Lakyle Samuel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 2006[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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of end of 2025–26 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2022–23[15] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24[16] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25[17] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26[18] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Bromley (loan) | 2025–26[18] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lakyle Samuel". 11v11. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Lakyle Samuel". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cook, Rebecca (6 June 2024). "Emma Samuel now: Where is Jlloyd Samuel's wife?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ "I've seen how to succeed under Pep Guardiola - the answer is surprisingly simple". ManchesterWorld. 4 September 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ravens sign Lakyle Samuel on loan from Man City". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bromley". BBC Sport. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Lakyle Samuel joins City on a season-long loan". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Swoffer, Chris (27 May 2023). "Report: England MU17s 0-1 France". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ Swoffer, Chris (16 November 2023). "England's Lakyle Samuel on U17 World Cup adventure". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ "England 1-2 Uzbekistan". ESPN. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Lakyle Samuel in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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