Sam Lammers

Dutch footballer (born 1997)

Sam Lammers

Lammers with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022

Personal information
Full name|  Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers[1]
Date of birth|  (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth|  Tilburg, Netherlands
Height|  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Twente
Number|  10
Youth career
|  VOAB
0000–2010|  Willem II
2010–2015|  PSV
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2018|  Jong PSV|  63|  (30)
2016–2020|  PSV|  20|  (4)
2018–2019|  → Heerenveen (loan)|  31|  (16)
2020–2023|  Atalanta|  17|  (2)
2021–2022|  → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)|  15|  (1)
2022–2023|  → Empoli (loan)|  14|  (1)
2023|  → Sampdoria (loan)|  19|  (1)
2023–2024|  Rangers|  17|  (2)
2024|  → Utrecht (loan)|  18|  (10)
2024–|  Twente|  21|  (7)
International career
2015–2016|  Netherlands U19|  14|  (10)
2016|  Netherlands U20|  4|  (0)
2017–2018|  Netherlands U21|  11|  (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025

Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers (born 30 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Twente.

Lammers has previously played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, including PSV Eindhoven, Atalanta, and Eintracht Frankfurt.

## Club career

[edit]

### PSV Eindhoven

[edit]

Lammers joined PSV Eindhoven's youth system in 2010, having previously played youth football for VOAB and Willem II.[3][4] He signed a three-year professional contract with PSV in July 2015.[5] Lammers made his debut in professional football on 10 August 2015, when he faced Go Ahead Eagles with Jong PSV.[citation needed] On 8 August 2016, he scored a hat-trick in Jong PSV's 5–4 win against Den Bosch.[4]

Lammers made his first-team debut for PSV on 21 September 2016, in a KNVB Cup match against Roda.[6]

He was loaned out to Heerenveen for the 2018–19 season.

### Atalanta

[edit]

In September 2020, Lammers joined Serie A club Atalanta. The transfer fee paid to PSV was reported as €9 million plus €2 million in possible bonuses.[7] On 4 October, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 win against Cagliari.[8]

In September 2021, Lammers joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for a season, without option to buy, to replace André Silva who left Eintracht for RB Leipzig.[9] Lammers was an unused substitute in the 2022 UEFA Europa League final against future employer Rangers.[10]

On 7 August 2022, Lammers joined Serie A club Empoli on a season-long loan.[11] In January 2023, this loan was terminated and Lammers joined Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.[12]

### Rangers

[edit]

On 15 June 2023, Lammers joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock.[14] He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.[15] Lammers scored against Dundee in an away match in November 2023.[16]

On 10 January 2024, Lammers joined Eredivisie club Utrecht on loan until the end of the season.[17] Lammers scored his first goal for Utrecht in a five nil win over Sittard. Following this Lammers went on an unprecedented run of form by scoring in seven consecutive matches for Utrecht which is a club record in the Eredivisie. During this goal scoring run this included a double in an away match against Heerenveen. Lammers finished his loan spell at Utrecht with further goals against Alkmaar and Rotterdam taking his total for the loan spell to eleven goals in twenty matches for the dutch side.[18]

### Twente

[edit]

On 26 July 2024, Lammers joined Twente on a three-year contract.[19]

## International career

[edit]

Lammers played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-19,[20] under-20[21][22][23][24] and under-21 levels.[25]

## Career statistics

[edit]

As of match played 9 March 2025[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National cup[a] | League cup  | Europe  | Other  | Total

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
PSV II | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie  | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 17
2017–18 | Eerste Divisie  | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11
Total  | 63 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 30
PSV Eindhoven | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 2
2017–18 | Eredivisie  | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 1
2019–20 | Eredivisie  | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 3
2020–21 | Eredivisie  | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0
Total  | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6
Heerenveen (loan)  | 2018–19 | Eredivisie  | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 19
Atalanta | 2020–21 | Serie A | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 2
2021–22 | Serie A  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
Total  | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)  | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 1 | — | 22 | 2
Empoli (loan)  | 2022–23 | Serie A  | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1
Sampdoria (loan)  | 2022–23 | Serie A  | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1
Rangers | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 2
Utrecht (loan)  | 2023–24 | Eredivisie  | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 2[f] | 1 | 20 | 11
Twente | 2024–25 | Eredivisie  | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[g] | 2 | — | 26 | 9
Career total  | 235 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 82

