Sam Day (Australian rules footballer)

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For other uses, see Sam Day.
Sam Day

Day playing for Gold Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sam Day
Date of birth (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 3, 2010 National Draft, Gold Coast
Height / weight 197cm / 102kg
Position(s) Forward, Back
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011– Gold Coast 98 (65)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Sam Day (born 6 September 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Day was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the grandson of SANFL Hall of Fame inductee Ian Day. Sam grew up playing a variety of sports and by high school he continued to play Australian rules football, baseball and basketball at a high level. He attended Prince Alfred College throughout his schooling years and was forced to choose between baseball and basketball college offers in the United States or nominating for the AFL's national draft.[1][2] After a strong final year with Sturt in the SANFL and an All-Australian selection at the Under 18 national championships, Day settled on football. He was selected by the Gold Coast with the third pick in the 2010 national draft.

AFL career

Day made his AFL debut for the Gold Coast Suns against the Brisbane Lions[3] in round 7 of the 2011 season. He kicked a career high four goals against Collingwood in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ US options for talented young gun Sam Day
  2. ↑ Australia's most wanted athlete Sam Day
  3. ↑ Smart, Nick (9 May 2011), "Rivals learn the hard way to show a little respect", The Gold Coast Bulletin
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Day.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.