Ruben Alexander Michael Sammut (born 26 September 1997) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently works at

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. He came through the academy at

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represented Scotland up to the U21 level.

Club career

Born in

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, England, Sammut joined the Chelsea Academy in 2004 and went on to make his U18 debut in March 2013. Following this, he quickly became a regular in Chelsea's academy sides, featuring in both their

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and

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successes in 2015 and 2016. Despite rumours suggesting Sammut was to leave the club following the conclusion of the 2017–18 campaign, he signed a new one-year deal in June. On 19 June 2018, following his contract extension, Sammut agreed to join

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club

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on a season-long loan. On 14 July 2018, he made his professional debut during Falkirk's

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defeat against Montrose, featuring for the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 loss. Sammut signed for

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club

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in July 2019 following a trial. He made no first-team appearances, and was released at the end of the season. Sammut moved on to

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club

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

. Whilst at Dulwich, Sammut returned to Chelsea, to take on a role as an academy scout and analysis intern. Sammut featured just eight times in all competitions, before leaving the club following a disrupted 2020–21 campaign due to the

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. After leaving Dulwich Hamlet, Sammut took up a role at

as the club's first team recruitment coordinator.

International career

Sammut is eligible to represent

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and

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at international level in addition to

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. He has featured for Scotland from the U16 to U21 levels. Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the

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. The team went to claim the bronze medal. It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

Chelsea *

: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sammut, Ruben 1997 births Living people Footballers from Maidstone English men's footballers Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chelsea F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players English people of Scottish descent English people of Maltese descent Scottish people of Maltese descent