1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

[edit]

PSV

* Eredivisie: 2017–18

Eintracht Frankfurt

* UEFA Europa League: 2021–22

Rangers

* Scottish League Cup: 2023–24[27]

Individual

* UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[28]
* Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2019[29]
* Eredivisie Player of the Month: April 2024[30]
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024[31]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "S. Lammers". vi.nl. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
2. ^ "Sam Lammers" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. ^ "GAAT SAM LAMMERS VOOR DE BROODNODIGE TREFFERS ZORGEN IN HEERENVEEN?". elfvoetbal.nl. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
4. ^ a b Scholten, Berend (12 November 2016). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Sam Lammers". UEFA. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
5. ^ "TALENT SAM LAMMERS TEKENT PROFCONTRACT". psv.nl. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
6. ^ "Siem de Jong: Een uur was voldoende voor nu". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. ^ "Official: Atalanta sign Lammers". Football Italia. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
8. ^ "Highlights: Atalanta 5-2 Cagliari". Football Italia. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. ^ Lammers: "Jetzt ist es erst einmal für ein Jahr...", hessenschau, 7 September 2021.
10. ^ "Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (aet, Frankfurt win 5–4 on penalties): Trapp seals shoot-out success". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
11. ^ "Empoli: ecco Lammers, arriva in prestito dall'Atalanta" [Empoli: here's Lammers, he arrives on loan from Atalanta]. tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 7 August 2022.
12. ^ "Lammers è blucerchiato: temporaneo dall'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
13. ^ "Sam Lammers: Rangers sign Dutch striker from Atalanta". BBC Sport. 15 June 2023.
14. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023.
15. ^ "Rangers 4-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023.
16. ^ "Dundee 0-5 Rangers". BBC Sport.
17. ^ "Spits Sam Lammers speelt rest van seizoen voor FC Utrecht" [Striker Sam Lammers will play the rest of the season for FC Utrecht]. www.fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
18. ^ "Lammers sets Eredivisie scoring record". BBC Sport.
19. ^ "Sam Lammers drie jaar naar FC Twente" [Sam Lammers to FC Twente for three years] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
20. ^ "Sam Lammers Jeugd mannen onder 19". onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
21. ^ "GELIJKSPEL ONDER 20 TEGEN TSJECHIË". onsoranje.nl. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
22. ^ "ONDER 20 ONDERUIT TEGEN ENGELAND". onsoranje.nl. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
23. ^ "ONDER 20 WINT NA STRAFSCHOPPEN". onsoranje.nl. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
24. ^ "KNAP GELIJKSPEL ONDER 20 TEGEN FRANKRIJK". onsoranje.nl. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
25. ^ "Sam Lammers Jong Oranje mannen". onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
26. ^ Sam Lammers at Soccerway
27. ^ "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
28. ^ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
29. ^ "Patrick Joosten uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand januari". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
30. ^ "Sam Lammers named April's Eredivisie Player of the Month". Eredivisie. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
31. ^ "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Lammers.

* Profile at the Rangers F.C. website
* Sam Lammers at WorldFootball.net

* v
* t
* e

FC Twente - current squad

* 1 Unnerstall
* 2 Hilgers
* 3 Lagerbielke
* 4 Kjølø
* 5 Kuipers
* 8 Booth
* 9 Van Wolfswinkel
* 10 Lammers
* 11 D. Rots
* 14 Steijn
* 17 Van Hoorenbeeck
* 18 Vlap
* 19 Taha
* 21 Karssies
* 22 Tytoń
* 23 Sadílek
* 24 Mesbahi
* 28 Van Rooij
* 30 Ltaief
* 32 Verschueren
* 37 Ünüvar
* 38 Bruns
* 39 M. Rots
* 40 Besselink
* 47 Alders
* Manager: Oosting

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template