Sam Strong (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Strong | ||
Date of birth | August 23, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rajpracha | ||
Youth career | |||
Real So Cal | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 30 | (2) |
2017 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 14 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Ventura County Fusion | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Ventura County Fusion | 12 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Fresno FC | 17 | (0) |
2020 | Hartford Athletic | 15 | (2) |
2021 | San Diego 1904 | 16 | (1) |
2022 | Monterey Bay | 4 | (0) |
2022 | → Central Valley Fuego (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Central Valley Fuego | 6 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Rajpracha | 23 | (8) |
International career | |||
2015 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023 |
Samuel Strong (born August 23, 1996) is an American
Rajpracha FC in the Thai League 2
.
Career
College & Amateur
Born in
UC Santa Barbara between 2015 and 2016, where he scored 2 goals in 30 appearances for the Gauchos.[1] In November 2016, Strong was charged with felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor count of reckless driving. Strong had seen a UCSB parking official placing a clamp on one of his tires in a campus parking lot and responded by getting into his car and driving away, nearly hitting the officer. He was subsequently dismissed from the UCSB soccer team.[2] Strong later played one season of soccer at Coastal Carolina University in 2017.[3]
While at college, Strong played with
Professional
Strong signed with 2nd division
During his time with Hartford Athletic, Strong was the 2020 club defender of the year as voted by the fans.Strong signed with 3rd division
Maryland Bobcats on August 8, 2021.[9]
Strong was announced as a signing for 2nd division USL Championship expansion side Monterey Bay FC on February 14, 2022.[10] Strong returned to Fresno on July 22, 2022, by way of a loan to Central Valley Fuego FC for the remainder of the 2022 USL League One season.[11] His contract option was declined by Monterey Bay at the end of the season.[12]
In March 2023, it was announced that Strong had signed with
Rajpracha FC of the Thai League 2, being the first time Strong has played for a team outside of the United States. Strong scored in his Thai FA Cup, Thai League Cup
and Thai League debut.
References
- ^ "Sam Strong". UC Santa Barbara.
- ^ "UCSB Soccer Player Charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Reckless Driving". noozhawk.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "GoCCUsports.com - Coastal Carolina Official Athletics Website - Stats". coastal_ftp.sidearmsports.com.
- ^ "2015". USL PDL.
- ^ "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". www.uslpdl.com.
- ^ Moreno, Angel (21 December 2017). "Fresno FC adds Lamin Suma and Sam Strong".
- ^ "2018 -OKC Energy FC vs Fresno FC- uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com.
- ^ "Defender Sam Strong Joins Hartford Athletic". Hartfordathletic.com. December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Welcome Defender Samuel Strong to the squad!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.[not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Signs Santa Barbara Native Sam Strong". www.montereybayfc.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Central Valley Fuego FC Acquires Sam Strong on Loan from Monterey Bay F.C." FuegoFC.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Monterey Bay Football Club Announces 2023 Roster Moves".
- ^ "Fuego FC Twitter". Twitter. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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