Sam Bell
Personal information
Full name Samuel John Bell[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bristol City 42 (7)
2019 → Clevedon Town (loan) 4 (3)
2019–2020 → Yate Town (loan) 12 (7)
2021–2022 → Grimsby Town (loan) 4 (1)
International career‡
2023– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:05, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Samuel John Bell (born 23 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City.

Career

A youth product of Bristol City,[2] Bell joined Clevedon Town on loan in April 2019,[3] where he scored three goals in four matches.[4] Bell joined Yate Town on loan on 20 December 2019.[5][6]

On 5 December 2020, Bell made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 1–0 Championship loss to Birmingham City.[7][8]

On 22 November 2021, Bell signed for Grimsby Town on a short-term loan, linking him up with Robins team mate Ryley Towler.[9]

He began to break into the Bristol City first team in December 2022, and scored his first Bristol City goal in the 2022-23 FA Cup third round replay against Swansea City, scoring an extra time winner.[10] He followed this up with a brace against West Bromwich Albion in the 4th round. [11]

International career

In November 2023, Bell received his maiden international call up and made his England U20 debut during a 3-0 defeat to Italy at the Eco-Power Stadium.[12]

Personal life

Bell is the son of the retired English footballer Micky Bell, who also represented Bristol City from 1997 to 2005.[8][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2018–19[14] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[15] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[16] Championship 401000—50
2021–22[17] Championship 500010—60
2022–23[18] Championship 2434310—296
2023–24[19] Championship 940020—114
Total 4275340—5110
Clevedon Town (loan) 2018–19[4] Western League Premier Division 4300—0043
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20[20] Southern League Premier Division South 12700—00127
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22[17] National League 4100—1[lower-alpha 1]051
Career total 62185340107221
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bristol City Legends Present Awards To Nailsea Juniors". North Somerset Times. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Clevedon Town come away empty-handed after a brave show at new leaders Willand". North Somerset Times. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Sam Bell". Clevedon Town F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via www.pitchero.com.
  5. ↑ Parker, Sam (20 December 2019). "Yate loan four". Yate Town F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via www.pitchero.com.
  6. ↑ Loveridge, Ashley (23 December 2019). "Yate Town sign Ashton Gate four on loan from Bristol City". Gazette Series. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Proud Bell makes City bow". www.bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 Dosson, Jack; MacGregor, Gregor (5 December 2020). "Sam Bell makes debut for Bristol City to follow father and ex-Robin Mickey Bell". BristolLive. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sam Bell explains the motive behind Grimsby Town loan move". Grimsbylive. 22 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bristol City progressed to round four of the FA Cup as Sam Bell's extra-time goal secured a 2-1 replay victory at Swansea City". BBC Sport. 17 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bristol City's young forwards Sam Bell and Alex Scott inspired their side to an excellent win over fellow Championship side West Brom". BBC Sport. 28 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Report: England Elite League squad 0-3 Italy". Emglandfootball.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Dosson, Jack; MacGregor, Gregor (5 December 2020). "Every word from Dean Holden on loss, Sam Bell, Jamie Paterson and Birmingham". BristolLive. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sam Bell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sam Bell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sam Bell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Bell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sam Bell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sam Bell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Sam Bell Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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