| Vyan Sampson | |
| Birth Date: | 2 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | JEF United Chiba |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | West Ham United |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → London City Lionesses (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | San Marino Academy |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | JEF United Chiba |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Jamaica |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 01:45, 5 July 2022 (UTC) |
Vyan Sampson (born 2 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club JEF United Chiba. Born in England, she represents Jamaica internationally.[1] [2]
Sampson began her career in the youth ranks at Charlton Athletic before joining FA WSL 1 club Arsenal in 2011. Originally she played with the youth and reserve teams, where she won both domestic cups at reserve level and the League Cup with the Under-17s.[1] She remained in the lower levels of Arsenal for three years between 2011 and 2014 before being promoted into the first-team squad, her competitive debut came on 12 October 2014 in the club's final WSL match of the season; a 3–1 home win versus Everton.[1] [3]
In the following season, 2015, Sampson made just one league appearance for Arsenal but did play four times in the FA WSL Cup which Arsenal went on to win after a 3–0 final win against Notts County; Sampson was substituted on for the final few minutes.[4] At the start of 2016, Sampson signed a new contract with Arsenal.[5] However, three months later she suffered a knee injury which ruled her out for four months.[6] In April 2018, Sampson began featuring for West Ham United of the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division.[7] [8] [9] On 19 June, as West Ham moved into the WSL for 2018–19, Sampson signed a contract with the club.[10] [11]
In August 2019, Sampson joined newly formed Championship outfit London City Lionesses on loan.[12] [13]
In September 2020, Sampson joined San Marino Academy in Serie A. She was named to one matchday squad but did not make an appearance.[14]
On 28 January 2021, Sampson joined Charlton Athletic on a permanent contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]
In 2022, Sampson joined Heart of Midlothian.
In October 2023, Sampson joined WE League side JEF United Chiba Ladies.
Sampson has represented England at Under-17 and Under-19 level.[1] [2] [16] Her debut for England U17s came on 13 April 2012 in a home defeat to Iceland in a 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifier.[16] She made four further appearances throughout 2014 for England U17s and scored one goal; versus Israel in qualifying for the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[2] In 2013, Sampson made the move into the England U19s and made her debut on 4 April against Serbia.[2] [16] Another qualifying appearance came before she was selected by England for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she played the full minutes in her nation's opening two games before missing the third and final game as England were knocked out at the group stage.[17] [18]
Following the historic FIFA Women's World Cup qualification by the Jamaica national team, Sampson was invited to their training camp roster in January 2019.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 2014 | FA WSL 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| West Ham United | 2017–18 | WPL South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | FA WSL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| London City Lionesses (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2020–21 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||