Sam Hart

Samuel James Hart (born 10 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League Two club Southend United.

For other people named Samuel Hart, see Samuel Hart (disambiguation).

Sam Hart
Personal information
Full name Samuel James Hart[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Place of birth Bolton, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back; left-winger
Club information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 42
Youth career
Manchester United
2013–2016 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Liverpool 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Port Vale (loan) 11 (1)
2017–2020 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
2018 → Rochdale (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Rochdale (loan) 11 (0)
2019 → Southend United (loan) 18 (0)
2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
2020– Southend United 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

He began his career at Liverpool, where he made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly in August 2016. He played on loan at Port Vale during the 2016–17 season, and was sold on to Blackburn Rovers in August 2017. He joined Rochdale on loan in January 2018 and again for the 2018–19 season. He joined Southend United on loan in January 2019 and then loaned out to Shrewsbury Town in January 2020. He joined Southend United in a permanent basis in November 2020.

Career

Liverpool

Hart moved from the Manchester United Academy to the Liverpool Academy whilst an under-16 level player.[3] He made his first appearance for Liverpool on 7 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 friendly defeat to Mainz 05 at the Opel Arena.[4]

In August 2016, Hart joined League One side Port Vale on loan for the 2016–17 season, as manager Bruno Ribeiro needed cover for injured duo Kiko and Adam Yates.[5] He made his debut in professional football on 27 August, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Jerome Thomas in a 3–1 win over Scunthorpe United at Vale Park.[6] With Thomas injured, Hart made his first league start on 27 September, playing at left-wing in a 3–1 home win over Millwall.[7] His performance impressed Ribeiro, who stated that Hart played well enough to guarantee himself either the left-back or left-wing spot in the next game.[8] He scored his first goal in senior football on 29 October, in a 3–1 defeat to hometown club Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium.[9] Hart's loan deal was cut short after Michael Brown succeeded Ribeiro as manager in January 2017; he had made 12 starts and four substitute appearances for the "Valiants", often out of position on the left and right-wing.[10] He was reportedly targeted by Grimsby Town for a loan deal in July 2017.[11]

Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2017, Hart signed a two-year deal with League One side Blackburn Rovers after he was purchased for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 18 January 2018, he joined fellow League One side Rochdale on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season, having featured just seven times for Tony Mowbray's Rovers.[13] Manager Keith Hill needed cover at left-back having sold Joe Bunney to Northampton Town.[14] Hart featured just three times for the "Dale" during his time at Spotland, though came on as a substitute in the final day win over Charlton Athletic that secured the club's League One status.[15]

On 30 August 2018, Hart returned to Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[16] He said: "I'm really happy. I have got a bond with the football club and the people here, so I am excited to be back".[17] He made 13 appearances, but did not feature after playing in a 4–2 defeat at Oxford United on 27 November, and was recalled to Blackburn on 2 January.[18] On 15 January 2019, he returned to League One, joining Southend United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[19] He made his "Shrimpers" debut four days later, playing at left wing-back in a 4–0 win at Bradford City; after the game manager Chris Powell said that he was pleased with Hart's performance.[20] Hart went on to sign a one-year contract extension at Blackburn the following week, keeping him tied to the club until 2020.[21]

He missed the first half of the 2019–20 season after picking up a hamstring injury in pre-season.[22] On 17 January 2020, Hart joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[23] "Shrews" manager Sam Ricketts signed him to replace recalled Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee Ryan Giles.[24] He was released by Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray on 24 July 2020.[25]

Southend United

On 11 November 2020, Hart rejoined Southend United, who were now bottom of League Two, on a permanent deal until the end of the 2020–21 season.[26]

Style of play

Hart was described by the Liverpool website as "a left-back, who relishes going forward and poses a real threat when pushing on down the flank", and someone who "can carry the attack with his fine athletic profile – but he's also very strong in the tackle".[27]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 February 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2016–17[28] Premier League 0000000000
Port Vale (loan) 2016–17[28] League One 11120003[lower-alpha 1]0161
Blackburn Rovers 2017–18[29] League One 3020002[lower-alpha 1]070
2018–19[30] Championship 0000000000
2019–20[31] Championship 0000000000
Total 3020002070
Rochdale (loan) 2017–18[29] League One 3000000030
2018–19[30] League One 11010001[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 140100010160
Southend United (loan) 2018–19[30] League One 180000000180
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[31] League One 4000000040
Southend United 2020–21[32] League Two 0000000000
Career total 501500060611
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 5. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2016/2017". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Meet the Academy... Sam Hart". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. "Match report: Defeat for Reds in Mainz in final pre-season friendly". liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. Baggaley, Mike (25 August 2016). "Port Vale sign Liverpool defender Sam Hart on loan". The Sentinel. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. "Port Vale v Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. Baggaley, Mike (27 September 2016). "Port Vale 3, Millwall 1 REPORT: Super Vale are credit to manager". The Sentinel. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. Baggaley, Mike (30 September 2016). "Port Vale v Coventry: Bruno Ribeiro ready to stick with Sam Hart". The Sentinel. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. "Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. Baggaley, Mike (11 January 2017). "Sam Hart returns to Liverpool from Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  11. Findlater, James (3 July 2017). "Town targeting Liverpool youngster?". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. "Sam signs!". Blackburn Rovers. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  13. "Sam Hart: Rochdale sign defender on loan from Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. "Rovers full-back Sam Hart joins League One side Rochdale on loan". Lancashire Telegraph. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  15. "Hart Excited To Be Back At Rochdale". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  16. "Sam Hart: Blackburn Rovers defender rejoins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  17. "Football: Sam Hart joins Rochdale on loan from Blackburn Rovers". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  18. "Loan Rovers return". www.rovers.co.uk. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  19. "Sam seals Southend switch". Rovers.co.uk. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  20. Phillips, Chris (20 January 2019). "Southend United chief Chris Powell pleased with Blackburn Rovers loanee Sam Hart's debut". Echo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  21. Sharpe, Rich (22 January 2019). "Full back Sam Hart agrees new Blackburn Rovers contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  22. "Shrews switch for Sam". www.rovers.co.uk. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  23. "Sam Hart: Shrewsbury Town sign Blackburn defender on loan". bbc.co.uk. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  24. Ray, James (17 January 2020). "Blackburn Rovers defender Hart makes loan move to Shrewsbury Town". The 72. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  25. "Rovers confirm player departures". www.rovers.co.uk. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  26. "Southend United re-sign former Blackburn Rovers left-back". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  27. "Liverpool FC". liverpoolfc.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  28. "Games played by Sam Hart in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  29. "Games played by Sam Hart in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  30. "Games played by Sam Hart in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  31. "Games played by Sam Hart in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  32. "Games played by Sam Hart in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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