Myron Samuel

Myron Samuel (born 19 December 1992) is a Vincentian international footballer who last played for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL. Samuel is one of the youngest players to play and to score for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Myron Samuel
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992[1]
Place of birth Layou, St. Vincent
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2007–2009 System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Avenues United FC 22 (25)
2013–2015 Rendezvous FC (51)
2015–2016 Seattle Sounders FC 2 23 (5)
International career‡
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U17[3]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20[4]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U23[5]
2008– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:29, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Samuel played for Vincentian NLA Premier League clubs System 3 FC in 2009 and Avenues United FC from 2009 to 2013, and Rendezvous FC of the Barbados Premier Division from 2013 to 2015.[6] He scored 14 goals in 2013,[7] 25 goals in 2014,[8] and 12 goals in 2015.[9] On 7 June 2011, Samuel appeared in a reserve match for American side Seattle Sounders FC.[10] On 18 August 2015, it was announced that he had returned to Seattle and signed for its reserve team in the United Soccer League, Seattle Sounders FC 2. He joined his national team strike partner Oalex Anderson and fellow Vincentian and Seattle manager Ezra Hendrickson who brought him to Seattle during his first stint in 2011.[6] The next day, Samuel made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute. He went on to score two goals in the match, including the game-winner, as Seattle won 3–2 over the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.[11] It was later revealed that Samuel had broken his foot in the same match and had undergone successful surgery and was undergoing rehabilitation.[12] The player was expected to be out for 10 weeks, missing the remaining six games of the season, and possibly longer.[13]

On 4 December 2015, it was announced that Samuel would return to S2 for the 2016 USL season, along with international teammate Oalex Anderson.[14]

International career

Samuel made his senior debut for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2008 at the age of 18 during 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification.[15] Samuel won the Golden Boot as top scorer during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament with four goals and three matches as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were crowned champions of the tournament for the first time.[16]

International goals
Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first.[17]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 September 2008Stade Louis Achille, Fort-de-France, Martinique Anguilla3–13–12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.10 September 2010George Odlum Stadium, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Saint Lucia?–05–1Friendly
3.?–0
4.18 September 2011Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenada1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.15 October 2011Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Grenada1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.1 September 2012Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados1–02–0Friendly
7.21 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Guyana1–02–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
8.25 October 2012Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Curaçao3–04–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
9.14 November 2012Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–11–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
10.5 September 2014Antigua Recreation Ground, St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla1–04–02014 Caribbean Cup qualification
11.21 September 2014A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands1–06–0Friendly
12.8 October 2014Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Guadeloupe1–11–32014 Caribbean Cup qualification
13.12 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Grenada2–15–12015 Windward Islands Tournament
14.3–2
15.14 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Saint Lucia2–12–12015 Windward Islands Tournament
16.16 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia Dominica1–01–02015 Windward Islands Tournament
17.14 June 2015Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana Guyana1–04–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.25 March 2016Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago1–02–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.4 June 2016André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname Suriname1–01–22017 Caribbean Cup qualification
20.3 July 2017Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Grenada3–43–42017 Windward Islands Tournament
21.4 July 2017Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Barbados2–24–22017 Windward Islands Tournament
22.3–2
23.4–2

Personal life

He is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer Shandel Samuel.[18] He was arrested in June 2021 in St. Vincent for weapons possession.[19]

References
  1. FIFA.com
  2. Myron Samuel at Soccerway
  3. "CONCACAF 2007 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "CONCACAF 2009 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "Sounders FC 2 signs forward Myron Samuel". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. "2013 Goals". Barbados FA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. "2014 Goals". Barbados FA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. "2015 Goals". Barbados FA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. "Reserve Match: Sounders FC vs Whitecaps FC - Seattle Sounders Football Club".
  11. "Seattle vs. Colorado Springs". United Soccer League. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  12. "S2 forward Myron Samuel undergoes successful foot surgery". Seattle Sounders Fc. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  13. Oshan, Jeremiah (20 August 2015). "Day after scoring two in debut, S2 prospect has surgery". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  14. "S2 Announce Return of Anderson, Samuel". USL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  15. Meeker, Randy (4 August 2015). "Report: Myron Samuel to sign with S2". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  16. "2015 Awards". SVG FA. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  17. "Samuel, Myron". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. "Myron Samuel profile". Caribbean Football database. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  19. Police release names, charges in firearms disappearance case
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