Sam Surridge


Samuel William Surridge is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. He has spent time on loan at Weymouth, Poole Town, Yeovil Town, with whom he made his Football League debut, Oldham Athletic and Swansea City.

Club career

Surridge was born in Slough, Berkshire, and moved to Ferndown, Dorset, at the age of seven. He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy at the age of 14 from local club Bournemouth Sports.
On 3 August 2017, Surridge joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. Surridge made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute for Yeovil against Luton Town, on 5 August 2017. He scored his first goal for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy tie against Exeter City on 29 August 2017.
On 30 July 2018, Surridge joined League Two club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan deal. Five goals from four matches in September earned him the League Two Player of the Month award, and by 6 January, he had twelve goals from twenty appearances in all competitions. He was then recalled by his parent club.
On 6 August 2019, Championship side Swansea City signed Surridge on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first Swansea goal in a 3–1 away win at Queens Park Rangers on 21 August 2019 before being recalled on 1 January 2020 by AFC Bournemouth.

International career

On 8 October 2019, Surridge received his first call up to the England U21 squad and made a goalscoring debut during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor on 11 October 2019.

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