Samuel Stanton (born 19 April 1994) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from club

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. He has also previously played for Hibernian, with loan spells at each of

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, Livingston &

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, before moving to

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, Phoenix Rising and

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as well as representing Scotland at youth international level.

Early life

Stanton attended Broughton Primary and

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. Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player,

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, however he is not related to him.

Career

Hibernian

Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad. He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against

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. He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against

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on 28 January 2012. He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012. Stanton was loaned to

in January 2013 and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton. His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery. Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013–14 season. He won the SPFL young player of the month award for February 2014. In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs. On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the

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season. Stanton joined

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side

on a season-long loan on deadline day in August 2016. He scored his first goals for the club in a 2–2 draw with Ayr United in February 2017

Dundee United

Stanton joined Championship team

in July 2017, initially on loan. The move was made permanent on 19 January 2018, with Stanton signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with United.

Phoenix Rising

Stanton signed with Phoenix Rising on 23 January 2020. After a successful season winning the Western Conference and reaching the

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(which was cancelled due to the

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), Stanton and the club mutually agreed to part ways in December.

Dundalk

He signed for

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side

in January 2021. Stanton made his debut in the 2021 President of Ireland's Cup on 12 March 2021, as his side beat

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on penalties to lift the trophy. He featured in all 6 of the clubs

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qualifiers as they were narrowly knocked out 4–3 on aggregate by

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in the Third Qualifying Round. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September in a 2–1 win over Bohemians. Stanton made a total of 40 appearances for the club in all competitions as they finished in 6th place in the league.

Raith Rovers

On 15 December it was announced that Stanton had returned to Scotland to sign for

side

on a -year contract that would commence on 1 January 2022. In January 2025, he joined Scottish League One club

on loan for the remainder of the season.

International Career

Stanton was selected for the

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in August 2012. He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against

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. He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against

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. On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against

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Career statistics

Honours

; Raith Rovers *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2021-22

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanton, Sam 1994 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hibernian F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Phoenix Rising FC players People educated at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh Scotland men's youth international footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players USL Championship players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Livingston F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Dundalk F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen