Full name Sam Alexander Kelly 2010–2012 Norwich City Name Sam Kelly | Playing position Role Footballer Number 18 | |
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Date of birth (1993-10-21) 21 October 1993 (age 22) Current team Port Vale F.C. (#18 / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Huntingdon, England | ||
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Sam Alexander Kelly (born 21 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League Two side Grimsby Town. He is the younger brother of Ross and Danny Kelly.
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- Early career
- Port Vale
- Grimsby Town
- Style of play
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- References
He was attached to Cambridge United, Norwich City, Everton, and Cambridge City, before he found regular first team football in the English Football League with Port Vale in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 campaigns. He joined Grimsby Town in May 2017.
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Early career
Kelly was born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and was attached to Cambridge United as a youth. He joined the Norwich City Academy in July 2010. He was released in March 2012 and joined the Everton Academy, before he left Everton in June 2013. He had a trial at Rangers in September 2013, but manager Ally McCoist was unable to offer him a contract due to financial restrictions. He joined Cambridge City of the Southern League Premier Division in February 2014. He returned to play for the Norwich under-21 side in the 2014–15 season.
Port Vale
Kelly signed a two-year contract with League One side Port Vale in June 2015. He made his debut in the Football League on 8 August in a 0–0 draw with rivals Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road. After five further appearances he went three months without playing a game as Enoch Andoh, Sam Foley and Colin Daniel were preferred on the left-wing, before marking his return to the first team with a goal and an assist in a 3–2 win over Chesterfield at Vale Park on 21 November. For his performance he was named on the Football League Paper's team of the week. He got the chance to establish himself in the first team following a long-term injury to Andoh, and though initially inconsistent he managed to impress manager Rob Page who saw "glimpses" of his "terrific talent" by beating three defenders to score the only goal of the game against Bury on 28 December. He came off the bench against Coventry City on 7 February and scored another "sensational" goal to secure a 1–1 draw; this goal won him the club's Goal of the Season award.
Kelly fell out of the first team picture under new manager Bruno Ribeiro and had to wait until the end of October for his first league start of the 2016–17 season. He then went on a run of seven consecutive starts. He was released by new manager Michael Brown following the club's relegation in May 2017.
Grimsby Town
On 31 May 2017, Kelly signed a two-year contract with League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer.
Style of play
Kelly is a pacey left-winger.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Ross and Danny Kelly.