Sam Surridge

Samuel William Surridge (born 28 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City. He has spent time on loan at Weymouth, Poole Town, Yeovil Town, with whom he made his Football League debut, Oldham Athletic and Swansea City.

Club Career

Early career

Surridge was born in Slough, Berkshire, and moved to Ferndown, Dorset, at the age of seven. He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy at the age of 14 from local club Bournemouth Sports.

AFC Bournemouth

Surridge returned to the Cherries academy when he joined the under-15s and was soon offered a scholarship, scoring freely for the club's youth team, before impressing during a productive loan spell with Poole Town during their debut season in National South in 2016/17 season.

League Two Loans and Premier League Debut

On 3 August 2017, Surridge joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season. Surridge made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute for Yeovil against Luton Town, on 5 August 2017. He scored his first goal for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy tie against Exeter City on 29 August 2017. Surridge finished the season with Yeovil having scored 10 goals in 53 total appearances across all competitions for the club.

On 30 July 2018, Surridge joined League Two club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan deal. Five goals from four matches in September earned him the League Two Player of the Month award, and by 6 January, he had twelve goals from twenty appearances in all competitions. Surridge scored against Premier League opposition in the Third Round of the FA Cup, scoring a penalty as Oldham came from behind to beat Fulham 2–1. He was then recalled by his parent club in early January.

Surridge made his Premier League debut for the Cherries in a 5–1 loss to Arsenal on 28 February 2019, replacing Ryan Fraser on the 80-minute mark. Surridge was awarded the club award for Un