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Sam Wardrop
Personal information
Full name Sam Wardrop
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position Defender
Youth career
–2017 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Celtic 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 22 (1)
2018–2020 Dundee United 1 (0)
2020 → Dumbarton (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 Dumbarton 17 (0)
2021 Airdrieonians 2 (0)
2024 Ljungskile SK 6 (0)
International career
2012 Scotland U16 6 (1)
2013–2014 Scotland U17 11 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:09, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Sam Wardrop (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who last played as a defender for Ettan Fotboll club Ljungskile SK. His previous clubs include Celtic, Dundee United and Dumbarton.

Career

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Wardrop started his career at Celtic, and captained the club's Under-20s to victory in the 2017 Scottish Youth Cup final.[1]

On 1 August 2017, Wardrop joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan, until May 2018.[2] He scored his first senior goal, the winner, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2017.[3]

Wardrop signed a two-year contract with Dundee United on 31 May 2018.[4] After suffering an injury that ruled out a potential loan return to Dumbarton in January 2019, he rejoined the club on loan in January 2020[5] playing seven times prior to the season being ended early by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Wardrop was then released by United in May 2020[7] and signed a permanent contract with Dumbarton.[8] He left the club after one season in June 2021[9] and subsequently signed a one-year contract with Airdrieonians[10] but left just two months into the season for personal reasons.[11]

In 2024, after documenting his return to professional football on social media, he agreed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club Ljungskile SK.[12]

International career

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Wardrop was selected for the Scotland U17 team in the UEFA under-17 Championship in 2014,[13] where the Netherlands beat them in the semi-finals.[14]

He was selected for the under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[15] After a historic first ever win against Brazil, which was at any level.[16] Scotland later won the bronze medal.[17] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[18]

Personal life

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Wardrop attended Bearsden Academy.[19]

After leaving professional football in 2021, Sam set up his own business offering football and fitness coaching to young players alongside fellow Celtic academy graduate Aidan Nesbitt.[20] In 2023, he began documenting his return to professional football through a series of vlogs on his social media accounts,[21] including training sessions in the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Sweden where he eventually signed a contract with Ljungskile SK.

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Celtic 2016–17[22] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2017–18[23] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Celtic U20 2016–17[22] ———3[a]030
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18[23] Scottish Championship 22110004[a]0271
Dundee United 2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 1000302[a]060
2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Total 1000302060
Dumbarton 2019–20 Scottish League One 7000000070
2020–21 Scottish League One 170204000230
Total 240204000300
Airdrieonians 2021–22 Scottish League One 2000401070
Career total 49130110100721
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

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  1. ↑ Young, Chick (26 April 2017). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Celtic 3–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Galloway, Andy (1 August 2017). "Loan news: Wardrop checks in". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dumbarton 2–1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Defender Sam Wardrop signs for Dundee United". Celtic FC. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SIGNING NEWS: WARDROP RETURNS TO DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SPFL RESOLUTION APPROVED BY CLUBS IN ALL FOUR DIVISIONS". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  7. ↑ "TIME AT TANNADICE ENDS FOR EIGHT PLAYERS". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SAM WARDROP IS BACK AT DUMBARTON!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  9. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SAM DECIDES TO MOVE ON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  10. ↑ Robertson, Euan (4 June 2021). "Former Celtic and Dundee United defender wants title win after joining Airdrie". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Defender Sam departs". airdrie. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  12. ↑ "SAM WARDROP FÖRSTÄRKER LSK!". lsk (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  13. ↑ "SCOTLAND U17 SQUAD". Aberdeen FC. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Stewart, Craig P. (19 May 2014). "Netherlands 5–0 Scotland: Positives for U-17s". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish FA. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Scotland U20 1-0 Brazil U20: Young Scots make history". The Scotsman. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish FA. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sporting Superstars" (PDF). Bearsden Academy. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  20. ↑ Clarke, Fraser (2021-02-26). "Dumbarton's Sam Wardrop: "Injury isolation inspired me to start my own business"". Daily Record. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  21. ↑ "Ex-Celtic youth captain aims for return to pro football two years after retirement". 21 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Wardrop in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Wardrop in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Sam Wardrop in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Sam Wardrop in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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