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Jlloyd joined the Aston Villa youth side in the 97-98 season and played for the youth team at 17-19 years of age before breaking into the first team in 1999 |
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| 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
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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|accessdate=21 April 2009}}</ref> 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and [[midfielder]]. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to [[England national under-21 football team|under-21 level]]. He played two full international matches for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=217339/index.html|title=Jlloyd SAMUEL|publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
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 he became player-manager of [[Cheshire]]-based amateur team [[Egerton F.C.|Egerton]], he died on 15 May 2018 in a collision between two vehicles, at the age of 37.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sport|first1=Telegraph|title=Former Premier League defender Jlloyd Samuel reportedly killed in car crash|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/15/former-premier-league-defender-jlloyd-samuel-killed-car-crash/|website=The Telegraph|date=15 May 2018}}</ref>
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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}}</ref> He was released from the [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on the same day as [[Paul Konchesky]], [[Bobby Zamora]] (both of whom later returned to the Hammers) and [[Fitz Hall]].<ref name="whu">{{cite magazine|first = Sam| last=Pilger|date=October 2003|title = The Boy's A Bit Special|magazine = [[FourFourTwo]]|issue = 110|page = 31}}</ref>
He signed for Aston Villa in July 1997 as a youth training scheme trainee, spending the 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/>
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