Imari Samuels
English footballer (born 2003)
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Imari Narain Che Hines-Samuels (born 5 February 2003) is an English footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee as a left-back.[2]
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Samuels in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Imari Narain Che Hines-Samuels[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Reading | ||
| 2022–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dundee | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 15 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:36, 12 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Reading
A youth product of Reading, he signed scholarship terms with the club as a sixteen-year-old in 2019.[3] He began training with the first team for the first time in August 2020.[4] This came after he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Reading in January 2020, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2022.[5] Samuels picked up an injury that required surgery in 2021.[6]
Brighton
In August 2022, Samuels turned down Reading's offer of a new contract in order to join the academy of Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year deal, with Reading receiving compensation from Brighton for his services.[7][8]
On 18 May 2023 Samuels was included in a Premier League match day line-up for the first time, being named as substitute for Brighton away at Newcastle United.[9] He made his Brighton debut in the 4-0 win over Crawley Town in the EFL Cup in August 2024.[10]
Dundee
On 13 January 2025, Samuels joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 20 January, Samuels made his debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute against rivals Dundee United in the Scottish Cup, and helped Dundee win their first Dundee derby since 2017.[12]
International career
Samuels has been selected at youth level by England at U15, U16 and U17 level.[13] In May 2023 he was selected as part of the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14][15] His two appearances during the tournament both came in the group stage as a substitute against Uruguay and starting in a goalless draw against Iraq.[2][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2022–23[17] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24[18] | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25[19] | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2023–24[18] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Dundee | 2024–25[19] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[20] | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy