Sam Hewson (born 28 November 1988) is an English

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who plays as a

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for 1. delid karla side

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, near

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, Hewson began his career at his local club, AFC Bolton, at the age of eight. He played two matches for the team before being spotted by Manchester United's youth scouts. He was then offered a place in the Manchester United Academy a year later, and started training with the club before he had even reached ten years of age. Hewson started playing for the Manchester United under-17 team during the 2003–04 season, and scored in his second game. The following season, he only played one game for the under-18 side, in which he was substituted by Jamie Mullan. He signed a trainee contract with United in the summer of 2005, and became a regular in the under-18 team during the following season, playing in 28 matches including four in the FA Youth Cup. He also made his debut for the reserves on 26 September 2005, coming on as a substitute for

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against

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. In 2006–07, Hewson was named as the captain of the Manchester United under-18 side, and made 26 appearances for the team, including eight appearances in the FA Youth Cup, his five goals helping United to the final, where they lost to

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. The following season, he signed his first professional contract and became a regular in the reserve team, playing in 22 matches in all competitions. After being handed a first team squad number (43), he also received his first taste of first team action on 12 December 2007, when he was named as an unused substitute for United's final Champions League group stage match away to

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. He also helped the reserve team to the finals of both the

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and the

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, beating

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in the former and

in the latter. Despite being given a new first team squad number (33), he continued in the reserve team in 2008–09, and was ever-present in the side until January 2009, when he went on loan to

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

for three months. He made his Hereford debut in a 5–0 home win over

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on 17 January 2009, but was substituted in the 79th minute. He scored his first goal for Hereford in a 4–1 defeat to Stockport County. In the next game, he scored twice as Hereford beat Cheltenham 3–2. Hewson made a total of 10 appearances for Hereford before returning to Manchester United at the end of the season. In February 2010, Hewson joined

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on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season. Hewson returned to Manchester United at the end of the season, but his contract was not renewed and he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. In August 2010, he was given a trial by

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and played in a reserves match against Lincoln City on 25 August.

Altrincham

He signed for

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club

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in September 2010. Having made 19 Conference appearances for Altrincham, Hewson was released in March 2011.

Iceland

In August 2011, Hewson joined Icelandic club

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. After two-and-a-half seasons he joined FH where he won two Úrvalsdeild titles. In 2017 he moved to

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. On 11 October 2018, after two seasons with

, Hewson moved on to fellow top-flight Icelandic side

Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is co ...

. On 15 November 2020, Hewson agreed to join 1. deild karla side

as a player/coach, signing a four-year deal.

International career

In February 2007, Hewson made his debut for the England U19 squad for the friendly against Poland's U19 side. He has since made further appearances for the England U19 team, playing against Turkey and Austria, as well as playing in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Qualifying Group against Russia and the Czech Republic.

Honours

Club

Fram * Icelandic Cup winner:

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FH *

Icelandic League Cup The Icelandic Men's Football League Cup (Icelandic: Deildarbikar karla), also known as the Lengjubikar karla for sponsorship reasons, is a pre-season professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees ...

winner:

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* Úrvalsdeild winner:

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, 2016 *

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-hold ...

winner: 2016

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hewson, Sam 1988 births Living people Footballers from Farnworth English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Manchester United F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar players Grindavík men's football players Fylkir players Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur players English Football League players National League (English football) players 2. deild karla players Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland