Sammie Szmodics
English-born Irish association football player (born 1995)
Samuel Joseph Szmodics (, born 24 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for EFL Championship club Derby County, on loan from Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Republic of Ireland national team.
An academy product of hometown club Colchester United, Szmodics made his professional debut in 2013, going on to score 38 goals in 162 appearances for the club before departing in 2019. After a brief spell at Bristol City, he spent two years at Peterborough United before joining Blackburn Rovers in 2022, where he became a key player, finishing as the top scorer in the 2023–24 EFL Championship. He left to join Premier League club Ipswich Town in August 2024, before joining Derby County on loan in February 2026, with a second loan spell at Derby County starting in August 2026.
Szmodics made his Republic of Ireland debut in a friendly against Belgium in March 2024.
Club career
Colchester United
Szmodics is a product of the Colchester United Academy, having progressed through the club's youth ranks since the age of seven. He was a regular starter and scorer for the under-18 side, which included a goal in Colchester's 3–2 FA Youth Cup defeat by Chelsea on 1 December 2012, sweeping in Macauley Bonne's cross.
2013–14 season
For Colchester United's 2013–14 pre-season campaign, Szmodics was drafted in to the first-team for their friendly fixtures. He was included in manager Joe Dunne's squad for a game at AFC Sudbury on 12 July 2013, and scored twice in two first-half minutes to hand Colchester a 2–0 lead in their eventual 5–0 win.
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