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{{short description|Trinidadian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jlloyd Samuel
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| caption = Samuel playing for [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] in 2013
| fullname = Jlloyd Tafari Samuel<ref>{{cite web|title=Jlloyd Tafari Samuel |url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-directory.html?view=playerprofile&id=560 |archive-url=https://archive.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1981|3|29|df=y}}<ref name="PFA 544">{{cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 544 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]], Trinidad and Tobago
| death_date = {{death date and age |2018|5|15|1981|3|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[High Legh]], Cheshire, England<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44127716|title=Jlloyd Samuel: Former Aston Villa and Bolton defender dies in car crash|date=15 May 2018|
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthyears4 = 1997–1999
| youthclubs1 = [[Senrab F.C.|Senrab]]
| youthclubs2 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| youthclubs3 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
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| years1 = 1999–2007
| years2 = 2001–2002
| years3 = 2007–2011
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| clubs5 = [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]
| clubs6 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]
| clubs7 = [[Egerton F.C.|Egerton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayTeam2.do?divisionseason=173126421&id=21266856&seasonTeamID=800494593|title=Egerton FC|website=fulltime-league.thefa.com|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622224429/https://fulltime-league.thefa.com/home/index.html?divisionseason=173126421&id=21266856&seasonTeamID=800494593|url-status=live}}</ref>
| caps1 = 169
| goals1 = 2
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| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 349
| totalgoals = 6 | nationalyears1 = 1999–2000
| nationalyears2 = 2001
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'''Jlloyd Tafari Samuel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|eɪ|l|ɔɪ|d}} {{respell|JAY|loyd}},<ref>{{cite news|title=Aston Villa squad guide|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/745296.stm|work=BBC News|date=13 May 2000|
Samuel played as a youth for the London-based junior team [[Senrab F.C.|Senrab]] and was in the academies of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] before joining [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]'s youth team in
After returning to England from Iran, he became player-manager of [[Cheshire]]-based amateur team [[Egerton F.C.|Egerton]]
==Club career==
===Aston Villa===
Born in [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago]], Samuel grew up in London and as a youth he played for [[Sunday league football|Sunday league]] team [[Senrab F.C.|Senrab]], lining up in 1994 alongside future England internationals [[John Terry]] and [[Jermain Defoe]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3580385.stm| title=Lessons from Senrab's soccer school| work=[[BBC Sport]]| date=30 March 2004| first=Sarah| last=Holt| access-date=20 February 2006| archive-date=29 April 2004| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040429162435/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3580385.stm| url-status=live}}</ref> He was released from
He signed for Aston Villa in July 1997 as a youth training scheme trainee, spending the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons in their youth team. Samuel's Aston Villa debut came in a second-round second-leg [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] on 21 September 1999, which finished 5–0 in Aston Villa's favour. He replaced [[Gareth Barry]] after 51 minutes at [[Villa Park]].<ref name=soccerbase/> On 25 March 2000, due to an injury to England international [[Gareth Southgate]], he made his league debut in a 2–0 home win over [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], playing in central defence.<ref name=praying/>
Samuel was loaned to [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], where he made seven full appearances and one substitute appearance between 25 October and 3 December 2001.<ref name=soccerbase/> After he returned to Villa, the team's starting right-back, [[Mark Delaney (footballer)|Mark Delaney]], suffered an injury and Samuel filled his position; after the Welshman returned, Samuel was given a favoured left-back position.<ref name=praying/> He reflected in a 2013 interview that his versatility helped him become a regular starter: "If you're just in one position and you're out of favour, you won't play. But if you can play in a variety of roles, it widens your options".<ref name=praying/>
In the [[2003–04 Aston Villa F.C. season|2003–04 season]], Samuel played every minute as Villa came 6th in the Premier League.<ref name=praying/> He scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2003 against his former club Charlton, from 19 yards to give Villa a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3084352.stm|title=Villa edge past Charlton|work=BBC Sport|date=20 September 2003|
Towards the end of his time at the [[Birmingham]]-based club, Samuel lost his place in the team as managers [[David O'Leary]] and [[Martin O'Neill]] opted for the Dutchman [[Wilfred Bouma]] to play in his position.<ref name=praying>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Paul|title=The Big Interview: Jlloyd Samuel - I was praying Villa would stay up|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2013/05/30/the-big-interview-jlloyd-samuel---i-was-praying-villa-would-stay-up|
===Bolton Wanderers===
