Myron Samuel (born 19 December 1992) is a Vincentian international

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who last played for

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in the

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. Samuel is one of the youngest players to play and to score for

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Club career

Samuel played for Vincentian

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clubs System 3 FC in 2009 and Avenues United FC from 2009 to 2013, and Rendezvous FC of the

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from 2013 to 2015. He scored 14 goals in 2013, 25 goals in 2014, and 12 goals in 2015. On 7 June 2011, Samuel appeared in a reserve match for American side

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. On 18 August 2015, it was announced that he had returned to Seattle and signed for its reserve team in the

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. He joined his national team strike partner

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and fellow Vincentian and

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manager

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who brought him to Seattle during his first stint in 2011. The next day, Samuel made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute. He went on to score two goals in the match, including the game-winner, as Seattle won 3–2 over the

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. It was later revealed that Samuel had broken his foot in the same match and had undergone successful surgery and was undergoing rehabilitation. The player was expected to be out for 10 weeks, missing the remaining six games of the season, and possibly longer. On 4 December 2015, it was announced that Samuel would return to S2 for the

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, along with international teammate

International career

Samuel made his senior debut for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2008 at the age of 18 during

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. Samuel won the Golden Boot as top scorer during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament with four goals and three matches as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were crowned champions of the tournament for the first time.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

He is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer

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. He was arrested in June 2021 in St. Vincent for weapons possession.Police release names, charges in firearms disappearance case
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Myron 1992 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's international footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's under-20 international footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate men's footballers Avenues United FC players Tacoma Defiance players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL Championship players Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Rendezvous FC players