Global InformationCraig Samson information
 Samson playing for St Mirren | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Ian Samson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dundee United | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Ross County | 29 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Dundee | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hereford United | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ayr United | 32 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | St Mirren | 87 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Kilmarnock | 73 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Motherwell | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | St Mirren | 49 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:44, 31 March 2013 (UTC) | |||
Craig Ian Samson (born 1 April 1984, Darvel, Ayrshire[2]) is a retired Scottish football player and coach who is currently goalkeeping coach with Hibernian. Samson is a former Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 2004 and 2005.
He began his playing career with Kilmarnock, but made only one league appearance and spent time on loan to Queen of the South and St Johnstone before leaving the club in 2005. He then spent a season each with Dundee United, Ross County, Dundee, Hereford United and Ayr United. In 2010, Samson joined St Mirren, where he played for three years and won the Scottish League Cup in 2013. He rejoined his first club, Kilmarnock, in May 2013. Samson left Kilmarnock in August 2015 and subsequently signed for Motherwell.
After a second spell with St Mirren, Samson retired as a player to become goalkeeping coach at Sunderland. He has since held similar positions with Rochdale, Hibernian and Aberdeen.
- ^ The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06. Cre8 Publishing. 2005. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-95485-561-1.
- ^ Kilmarnock keeper Craig Samson: I got a new perspective on life after visiting tragic fan in hospice Retrieved 10 Mat 2023.