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Samuel signed a four-year contract with Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2007, [[Sammy Lee (footballer)|Sammy Lee]]'s first signing as Bolton manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6611023.stm| title=Samuel departs Villa for Bolton|work=BBC Sport| date=25 May 2007}}</ref> He played in every Bolton match in the 2008–09 season, and 71 matches in total during his time at the club.<ref name=soccerbase/>
On 24 March 2011, Samuel joined [[Football League Championship]] side [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on loan until the end of the season wearing shirt number 21, as cover for the injured [[Mark Hudson (footballer born 1982)|Mark Hudson]]. He had not played a game for Wanderers' during the [[2010-11 Premier League|2010–11]] season due to injury,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2323461,00.html |
===Trials===
Samuel joined [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], managed by his former Aston Villa teammate [[Simon Grayson]], on trial on 19 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://origin-www.leedsunited.com/news/20110719/trialist-trio-in-united-squad-at-rochdale_2247585_2396751 |title=Trialist Trio in United Squad at Rochdale |publisher=Leeds United F.C. |access-date
===Iran===
[[File:Jlloyd Samuel 2013.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Samuel playing for [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in a [[2013 AFC Champions League]] match against [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]]]]
On 31 December 2011, Samuel joined [[Iran Pro League]] side, [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], where he was welcomed with the local custom of sacrificing a sheep.<ref name=egerton/> He was re-united with his former Bolton teammate [[Andranik Teymourian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com.au/football/news/story/_/id/1006577/jlloyd-samuel-excited-after-signing-for-iranian-club-esteghlal|title=
Samuel extended his contract with Esteghlal on 12 July 2013, keeping him at the club until 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/fa/news/39513| title=قرارداد ساموئل برای یک فصل دیگر تمدید شد| trans-title=Samuel extended his contract for another season| language=
===Egerton===
After returning to England, Samuel trained with [[Egerton F.C.|Egerton]], a [[Cheshire Association Football League|Cheshire League One]] (12th tier) club who had fellow ex-Premier League players [[Emile Heskey]], [[Danny Webber]], [[Emmerson Boyce]] and [[Nathan Ellington]] training with them.<ref name=egerton>{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Matt|title=Jlloyd Samuel & Nathan Ellington: Ex-Premier League players line up for non-league Egerton FC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41846596|
When speaking to the BBC following Samuel's death, Ellington mentioned that his teammate had been involved in a large-scale regeneration project in [[The Gambia]] in his final years.<ref name=tribute/>
==International career==
Samuel
On 7 August 2009, it was revealed that [[Bobby Zamora]] and
==Death==
Samuel was travelling home after taking his children to school on the morning of 15 May 2018 when his [[Range Rover]] collided with a van in [[High Legh]], Cheshire. He died at the scene and the driver of the other vehicle was seriously injured.<ref name=bbcdeath/> At the inquest in November 2019, it was revealed that Samuel was twice the drink-driving limit and that his car had strayed onto the wrong side of the road, causing a head-on crash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/footballer-jlloyd-samuel-was-too-badly-burnt-in-car-crash-to-id-inquest-hears-after-fake-death-claim-11870781|title=Footballer Jlloyd Samuel was too badly burnt in car crash to ID, inquest hears after fake death claim|work=Sky News|date=26 November 2019|access-date=6 April 2022|archive-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406182037/https://news.sky.com/story/footballer-jlloyd-samuel-was-too-badly-burnt-in-car-crash-to-id-inquest-hears-after-fake-death-claim-11870781|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18061995.inquest-held-footballer-jlloyd-samuel-died-head-on-crash-high-legh/|title=Inquest held into how footballer Jlloyd Samuel died in head-on crash in High Legh|work=Knutsford Guardian|date=26 November 2019|access-date=6 April 2022|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405133830/https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18061995.inquest-held-footballer-jlloyd-samuel-died-head-on-crash-high-legh/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Aston Villa wore black armbands for their Championship play-off match against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] that night.<ref name=bbcdeath>{{cite news|title=Jlloyd Samuel: Former Aston Villa and Bolton defender dies in car crash|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44127716|
Samuel's body was burned so badly that he could only be identified by dental records and a blood sample that matched the DNA on his hairbrush. Before the inquest, his sister had accused his widow of faking his death, adding that the samples were not released for her to check against her own DNA. The coroner said that the samples remain the property of Samuel's widow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jlloyd Samuel death: Footballer's body 'too burnt' for visual ID |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50558218 |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=BBC News |date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105213648/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50558218 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clare |first1=Henry |last2=Hainey |first2=Fionnula |title=Jlloyd Samuel inquest opens as sister demands DNA test to prove her claim he's still alive - despite court ruling |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/jlloyd-samuel-inquest-opens-sister-17320982 |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=27 November 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105204625/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/jlloyd-samuel-inquest-opens-sister-17320982 