Samuel Shashoua | |
Fullname: | Samuel Shashoua |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1999 |
Birth Place: | Chelsea, London, England |
Height: | 1.70m |
Currentclub: | Minnesota United |
Clubnumber: | 19 |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | → Atlético Baleares (loan) |
Caps2: | 38 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 2019–2023 |
Caps3: | 78 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | → Atlético Baleares (loan) |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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.
Shashoua was born in Chelsea, London to 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]
Born in England, Shashoua is of Venezuelan and Spanish descent.[13] [14] His mother is half-Spanish. Shashoua said that he would apply for a Spanish passport at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Shashoua's younger brother Armando is also a footballer and a midfielder; both played together for Atlético Baleares in 2020.[15]