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Samuel Klein

24 Midfielder
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2024/25 was a breakout campaign to remember for 21-year-old midfielder, Sam Klein who finished as the sides top scorer with five goals to his name after appearing 19 times – which included starts in all of the sides final 11 matches and missing just 13 minutes in that run.

Klein scored his first A-League goals with a second half brace in a 3-1 win over Perth Glory on his 21st birthday at HBF Park in Round 23 before scoring another double against the Mariners on the final day of the season and a first goal at Suncorp Stadium in the sides 2-1 win over Western United in Round 27.

Klein averaged 1.2 successful tackles per 90 – a number only bettered by Walid Shour for Brisbane throughout the 2024/25 campaign. The Gympie Diggers and Sunshine Coast FC junior’s impressive second half of the season earned him a call up for Australia’s U23 side for a pair of internationals against Korea Republic in June.

The box-to-box midfielder was upgraded to a two year scholarship contract after breaking into the starting eleven and putting in a series of standout performances in the back half of the 2024/25 campaign, Klein is now signed with Brisbane Roar until 2027.

A product of the Roar NPL program, Klein made his A-League debut in January 2022. The midfielder then headed to Scandinavia for a year before coming back to Queensland at Gold Coast Knights where he scored four league goals in a Premiership winning side and earned selection in the Queensland State team.

Former Clubs:
Gold Coast Knights

International:
Australia U23

Junior Clubs:
Sunshine Coast FC (Youth)
Gympie Diggers (Youth)

Height

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Weight

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Age

21

Born

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Overview
General

19

Games Played

1424

Time Played

15

Starts

4

Substitute Off

Defence

33

Total Clearances

6

Blocks

8

Interceptions

Tackles

63.3%

Success Rate

Duels

49.0%

Success Rate

Areial Dual

50.6%

Success Rate

Distribution

Passes

80.2%

Success Rate

625

Total passes

501

Successful passes

33

Passes per 90 mins

Long passes

39%

Success Rate

Pass Direction %

23.7%

Forward

28.8%

Left

26.9%

Right

20.6%

Backward

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43.7%

Opp half

36.6%

Own half

3

Topic

1

Succ. crosses

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Assists

10

Key Passes

Attack

Total Shots

29

Shots on target

15

Goals scored

5

17.24%

Conversion rate

285

Min per goals

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1

Left foot goals

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2

Right foot goals

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2

Headed goals

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Other

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4

Goal inside the box

1

Goal outside the box

0

Direct free kick goals

Discipline

13

Fouls won

20

Foul conceded

2

Yellow cards

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Red cards