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Samuel Shashoua

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Samuel Shashoua
Shashoua with Tenerife in 2019
Personal information
Full name Samuel Shashoua
Date of birth (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Chelsea, London, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Youth career
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 38 (6)
2019–2023 Tenerife 78 (10)
2020 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 Albacete 17 (0)
2024– Minnesota United 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 England U17 13 (4)
2017 England U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Samuel Shashoua (born 13 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for American club Minnesota United.

Club career[edit]

Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London in a Jewish family.[1] There he attended Harrow School before signing with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.[2] On 26 August 2018, he moved to Spanish Segunda División B side CD Atlético Baleares on a one-year loan deal.[3]

Shashoua made his senior debut on 9 September 2018, playing the last 18 minutes of a 2–1 away loss against SD Ejea. He scored his first goal late in the month by netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of UB Conquense, and finished the campaign with six goals in 33 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 23 August 2019, Shashoua was sold to CD Tenerife in Segunda División, and signed a three-year contract with the club.[4][5] The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance due to an injury, Shashoua was again loaned to Atlético Baleares for the remainder of the season.[6] He only recovered in March, and played in three matches for ATB as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs for a second consecutive year.

Shashoua made his professional debut on 19 September 2020, replacing Bruno Wilson late into a 0–2 away loss against AD Alcorcón.[7] On 29 November, again from the bench, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié.[8]

Shashoua spent most of the 2022–23 season struggling with injuries,[9] and left the club in June 2023 after his contract expired.[10] On 24 July, he signed a two-year deal with Albacete also in the second division.[11]

On 5 June 2024, Shashoua joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United on a six-month deal until the end of the season.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan and Spanish descent.[13][14] His mother is half-Spanish.[14] Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season.[14]

Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Weinberg, Roee (20 May 2023). "השוק מת? היהודים שיכולים לשדרג את הליגה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Samuel Shashoua profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Baleares loan for Shashoua". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Tenerife move for Shashoua". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Samuel Shashoua, nuevo refuerzo blanquiazul" [Samuel Shashoua, new blue-and-white addition] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Samuel Shashoua, cedido al CD Atlético Baleares" [Samuel Shashoua, loaned to CD Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Un buen Alcorcón se estrena con sonrisa en Santo Domingo" [A good Alcorcón start with a simle at the Santo Domingo] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ Martínez, Jorge (30 November 2020). "Sam Shashoua: "Me sentí increíble al hacer mi primer gol con el CD Tenerife"" [Sam Shashoua: "It felt incredible to score my first goal for CD Tenerife"] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sam Shashoua: "Estoy frustrado"" [Sam Shashoua: "I am frustrated"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ "No habrá oferta de renovación a Shashoua y no continuará en el Tenerife" [There will be no renewal offers to Shashoua and he will not continue at Tenerife] (in Spanish). Stadium Tenerife. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Samuel Shashoua acepta el desafío" [Samuel Shashoua accepts the challenge] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Minnesota United Signs Attacker Samuel Shashoua | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  13. ^ "Samuel Shashoua: "Me gusta regatear y combinar"" [Samuel Shashoua: "I like to dribble and combine"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b c "Samuel Shashoua reveals his plans for the future".
  15. ^ "Armando completa la saga de los Shashoua en el Atlético Baleares" [Armando completes the Shashoua saga at Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Mallorca Diario. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

External links[edit]

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