Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie (born 28 January 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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Club career

Early career

Edozie was born in Lewisham, South London. He attended Ashgrove School in

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and Beths Grammar School in

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. He began his career in the youth system at nearby

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before moving away and arriving at the 2018–19 Premier League champions Manchester City in July 2019 for a reported seven-figure fee. After impressing in 2021–22 pre-season, Edozie made his Manchester City debut on 7 August 2021, being named in the starting lineup for the

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Southampton

On 1 September 2022, Edozie signed a five-year contract with

in a deal which also saw Manchester City full back Juan Larios join the South Coast club. On 3 September 2022, he made his club and

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debut in a 1–0 away loss to

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, coming on after 73 minutes for Romain Perraud.

International career

Edozie was born in England to an

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Nigerian father and an English mother. He is a youth international for England. On 2 September 2021, Edozie made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park. On 21 September 2022, Edozie made his

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debut and scored during a 3–0 victory over

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at the

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Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edozie, Samuel 2003 births Living people Footballers from Greater London English footballers England youth international footballers English people of Nigerian descent Association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Premier League players