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Samuel Iling-Junior
Iling-Junior with Juventus U19 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Samuel Iling-Junior[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)
wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2020
Chelsea
2020–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[α] 9 (3)
2022– Juventus 32 (2)
International career‡
2018
England U15
 1 (0)
2018–2019 England U16 8 (0)
2019 England U17 5 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 7 (1)
2022–2023 England U20 6 (2)
2023– England U21 5 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner Slovakia 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:06, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Iling-Junior (born 4 October 2003) is an English professional

wing-back for Serie A club Juventus
.

A youth product of Chelsea and Juventus, Iling-Junior made his debut for reserve team Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season, while also reaching the UEFA Youth League semi-finals with the U19 squad. In the following campaign, Iling-Junior started with Juventus Next Gen,[α] scoring four goals in seven matches, and then was promoted to the first team in December 2022, after making his debut both in Serie A and Champions League.

Iling-Junior has represented England at various youth international levels, having won a UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Juventus; he signed a three-year contract with the latter in September of that year.[7][8]

Juventus

2020–2022

On 7 October 2020, Iling-Junior was included in

Alessandria.[11] He finished the 2020–21 season with four goals and seven assists in 28 matches for the under-19 team.[8]

On 22 August, he made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 win against

first team on 21 May 2022, for a match against Fiorentina.[14]

In the 2021–22 season, he improved his stats, having played 36 matches and scored 13 goals.[8] Iling-Junior also helped the U19s reach the UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[15]

2022–present

Iling-Junior scored his first professional goal on 3 September 2022, in the 13th minute in

Empoli, on 21 October, coming on as a substitute for Filip Kostić in the 84th minute.[8]

On 25 October, Iling-Junior made his

Lecce, Iling-Junior assisted Nicolò Fagioli's winner after only 41 seconds from entering the pitch;[18] however, he suffered a right-ankle sprain after being fouled by Federico Di Francesco, ruling him out for 20 days.[19]

On 19 December, Juventus announced that Iling-Junior renewed his contract until 2025, being subsequently promoted to the first team.

Monza, in the Coppa Italia.[21]

On 2 March 2023, Iling-Junior started the first leg of the final of the

Vicenza, against whom they lost 2–1.[22][23] On 11 April, he also played the second leg, in which he kicked a penalty he had won over the post at the 90th minute; they lost 3–2 (5–3 on aggregate).[24][25]

On 7 May, he made his first start in Serie A and scored his first goal with Juventus' first team, netting the opener in a 2–0 away win over

Atalanta.[26][27]

International career

Born in England, Iling-Junior is of DR Congolese descent.[28] He was a member of the U17's 2019 Syrenka Cup winning squad.[29]

On 6 October 2021, he made his debut for the England U19s as a substitute during a 3–1 defeat to France in Marbella, Spain.[30] On 17 June 2022, Iling-Junior was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[31] which England won with a 3–1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July.[32][33][34]

On 21 September 2022, he made his England U20 debut in a 3–0 win over Chile at the Pinatar Arena in Spain.[35] On 24 March 2023, he scored a brace in England U20's 2–0 win to Germany U20.[36]

On 11 September 2023, Iling-Junior made his England U21 debut during a 3-0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg.[37]

Style of play

Iling-Junior mainly plays a

central midfielder.[8] His main qualities are his goalscoring, dribbling and running abilities.[8][38]

Personal life

Iling-Junior moved to Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic, which he found challenging.[6] He has become nearly fluent in Italian.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23[α]
 2021–22 Serie C 1 0 — — 1[a][12] 0 2 0
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2022–23 Serie C 8 3 — — 3[a][12] 2 11 5
Total 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 13 5
Juventus 2022–23 Serie A 12 1 1 0 5[b] 0 — 18 1
2023–24 Serie A 20 1 2 0 — — 22 1
Total 32 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 40 2
Career total 41 5 3 0 5 0 4 2 53 7
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

England U19

Juventus Next Gen

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[3]

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