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Samuel Marcus Lloyd Vines (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) is an American football player, left-back of the Antwerp club and the United States national team.

Career

Club career
Vines joined the MLS Colorado Rapids Football Academy in 2013 at the age of 13. In the summer of 2017, he was in the USL affiliated club Charlotte Independence. On February 23, 2018, the Colorado Rapids signed a three-year contract with Vines on March 8, 2018, Vines was leased to Charlotte Independence. His professional debut took place on March 17, 2018 in the USL season opening tour match against the Ottawa Fury. On October 16, 2018, it was withdrawn from the lease. For the Colorado Rapids in MLS debuted on October 21, 2018 in a match against the San Jose Ertquakes. On September 12, 2020, in a match against Real Salt Lake, he scored his first goal of his professional career. On March 5, 2021, Vines extended his contract with the Colorado Rapids for four years, until the end of the 2025 season.

On August 5, 2021, Vines joined the Belgian championship club Antwerp, signing a three-year contract with the option of renewal for another year. According to the press, the transfer amounted to $ 2.1 million. For the Belgian club, he made his debut on August 19, 2021 in the qualifying match of the UEFA Europa League 2021/22 against Cyprus “Omonia Nicosia”. In the Pro-League debuted on August 29, 2021 in a match against “Aud-Heverle Leuven”. In early September 2021, Vines broke his collarbone during training.

International career
For the US team, Vines debuted on February 1, 2020 in a friendly match with the Costa Rica national team, leaving in the starting lineup.

As part of the U.S. national team under 23 years Vines took part in March 2021.

He was included in the national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021. July 11, 2021 in the match of the first round of the group stage of the tournament against Haiti scored his first goal for the US team.

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References

Footballers USA
Players of the US Olympic football team
U.S. national football players
Players of FC Charlotte Independence
FC Colorado Rapids players
FC Antwerp players