Jlloyd Samuel
Trinidad and Tobagon footballer
Died when: 37 years 47 days (445 months)Star Sign: Aries
Jlloyd Tafari Samuel (/'d?e?l??d/ JAY-loyd, 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and 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 198 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 he became player-manager of Cheshire-based amateur team Egerton, he died on 15 May 2018 in a collision between two vehicles, at the age of 37.