- Sam Vokes
Infobox Football biography
playername = Sam Vokes
fullname = Samuel Michael Vokes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|10|21|df=y
cityofbirth =Southampton
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
clubnumber = 18
position =Striker
youthyears = 2005–2006
youthclubs = Bournemouth
years = 2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Bournemouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 54 (19)
03 0(5)
nationalyears = 2007–
2008–
nationalteam = Wales U21
Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 0(4)
05 0(1)
pcupdate = 14 September 2008
ntupdate = 17:22, 11 October 2008 (UTC)|Samuel Michael Vokes (born
21 October 1989 inSouthampton ) is an English-born football player with Welsh nationality, who currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship.Club career
Vokes stepped up into Bournemouth's first team on
5 December 2006 in a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. His first senior goal came weeks later in a 1-1 draw at Gillingham on16 December and he had scored two more by the end of the month. This form saw the club give him a three-and-a-half year professional contract during the following month. [cite news| title =Vokes hailed after earning deal|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/6288497.stm| publisher = BBC Sport|date =2007-01-22]The striker remained at Bournemouth during the 2007/08 season to score 12 times as they suffered relegation to League Two, despite being linked to several other clubs, including fc|Newcastle United, fc|Aston Villa, fc|Everton and fc|Celtic. [cite news| title = Vokes unfazed by big club scouts| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/7311804.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date =2008-03-24]
He eventually signed a four-year contract with Championship side Wolves on
23 May 2008 . [cite news| title = Vokes joins Wolves from Cherries| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7416632.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date =2008-05-23] Vokes marked his debut for the club by coming off the bench to equalise in a 2-2 draw at Plymouth Argyle on the opening day of the 2008/09 season. He followed this up by coming off the bench to score twice at Charlton on13 September , to seal 3 points for Wolves.International career
Although born in England, he is eligible to represent Wales through a Welsh-born grandfather. [cite news| title = Vokes looking forward to an England test|url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/topsport/display.var.2271765.0.vokes_looking_forward_to_an_england_test.php| publisher = Bournemouth Echo|date =2008-05-15] He duly won a call-up to the Welsh under-21 team, and made his debut against Northern Ireland U21 on
6 February 2007 , where he made an instant impression by scoring after just 36 seconds in a 4-0 victory. He remained in the team and featured in their European U-21 Championship qualifying campaign and was called-up to the senior squad and made his debut in a 1-0 friendly win in Iceland on28 May 2008 .He scored his first senior international goal when he netted the winner in a 1-0 win over Azerbaijan in their opening 2010 World Cup qualifer on 6 September 2008.
References
External links
* [http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~38018,00.html Official club profile]
*Soccerbase|45720|Sam Vokes
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