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{{Short description|Vincentian footballer (born 1982)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Shandel Samuel
| fullname    =
| image       =
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|14|df=y}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063059/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=214753/index.html FIFA.com]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Layou]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|St. Vincent]]
| height      = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| currentclub = [[Rendezvous FC]]
| clubnumber  = 
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Saint Vincent Motor Systems 3|System 3 FC]]
| years1 = 2001–2005 | clubs1 = [[Saint Vincent Motor Systems 3|System 3 FC]]
| years2 = 2005      | clubs2 = [[Negri Sembilan FA]]
| years3 = 2005      | clubs3 = [[Kedah FA]]
| years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = [[Negri Sembilan FA]]
| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = [[North East Stars]]
| years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = [[San Juan Jabloteh]]
| years7 = 2009–2012   | clubs7 = [[Ma Pau SC]]
| years8 = 2013–2017    | clubs8 = [[Rendezvous FC]]
| caps1  = ?  | goals1 = ?
| caps2  = ?  | goals2 = ?
| caps3  = ?  | goals3 = ?
| caps4  = ?  | goals4 = ?
| caps5  = 20 | goals5 = 8
| caps6  = 11 | goals6 = 1
| caps7  = ?  | goals7 = ?
| caps8  = ?  | goals8 = 31
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2016
| nationalteam1  = [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team|St. Vincent & the Grenadines]]
| nationalcaps1  = 63
| nationalgoals1 = 32
| pcupdate       =
| ntupdate       = 4 November 2015
}}

'''Shandel Samuel''' (born 14 December 1982) is a [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team|Vincentian]] [[Association football|footballer]] who currently plays for Barbadian side [[Rendezvous FC]] as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He is also the all-time top scorer of the [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team|St. Vincent and the Grenadines national team]].<ref name="Shandel Samuel RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ssamuel-intlg.html |title=Shandel Samuel – International Goals |author=Földesi, László |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=1 September 2011 |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164015/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ssamuel-intlg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
Samuel made his international debut as an 18-year-old in 2001. He scored 10 goals at the [[2007 Caribbean Cup]] and a further five goals at the [[2010 Caribbean Championship]].

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|7971|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
|2001||3||2
|-
|2004||14||8
|-
|2005||1||0
|-
|2006||9||11
|-
|2007||3||1
|-
|2008||5||0
|-
|2010||4||5
|-
|2011||8||1
|-
|2012||6||2
|-
|2013||2||0
|-
|2014||2||1
|-
|2015||2||1
|-
|2016||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!61!!33
|}

:''Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samuel goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Shandel Samuel
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|14 March 2001}}
|[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|{{fb|Dominica}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Dominica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6500/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Dominica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|16 March 2001}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Grenada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grenada vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4714/Grenada_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|23 May 2004}}
|[[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis
|{{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/18304/Saint_Kitts_Nevis_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|13 June 2004}}
|[[Estadio Cacique Diriangén]], [[Diriamba]], Nicaragua
|{{fb|Nicaragua}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicaragua vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/711/Nicaragua_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|20 June 2004}}
|rowspan="2"|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Nicaragua}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Nicaragua|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/712/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Nicaragua.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|13 October 2004}}
|Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	
|{{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Kitts & Nevis vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/744/Saint_Kitts_Nevis_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|26 November 2004}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Bermuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|[[2005 Caribbean Cup#Qualifying tournament|2005 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Bermuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1994/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Bermuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|28 November 2004}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Cayman Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|2005 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Cayman Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1996/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Cayman_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|12 December 2004}}
|Richmond Hill Playing Field, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|{{fb|Grenada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|2005 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Grenada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2011/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Grenada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|rowspan="5"|{{dts|1 October 2006}}
|rowspan="5"|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
|rowspan="5"|{{fb|Saint Lucia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"|8–0
|rowspan="5"|[[2007 Caribbean Cup#First qualifying tournament|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="5|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Lucia vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2081/Saint_Lucia_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|8–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|1 November 2006}}
|rowspan="2"|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Grenada}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Grenada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6490/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Grenada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|style="text-align:center"|–
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 November 2006}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Waterford]], Barbados
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Bermuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bermuda vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2097/Bermuda_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|23 November 2006}}
|rowspan="2"|Barbados National Stadium, Waterford, Barbados	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Bahamas}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2
|rowspan="2"|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bahamas vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2100/Bahamas_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|14 January 2007}}
|[[Manny Ramjohn Stadium]], [[Marabella]], Trinidad and Tobago
|{{fb|Guyana}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[2007 Caribbean Cup#Final  tournament|2007 Caribbean Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guyana vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2123/Guyana_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|6 October 2010}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Victoria Park (Kingstown)|Victoria Park]], Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Montserrat}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–0
|rowspan="3"|[[2010 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Montserrat|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3786/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Montserrat.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|2 November 2011}}
|Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	
|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–6
|2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3807/Trinidad_Tobago_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|4 November 2011}}
|Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	
|{{fb|Haiti}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Haiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3808/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Haiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|{{dts|28 August 2011}}
|[[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10322/Antigua_And_Barbuda_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|{{dts|30 March 2012}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9602/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|{{dts|1 April 2012}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9601/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|{{dts|21 September 2014}}
|[[A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground]], [[Road Town]], British Virgin Islands
|{{fb|British Virgin Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Virgin Islands vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11340/British_Virgin_Islands_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|{{dts|4 November 2015}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/14376/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|{{dts|25 March 2016}}
|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	
|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/14895/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Personal life==
Samuel is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer, [[Myron Samuel|Myron]].

In 2011, Samuel was the highest paid Vincentian athlete, making $40,000 (USD).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine|title=Floyd Mayweather is United States' best-paid athlete - ESPN The Magazine|work=ESPN.com|date=4 May 2012|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504192643/http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uImbvp_n3VA&mode=related&search=Digicel Shandel Samuel 5 goals in digicel cup]
*{{NFT player|pid=7971}}
*{{cite web |title=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/stvin-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Shandel}}
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