Sam Lammers
 Lammers with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Utrecht (on loan from Rangers) |
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| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VOAB | |||
| –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– | Rangers | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Utrecht (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 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 16:22, 24 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers (born 30 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Utrecht, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Lammers has previously played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, including PSV Eindhoven, Atalanta and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career
PSV Eindhoven
Lammers joined PSV Eindhoven's youth system in 2010, having previously played youth football for VOAB and Willem II. He signed a three-year professional contract with PSV in July 2015. Lammers made his debut in professional football on 10 August 2015, when he faced Go Ahead Eagles with Jong PSV. On 8 August 2016, he scored a hat-trick in Jong PSV's 5–4 win against Den Bosch.
Lammers made his first-team debut for PSV on 21 September 2016, in a KNVB Cup match against Roda.
He was loaned out to Heerenveen for the 2018–19 season.
Atalanta
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. On 4 October, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 win against Cagliari.
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. Lammers was an unused substitute in the 2022 UEFA Europa League final against future employer Rangers.
On 7 August 2022, Lammers joined Serie A club Empoli on a season-long loan. In January 2023, this loan was terminated and Lammers joined Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.
Rangers
On 15 June 2023, Lammers joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers for an undisclosed fee. The transfer was reported to cost Rangers £3.5 million. He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock. He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.
On 10 January 2024, Lammers joined Eredivisie club Utrecht on loan until the end of the season.
International career
Lammers played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Utrecht (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 63 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
PSV
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2019