Sam Ling

Samuel Jack Ling (born 17 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Leyton Orient.

Sam Ling
Personal information
Full name Samuel Jack Ling[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996[2]
Place of birth Broxbourne, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Leyton Orient
Number 2
Youth career
2013–2016 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2015Grays Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2016Histon (loan) 7 (1)
2016–2018 Dagenham & Redbridge 40 (3)
2018– Leyton Orient 61 (2)
National team
2018 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ling began his career at Leyton Orient, moving to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2016 before returning to Leyton Orient in February 2018.[3] In September 2019 he signed a new contract with Leyton Orient.[4]

Personal life

His father is Martin Ling.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2013–14[5] League One 0000000000
2014–15[5] League One 0000000000
2015–16[5] League Two 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Grays Athletic (loan) 2014–15[5] IL Premier Division 0000
Histon (loan) 2015–16[6] SL Premier Division 7171
Dagenham & Redbridge 2016–17[5] National League 1101000120
2017–18[5] National League 293201[lower-alpha 1]0323
Total 4033010443
Leyton Orient 2017–18[5] National League 130130
2018–19[5] National League 221104[lower-alpha 1]0271
2019–20[5] League Two 15010002[lower-alpha 2]0180
Total 501200060581
Career total 9755000701095
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

    Honours

    Leyton Orient

    References

    1. "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
    2. "Sam Ling". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
    3. "Sam Ling: Leyton Orient re-sign defender from Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
    4. "Sam Ling: Leyton Orient defender agrees new contract at League Two club". BBC Sport. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
    5. "National League: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
      "Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
    6. "Sam Ling profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
    7. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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