Samuel Paul Cowler (born 26 October 1992) is an

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who plays as a

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for Brightlingsea Town.

Career

Cowler played for Frinton & Walton YFC before signing a youth scholarship with

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in 2009. He then spent time on loan with the youth teams of

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and

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before being released in May 2012, his only appearance in a first team squad coming when he was on the bench for a Football League Cup game against

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on 24 August 2011. Having previously spent time on loan in their youth team, in June 2012 he signed for

. Cowler made his debut for Barnet on 29 September 2012 in a 2–1 away defeat to

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, coming on as a 24th minute replacement for Ahmed Abdulla as a result of first choice goalkeeper Graham Stack being

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. In July 2013, Cowler announced his departure from Barnet on

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, as he wanted first-team football and was unable to displace the reliable Graham Stack as first choice. The following month, he signed for Bishop's Stortford on a one-year deal. Cowler re-joined Barnet on a one-year deal on 4 August 2014, once again as backup to Stack. Cowler's only appearances in the 2014–15 season came in an FA Trophy tie against Concord Rangers and the subsequent replay defeat, but he was still awarded a league winner's medal following a successful season for the Bees. At the end of the season he left the Bees, again to seek first-team football. Cowler then signed for Isthmian League side Heybridge Swifts in August 2015, before joining

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in January 2016. Cowler joined Braintree Town for the 2016–17 season but left shortly afterwards to coach in China. He then re-joined Brightlingsea Regent. Cowler joined

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in August 2018. On 31 January 2022, Essex and Suffolk Border League club Brightlingsea Town announced the signing of Cowler.

Honours

;Barnet *

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**Champions: 2014–15

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowler, Sam 1992 births Living people West Ham United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Needham Market F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Brightlingsea Regent F.C. players Aveley F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Braintree Town F.C. players British expatriates in China English men's footballers Association football coaches Footballers from Colchester