Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Joseph David Durrant [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 February 2002||
Place of birth | England [2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton | |||
Liverpool | |||
2018–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Dundalk | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:02, 14 June 2024 (UTC) |
Samuel Joseph David Durrant (born 16 February 2002) is an English-Sri Lankan professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk. [3] [4] [5] He is a product of the Everton, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday academies.
Durrant played for both Everton and Liverpool youth teams. [6] He joined Blackburn Rovers on 29 June 2018 on a two-year scholarship, plus a one-year professional contract. [7] He signed an additional one-year contract until 2022 on 9 July 2021. [8] He was released by Blackburn Rovers in their retained list on 20 May 2022. [9]
He joined Sheffield Wednesday on 24 June 2022, joining the clubs under-21 side. [10] He made the first team squad against Oxford United on 7 April before making his Wednesday debut against Derby County on the final day of the season coming off the bench for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. [11] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Durrant would be released following the end of his contract. [12]
On 2 August 2023, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. [13] He extended his stay at the club for another year on 4 December 2023. [14]
In March 2024, he received his first call up to the Sri Lanka national team, whom he qualifies for through his Sri Lankan born mother. [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2022–23 [16] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dundalk | 2023 [2] | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
2024 [2] | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
Career total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |