Ethen Sampson

Ethen Sampson
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2009–2012 ASD Cape Town
2012–2013 Whitecaps FC Residency
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps U23 7 (0)
2014–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 (0)
2015 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 12 (1)
2017 Ubuntu Cape Town 12 (0)
2019 New Mexico United 12 (0)
2020–2022 Baroka 10 (1)
2022 Black Leopards 13 (0)
International career
2009–2010 South Africa U17
2011–2013 South Africa U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2019

Ethen Sampson (born 28 December 1993) is a South African soccer player. He is mainly deployed as a right back.

Club career

Sampson signed with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 6 March 2014 after spending the 2013 season with their USL PDL feeder team.[1]

Sampson made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw against D.C. United on 6 September 2014.[2]

Vancouver declined its contract option on Sampson following the 2015 MLS season.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2020[4]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 2013 USL PDL 8 0 — — — 8 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 2014 MLS 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 3 0
2015 MLS 1 0 2[b] 0 0 0 1[c] 0 4 0
Total 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2015 USL 12 1 — — — 12 1
Ubuntu Cape Town 2017/18 National First Division 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 12 0 5[d] 0 0 0 — 17 0
Baroka 2019/20 Premier Division 10 1 3[e] 0 0 0 — 13 1
Black Leopards 2020/21 Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Career total 61 2 10 0 1 0 1 0 73 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in US Open Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Nedbank Cup

References

  1. ^ "Whitecaps sign South African defender Ethen Sampson". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "VANvsDC 09-06-2014 | MLSsoccer.com".
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster moves, exercise 10 contract options and decline six | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  4. ^ "South Africa - E. Sampson". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2020.