 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jlloyd Tafari Samuel | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 2018 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | High Legh, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Senrab | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2007 | Aston Villa | 169 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | → Gillingham (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 71 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Esteghlal | 60 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Paykan | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Egerton | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 349 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Egerton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jlloyd Tafari Samuel (/ˈdʒeɪlɔɪd/ JAY-loyd, 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer. He played as a defender and midfielder. He played two full international matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.
Samuel played as a youth for the renowned London junior team Senrab and was in the academies of West Ham United, and Charlton Athletic before joining Aston Villa in 1998.
Samuel was killed in a car crash on 15 May 2018 in Cheshire, England at the age of 37.
