Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers (born 30 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club PSV Eindhoven.
Lammers has previously played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, including PSV Eindhoven, Atalanta, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career PSV Eindhoven Lammers joined PSV Eindhoven's youth system in 2010, having previously played youth football for VOAB and Willem II. He signed a three-year professional contract with PSV in July 2015. Lammers made his debut in professional football on 10 August 2015, when he faced Go Ahead Eagles with Jong PSV. On 8 August 2016, he scored a hat-trick in Jong PSV's 5–4 win against Den Bosch.
Lammers made his first-team debut for PSV on 21 September 2016, in a KNVB Cup match against Roda.
He was loaned out to Heerenveen for the 2018–19 season.
Atalanta In September 2020, Lammers joined Serie A club Atalanta. The transfer fee paid to PSV was reported as €9 million plus €2 million in possible bonuses. On 4 October, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 win against Cagliari.
In September 2021, Lammers joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for a season, without option to buy, to replace André Silva who left Eintracht for RB Leipzig.Lammers: "Jetzt ist es erst einmal für ein Jahr..." , hessenschau, 7 September 2021. Lammers was an unused substitute in the 2022 UEFA Europa League final against future employer Rangers.
On 7 August 2022, Lammers joined Serie A club Empoli on a season-long loan. In January 2023, this loan was terminated and Lammers joined Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.
Rangers On 15 June 2023, Lammers joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock. He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023. Lammers scored against Dundee in an away match in November 2023.
On 10 January 2024, Lammers joined Eredivisie club Utrecht on loan until the end of the season. Lammers scored his first goal for Utrecht in a five nil win over Sittard. Following this Lammers went on an unprecedented run of form by scoring in seven consecutive matches for Utrecht which is a club record in the Eredivisie. During this goal scoring run this included a double in an away match against Heerenveen. Lammers finished his loan spell at Utrecht with further goals against Alkmaar and Rotterdam taking his total for the loan spell to eleven goals in twenty matches for the Dutch side.
Twente On 26 July 2024, Lammers joined Twente on a three-year contract.
Return to PSV Eindhoven On 2 September 2026, Lammers returned to PSV Eindhoven on a two-year contract.
International career Lammers played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPSV II2015–16Eerste Divisie162————1622016–17Eerste Divisie3117————31172017–18Eerste Divisie1611————1611Total6330————6330PSV Eindhoven2016–17Eredivisie5220———722017–18Eredivisie7031—10—1112019–20Eredivisie7210—11101032020–21Eredivisie10————10Total20461—2110296Heerenveen (loan)2018–19Eredivisie311643———3519Atalanta2020–21Serie A15210—10—1722021–22Serie A2000—00—20Total17210—10—192Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)2021–22Bundesliga15100—71—222Empoli (loan)2022–23Serie A14100———141Sampdoria (loan)2022–23Serie A19110———201Rangers2023–24 Scottish Premiership1720040100—312Utrecht (loan)2023–24 Eredivisie1810———212011Twente2024–25 Eredivisie21710—92—3192025–26 Eredivisie24641———2862026–27 Eredivisie2000—20—40Total471351—112316517Career total26180175403143131689
Honours PSV Eredivisie: 2017–18
Eintracht Frankfurt UEFA Europa League: 2021–22
Rangers Scottish League Cup: 2023–24
Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016 Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2019 Eredivisie Player of the Month: April 2024 Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024
References
External links
Profile at the Rangers F.C. website