Sean Richard Goss (born 1 October 1995) is a Northern Irish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

. Goss spent his youth career at

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and

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. He left United in January 2017, having never made a senior appearance for the club, to join

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

. After making seven appearances for the club, and spending time on loan in Scotland at

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and

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, he joined

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

in August 2019. He left Shrewsbury after two seasons and returned to Scotland to join

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

. In 2023, Goss rejected a new contract at

and Signed for Greek Super Ligue side

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on a 2 year contract. He made his Super Ligue Debut on the 12th of November against Olympiacos.

Club career

Early career

Goss was born in

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and grew up in Germany before moving to England at the age of eight. He joined the

youth system aged eight. In July 2012, he joined the

Manchester United academy Manchester United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Manchester United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. They play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of the Professional Development League. The team is effectiv ...

for an initial fee of £100,000, after impressing while on trial in a youth tournament in the Netherlands. In July 2015, he was included in the

first-team squad for a pre-season tour of the United States, and made an appearance against

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on 29 July 2015. He was included in a match day squad for an official match for the first time on 21 November 2015, remaining on the substitutes bench as Manchester United won 2–1 against

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in the

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Queens Park Rangers

On 28 January 2017, having never made a senior appearance for Manchester United, Goss joined

on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £500,000. He made his professional debut on 1 February 2017, coming off the substitutes bench in a

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game against

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which finished 2–2. Goss moved on loan to

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club

in January 2018, for the rest of the season. He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 January, in a 2–0 home win against

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, in which he was one of four debutants for the club. He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 2–1 loss against Hibernian on 3 February. Manager

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said that he wanted to sign Goss on a permanent basis, which angered QPR manager

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. Having played one match for QPR in the

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in September 2018, on 31 January 2019, Goss returned to Scotland's top flight to join

on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. He played seven games for the team from

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, starting on 3 February when they lost 2–0 at home to leaders

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Shrewsbury Town

On 16 August 2019, Goss joined

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side

for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club the following day, starting in a 0–0 draw at home to

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. In his second appearance for the club, a 3–2 away win at

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on 20 August, Goss was awarded the man of the match award. On 12 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Motherwell

In August 2021, Goss signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club

. On 31 May 2023, Motherwell announced that Goss, along with 14 other players were now out of contract with the club.

Asteras Tripolis

On 22 September 2023, Goss signed for

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club

on a contract until the summer of 2025.

International career

Goss is of Northern Irish descent through his grandparents, and in 2018 the manager of their national team, Michael O'Neill, held talks with him regarding his international allegiance. On 7 March 2023, Goss was called up to the Northern Ireland team for the first time.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goss, Sean 1995 births Living people People from Wegberg Footballers from Cologne (region) English men's footballers English people of Northern Ireland descent Manchester United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Rangers F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players