drafted-in-mls-superdraft/|title=7 Rough Riders Drafted in MLS SuperDraft – Long Island Rough Riders}}</ref> On 8 May 2023, he signed with FC Motown for the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stasoccer.org/four-more-stellar-signings-for-fc-motown-sta/|title=Four More Stellar Signings for FC Motown STA|date=8 May 2023}}</ref> In 2024, he had a short stint with Akron City FC where he was named the 2024 Great Lakes Conference MVP and 2024 NPSL Young Player of the Year.<ref name="2024Awards">{{cite web |url=https://www.npsl.com/awards-2024/ |title=2024 Awards |publisher=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=October 25, 2024 |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202235033/https://www.npsl.com/awards-2024/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Sarver was selected 41st in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas, in the second round, on 19 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/12/20/mens-soccer-three-hoosiers-selected-in-2025-mls-superdraft|title=Three Hoosiers Selected in 2025 MLS SuperDraft|website=Indiana University Athletics}}</ref> On 28 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with FC Dallas' reserve team North Texas SC for the 2025 MLS Next Pro season with an option to extend until 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/northtexassc/news/sam-sarver-signs-first-professional-contract-with-north-texas-sc|title=Sam Sarver Signs First Professional Contract with North Texas SC|first=North Texas|last=SC|website=North Texas SC}}</ref> On 28 June 2024, he signed a short-term loan deal with FC Dallas for a set of Major League Soccer matches. On 4 July 2025, he made his MLS debut against Minnesota United FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-signs-joshua-torquato-and-sam-sarver-to-short-term-loan-agreements-from-north-texas-sc|title=FC Dallas Signs Joshua Torquato and Sam Sarver to Short-Term Loan Agreements from North Texas SC|first=F. C.|last=Dallas|website=FC Dallas}}</ref> On 24 July 2025, he formally signed with FC Dallas on a deal through 2026, with options to extend until 2027 and 2028 after scoring 14 goals in 18 games with North Texas SC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-signs-forward-samuel-sarver|title=FC Dallas Signs Forward Samuel Sarver|first=F. C.|last=Dallas|website=FC Dallas}}</ref>
==International career== Sarver played for the United States U16s for Nike Friendlies and 4 Nations Tournament in 2019 in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/us-u16-bnt-roster-for-may-tournament_aid46216|title=US U16 BNT roster for May Tournament | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer|website=TopDrawerSoccer.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== In May 2023, Sarver advocated for the importance of mental health, after revealing that he previously struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts that were triggered after the death of his cousin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1275082-speaking-up-sam-sarver-on-the-importance-of-mental-health|title=Speaking Up: Sam Sarver on the Importance of Mental Health|first=USLLeagueTwo com|last=Staff|date=31 May 2023|website=USL League Two}}</ref>
==Honors== ;Indiana Hoosiers *Big Ten men's soccer tournament: 2023<ref name="auto"/> *Big Ten Conference men's regular soccer season: 2023, 2024
;Individual *2023 Big Ten men's Most Valuable Offensive Player<ref name="auto"/> *2024 Great Lakes Conference MVP<ref name="2024Awards"/> *2024 NPSL Young Player of the Year<ref name="2024Awards"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|sam-sarver/526816}} * [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/samuel-sarver/17814 Indiana Hoosiers profile] * [https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/46931684 Fort Wayne FC] * [https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/55206416 Long Island Rough Riders Profile]
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