Samuel Mark Sloma (born 29 October 1982) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played defender/midfielder. His teams included

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

, Wimbledon, and

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

. He played for the Great Britain football team at the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

in Israel, winning a silver medal.

Early life

He was born in

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, England, and is Jewish. He left school at 16 years of age to pursue a professional football career.

Football career

Sloma started out as a trainee with Wimbledon, where he captained their youth side, before being loaned out to Hampton & Richmond Borough. In 2002 he then signed for Aylesbury United, making a total of 18 appearances, before moving on to

Wingate & Finchley Wingate & Finchley Football Club is an English football club based in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The club are currently members of the and play at The Maurice Rebak Stadium in North London. History The club was established in ...

, with whom he played 167 times up until 2006. Sloma also played in the United States in 2004 for

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in the

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. He played for the Great Britain football team at the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-17 ישראל תשס"ה), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the Un ...

in Israel, and at the

, winning a silver medal. In February 2006, Sloma joined Isthmian Premier club

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, before joining

Thurrock Thurrock () is a unitary authority area with borough status and unparished area in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The ...

in the

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in April 2006 on dual registration with the "Stones". Sloma signed for

in June 2006. He played two seasons for Dagenham & Redbridge, helping them to achieve

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status for the first time in their history, scoring their first-ever Football League goal. However, he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season alongside

Dave Rainford David John Rainford (born 21 April 1979) is an English former footballer. He now works for the Premier League. Rainford left Dagenham & Redbridge at the end of the 2007–08 season after he was offered a senior teaching role at a local schoo ...

. In June 2008,

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former So ...

announced Sloma had signed for the

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outfit. He scored on his début for the club in a 2–1 home victory over

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in the

, with a 35-yard long-range shot. On 18 November 2008, Sloma scored a goal to put Grays Athletic 1–0 in the lead against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

in an

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first round clash, only for it to be cancelled due to floodlight failure. The match was replayed on 29 November and Grays lost 2–0. On 19 January 2009, Sloma was placed on the transfer list by Grays following discussions with the club in which Sloma stated he would not be staying at the club for the 2009–10 season. His contract at Grays was terminated by mutual consent nine days later. In February 2009, Sloma joined

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

in the

, teaming up with former Dagenham & Redbridge teammates, Dave Rainford and Chris Moore. On 6 May 2009, Sloma was released from his contract with Chelmsford City. Sloma joined newly relegated

in the Conference South on a one-year contract in June 2009, but was released a year later following an unsuccessful time. In 2010 he re-signed with former club Wingate & Finchley. For the 2011–12 season he signed for London Lions.

Honours

: 2006–07

After football

In 2017, he became a Chartered Financial Planner and started a new

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firm, Engage Financial Services.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloma, Sam 1982 births Living people Association football defenders Association football midfielders Aylesbury United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English Football League players English footballers English Jews Expatriate soccer players in the United States Financial planners People from Enfield, London Jewish footballers Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players London Lions F.C. players Isthmian League players Maccabiah Games medalists in football Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Great Britain Milwaukee Wave United players National League (English football) players Thurrock F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Woking F.C. players