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Jlloyd Samuel was married to Emma and had three children with her, as well as a child from a previous relationship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Katie |title=Dawn Ward helps widow of Jlloyd Samuel left in 'big financial difficulty' by Premier League player's death |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/dawn-ward-helps-widow-jlloyd-15578154 |website=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=22 December 2018 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122112111/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/dawn-ward-helps-widow-jlloyd-15578154 |url-status=live }}</ref> His son Lakyle, born in 2006, is part of [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s [[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy|academy]] and captained England at the [[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Sam |title=Manchester City’s academy: The identifiable style that means all levels play like the first team |url=https://theathletic.com/2873998/2021/10/15/manchester-citys-academy-the-identifiable-style-that-means-all-levels-play-like-the-first-team/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=The Athletic |date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520145853/https://theathletic.com/2873998/2021/10/15/manchester-citys-academy-the-identifiable-style-that-means-all-levels-play-like-the-first-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Samuel's life and death were covered in the 2022 [[ITVBe]] documentary ''The Footballer, His Wife, and the Crash''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Max |title=Collective Media Group scores ITV commissions brace |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/production/collective-media-group-scores-itv-commissions-brace/5174661.article |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Broadcast |date=21 September 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921121635/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/production/collective-media-group-scores-itv-commissions-brace/5174661.article |url-status=live }}</ref> The documentary claimed he had a secret second wife in [[Iran]], fashion designer Helia Sahimi, and that he had converted to [[Islam]] to marry her.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tambini |first1=Natalie |title=Footballer Jlloyd Samuel: Did he fake his own death? Is he still alive? |url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/footballer-jlloyd-samuel-did-he-fake-his-own-death-double-life-death/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Entertainment Daily |date=3 November 2022 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104204653/https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/footballer-jlloyd-samuel-did-he-fake-his-own-death-double-life-death/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name=soccerbase>{{cite web|title=Jlloyd Samuel|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15276|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=12 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222184405/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15276|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=J. Samuel|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jlloyd-samuel/2792/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516104504/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jlloyd-samuel/2792/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2000–01 Aston Villa F.C. season|2000–01]]||3||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||7||0
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|[[2002–03 Aston Villa F.C. season|2002–03]]||38||0||1||0||1||0||4||0||44||0
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|[[2006–07 Aston Villa F.C. season|2006–07]]||4||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
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|[[2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2007–08]]||rowspan="4"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||20||0||0||0||4||0||1||0||25||0▼
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|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (loan) ||[[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]||[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
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|[[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]||38||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||40||0
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|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
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|[[2010–11 Cardiff City F.C. season|2010–11]]||[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||7||0▼
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|[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]]||25||2||3||1||7||3||colspan="2"|—||35||6
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|[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]]||22||1||3||1||9||1||colspan="2"|—||34||3
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|[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]||rowspan="1"|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0▼
!60||4||7||2||20||4||colspan="2"|—||87||10
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▲|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]||
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==Honours==
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/3011199/Angel-carries-Villa-home.html |title=Angel carries Villa home |newspaper=Telegraph |date=21 August 2001 |
*[[Hazfi Cup]]: [[2011–12 Hazfi Cup|2011–12]]
*[[Iran Pro League]]: [[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13]]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120517202702/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=2316&view=player&sid=24 Jlloyd Samuel Stats] at PersianLeague.com
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