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Lakyle Samuel

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Lakyle Samuel
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Warwickshire, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Exeter City
(on loan from Manchester City)
Youth career
2014– Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Manchester City 0 (0)
2025–2026 → Bromley (loan) 6 (0)
2026– → Exeter City (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U-16 9 (0)
2022–2023 England U-17 17 (1)
2023 England U-18 5 (1)
2025– England U-20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:46, 14 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:19, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Lakyle Samuel (born 6 May 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Exeter City on loan from Manchester City. He is an England youth international.[2]

Early life

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He is the son of former Premier League footballer Jlloyd Samuel and his first wife Emma. He has siblings Javarne and Amara.[3][4] Through his father, Samuel is of Trinidadian descent.[5]

Club career

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Samuel joined the academy of Manchester City aged eight, at the youngest age group of under-9s.[6] A right back, he was captain of the Man City U18 team during the 2023–24 season.[7]

On 1 September 2025, Samuel joined League Two club Bromley on a season-long loan.[8] On 13 September, he made his senior debut as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic.[9]

On 14 August 2026, Samuel returned to League Two, joining Exeter City on a season-long loan.[10]

International career

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Samuel is an England youth international.[11] He captained England under-17 to a fifth place finish at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[12] Later that year he led the side during the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup starting all four of their fixtures at the tournament including the round of sixteen elimination against Uzbekistan.[13][14]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2022–23[15] ———1[a]010
2023–24[16] ———3[a]030
2024–25[17] ———3[a]030
2025–26[18] ———1[a]010
Total ——8080
Bromley (loan) 2025–26[18] League Two 6010000070
Career total 60100080150
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. 1 2 "Lakyle Samuel". 11v11. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lakyle Samuel". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Lee, Sam (16 October 2021). "Manchester City's academy: The identifiable style that means all levels play like the first team". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Cook, Rebecca (6 June 2024). "Emma Samuel now: Where is Jlloyd Samuel's wife?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "I've seen how to succeed under Pep Guardiola - the answer is surprisingly simple". ManchesterWorld. 4 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Bajkowski, Simon (4 September 2024). "I want to make my family proud at Man City - Pep Guardiola is helping". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Bray, Joe (18 December 2024). "Whatever it takes' - Meet the Man City right-back pushing Kyle Walker and Rico Lewis in training". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ravens sign Lakyle Samuel on loan from Man City". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bromley". BBC Sport. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lakyle Samuel joins City on a season-long loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Bray, Joe (28 September 2022). "Man City's unseen impact on England squads shows academy plan is working". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Swoffer, Chris (27 May 2023). "Report: England MU17s 0-1 France". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Swoffer, Chris (16 November 2023). "England's Lakyle Samuel on U17 World Cup adventure". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "England 1-2 Uzbekistan". ESPN. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.