Jlloyd Samuel

Jlloyd Tafari Samuel ( JAY-loyd, 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional football coach and player who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he played for England up to under-21 level. He played two full international matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. Samuel played as a youth for the London-based junior team Senrab and was in the academies of West Ham United and Charlton Athletic before joining Aston Villa's youth team in 1997 as a trainee. He made a total of 199 appearances for Villa before moving to fellow Premier League club Bolton Wanderers in 2007, where he spent a further four years including a brief spell on loan at Cardiff City in the Championship. Samuel spent the last four years of his professional career in the Iran Pro League, representing Esteghlal and Paykan. He won a Hazfi Cup and a league title with Esteghlal. After returning to England from Iran, he became player-manager of Cheshire-based team Egerton. He died on 15 May 2018 in a collision between two vehicles, at the age of 37.