- Sam Williamson
Football player infobox
playername = Sam Williamson
fullname = Samuel James Williamson
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|10|15
cityofbirth =Macclesfield
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Manchester City
clubnumber = 34
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Manchester City
years = 2007–
clubs = Manchester City
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:02,20 April 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Samuel James "Sam" Williamson (born
October 15 ,1987 inMacclesfield ,England ) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City.Club career
Manchester City
Williamson joined Manchester City as a nine year old. He progressed to the Academy Under-18 side in 2005, and was part of the Manchester City team which reached the final of the
FA Youth Cup in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/s/210/210632_city_youth_squad_lowdown.html|title=City youth: Squad lowdown |publisher=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=2008-04-20] His performances for the youth team resulted in a professional contract, [cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/215/215867_academy_graduates_show_the_way.html|title=Academy graduates show the way |publisher=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=2008-04-20] and he spent the next season playing for the reserves. At the end of the 2006–07 season Manchester City considered releasing Williamson, [cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1006/1006433_blues_ready_for_a_clearout.html|title=Blues ready for a clear-out |publisher=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=2008-04-20] but decided against it. He was a reserve regular in the 2007–08 season, and was included in a first team squad for the first time when he was an unused substitute against Norwich City for a League Cup tie in September 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/manchester-city-1-norwich-city-0-samaras-in-late-arrival-to-clip-wings-of-canaries-403563.html|title=Manchester City 1 Norwich City 0: Samaras in late arrival to clip wings of Canaries |publisher=Independent|accessdate=2008-04-20] He made his first team debut in the 3–1 win against Portsmouth on20 April 2008 , coming on as substitute for the injuredRichard Dunne . [cite web |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2275165,00.html|title=Manchester City 3-1 Portsmouth|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=2008-04-20]References
External links
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