Sam Saunders

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Saunders
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1983(1983-08-29)
Age	41
Birthplace	Erith
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Erith
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sam Saunders Biography

Sam Saunders is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 29, 1983 in Erith, Erith, United Kingdom. Sam Daniel Saunders (born 29 August 1983) is an English retired professional football Midfielder, who is assistant coach of Brentford B. He made over 290 appearances in the English Football League, most notably for Brentford and Dagenham & Redbridge. Saunders began his career in non- League football and in 2007 was part of the Dagenham & Redbridge team which was promoted to the Football League for the first time in the club’s history. He later made over 200 appearances for Brentford and is a member of the club’s Hall of Fame.

Saunders began the 2008–09 season in excellent form, with five goals in a seven-match spell. Beginning with an injury time equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Chesterfield on 14 March, he finished the 2008–09 season with a run of six goals in eight games, as Dagenham narrowly missed out on the League Two playoffs. His form won him the League Two Player of the Month award for April

2009. It was Saunders’ final season for the Daggers, in which he made 45 appearances and scored 14 goals. During his four seasons at Victoria Road, he made 142 appearances and scored 21 goals.

Despite making 30 appearances during the 2009–10 season, Saunders found himself well down the wide-midfield pecking order at the start of 2010–11 and didn’t make an appearance until 18 September 2010. He requested a loan move, which was rejected by Andy Scott and he later admitted that the first few months of the 2010–11 season were the most difficult of his career. After Andy Scott was sacked in February 2011, teammate Nicky Forster was given the manager’s job until the end of the season and immediately reinstated Saunders to the starting line-up. Saunders scored Brentford’s first goal in their 2–1 Football League Trophy semi-final second leg win over Exeter City on 7 February, which sent the Bees to the 2011 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. He started in the final, but came away empty-handed as Brentford lost 1–0 to Carlisle United. Saunders made 27 appearances during the 2010–11 season and scored three goals.

Before becoming a professional footballer, Saunders worked as an electrician for the London Underground. Looking back in 2011, he remarked “it was a horrible job, but it was money and gave me the opportunity to go out and play. I used to start work at half 10 at night and get in at five or six in the morning. I would go training in the evening, then go straight into work again. When John Still came calling I couldn’t say no, even though I had to take a pay cut to get back into football. My parents told me they would have my back, which was great, but luckily the gamble paid off. I enjoy every second of it and don’t want it to stop. I appreciate the position I’m in, being able to earn a living from doing something I love”.

Saunders started each of Dagenham’s first 10 games in League Two and played in the club’s first ever League Cup tie on 14 August 2007, which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town. A medial ligament problem in October saw him miss over two months of the season and he endured another injury-hit spell between late January and early April 2008. He finished the 2007–08 season with 25 appearances and one goal.

Sam Saunders Net Worth

Sam Saunders is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Saunders 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Saunders began his career at Charlton Athletic and spent five years in the club’s youth setup up to the age of 15. He spent a year in the academy at Fulham, but was unable to win a contract and dropped into non-League football when he signed for Southern League Premier Division club Welling United’s youth team in 2000. While with Welling, Saunders returned to Fulham briefly to appear in a youth tournament in Marseilles, but was unable to win a scholarship deal. Saunders played sparingly for Welling before moving to Southern League First Division East club Ashford Town (Kent) on 7 March 2002. He moved to the Isthmian League Premier Division to join Carshalton Athletic in February 2004 and after being allocated to the newly created Conference South for the 2004–05 season, the Robins narrowly avoided relegation during Saunders’ solitary full season on the club’s the books.

Saunders joined Conference Premier club Dagenham & Redbridge during the 2005 off-season. Injuries disrupted the start of Saunders’ first season at Dagenham, but following a starting appearance in a 2–1 league win over Tamworth on 21 January 2006, he became a regular in the first team until the end of the season. He made 29 appearances during the 2005–06 season and scored three goals as Dagenham finished in mid-table. Saunders was a virtual ever- present during the 2006–07 season, making 43 appearances and scoring three goals as Dagenham won the Conference Premier title and secured promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club’s history.

On 1 July 2009, Saunders and Dagenham & Redbridge teammates Danny Foster and Ben Strevens signed for League One club Brentford on free transfers, with Saunders agreeing a three-year contract. Used as a wide midfield player by manager Andy Scott, Saunders began the 2009–10 season as a starter, before falling out of favour in October and being used as an impact substitute.

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Saunders travelled with the Brentford squad to the IMG Academy in Florida in July 2014 for a pre-season training camp and reported that his injured knee was “fine”. The knee subsequently became inflamed and he failed to return to full training until 14 October 2014. Saunders made his first competitive appearance in 11 months with a late cameo in a 3–2 victory over Millwall on 8 November. He failed to appear again until Boxing Day, but made his presence felt, when he scored two late goals after coming on for Alan Judge during the second half of a 4–2 defeat to Ipswich Town. Saunders signed a one-year contract extension on 15 January 2015. He finished 2014–15 with just six appearances and spent the final three months of the season away on loan.

Facts & Trivia

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After 67 minutes of a league match versus Ipswich Town on 13 August 2016, Saunders came on as a substitute for Maxime Colin to make his 200th appearance for Brentford. By mid-January 2017 and having failed to make an appearance for nearly three months, co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen revealed that the club were open to offers for Saunders and he departed Griffin Park on 20 January 2017. During seven-and-a-half years with Brentford, Saunders made 206 appearances and scored 30 goals. He was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2017.

What happened to Sam Saunders?

In August 2019, Saunders suffered a compound fracture of the clavicle that was incurred in a motorized skateboard accident. Saunders stated he expected to be out for 4–6 months.

Why is Sam Saunders not playing golf?

Sam Saunders makes competitive return from broken leg at Club Car Championship. Prior to the 2021 Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, Sam Saunders reflects on wisdom imparted by his grandfather Arnold Palmer as he readies to make his competitive return from a broken leg suffered in a skiing accident.

Is Sam Burns Arnold Palmer's nephew?

Arnold Palmer is not the grandfather of Sam Burns. The latter, too, has a solid golf game on the professional tour, but he is in no way related to the seven-time major winner.

Does Sam Sanders still play golf?

Saunders has effectively ditched the mundane lifestyle of second-tier pro golf for a chance to safely and happily enjoy the country with his family by buying and living in an Airstream trailer while playing on the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly Web.com Tour).

How much do players on the Korn Ferry Tour make?

The minimum purse on the Korn Ferry Tour is currently $750,000, up from $600,000 and then $550,000 just a few years ago. That means the minimum winner’s share of a purse is $135,000 , or 18 percent of the total prize money.