Sam Burns (born 9 August 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

After playing youth football with Blackburn Rovers, Burns signed on loan for

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in October 2021, scoring two goals in six games in all competitions, before moving (again on loan) to

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in January 2022. On 19 May 2023, it was announced Burns will leave Blackburn Rovers when his contract ends. In August 2023, he joined

Super League Greece 2 The Super League Greece 2 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα 2) is the 28 team two-group second division of professional football in Greece, being a feeder-league to the top-level Super League usually played from September to May. His ...

side Panachaiki. On 8 September 2023, Burns joined Bootle. By November 2023 he was playing for

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* 2002 births Living people English men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Northern Premier League players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers from Liverpool Panachaiki F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Bootle F.C. players Bury F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-2000s-stub