Sam Wardrop (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who last played as a defender for Ettan Fotboll club Ljungskile SK. His previous clubs include Celtic, Dundee United and Dumbarton.
Wardrop started his career at Celtic, and captained the club's Under-20s to victory in the 2017 Scottish Youth Cup final.[1]
On 1 August 2017, Wardrop joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan, until May 2018.[2] He scored his first senior goal, the winner, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2017.[3]
Wardrop signed a two-year contract with Dundee United on 31 May 2018.[4] After suffering an injury that ruled out a potential loan return to Dumbarton in January 2019, he rejoined the club on loan in January 2020[5] playing seven times prior to the season being ended early by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Wardrop was then released by United in May 2020[7] and signed a permanent contract with Dumbarton.[8] He left the club after one season in June 2021[9] and subsequently signed a one-year contract with Airdrieonians[10] but left just two months into the season for personal reasons.[11]
In 2024, after documenting his return to professional football on social media, he agreed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club Ljungskile SK.[12]
Wardrop was selected for the Scotland U17 team in the UEFA under-17 Championship in 2014,[13] where the Netherlands beat them in the semi-finals.[14]
He was selected for the under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[15] After a historic first ever win against Brazil, which was at any level.[16] Scotland later won the bronze medal.[17] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[18]
Wardrop attended Bearsden Academy.[19]
After leaving professional football in 2021, Sam set up his own business offering football and fitness coaching to young players alongside fellow Celtic academy graduate Aidan Nesbitt.[20] In 2023, he began documenting his return to professional football through a series of vlogs on his social media accounts,[21] including training sessions in the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Sweden where he eventually signed a contract with Ljungskile SK.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2016–17[22] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[23] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Celtic U20 | 2016–17[22] | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2017–18[23] | Scottish Championship | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Dundee United | 2018–19[24] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[25] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dumbarton | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Dumbarton total | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
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