# Sam Lammers
**Sam Lammers** (born 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker; in September 2026 he returned to PSV, the club where he was trained, on a permanent transfer from [FC Twente](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-twente), signing a two-season contract and taking jersey number 29.[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) • [2](https://www.fmscout.com/player/37056187/sam-lammers.html) A 191 cm forward who can play as a number 9 or in deeper attacking roles, he has also played in Italy, Germany, and Scotland.[3](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers) • [4](https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-signing-of-sam-lammers/4f3RFfkzB0obzu1QmKUK4l)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers, 1997, Netherlands[2](https://www.fmscout.com/player/37056187/sam-lammers.html) • [5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987) |
| Position | Centre-forward; also used as an attacking midfielder or number 10[3](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers) • [4](https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-signing-of-sam-lammers/4f3RFfkzB0obzu1QmKUK4l) |
| Height / foot | 191 cm; comfortable on either foot[3](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers) |
| Clubs | PSV, Heerenveen (loan), Atalanta, Eintracht Frankfurt (loan), Empoli (loan), Sampdoria (loan), Rangers, FC Utrecht (loan), FC Twente, PSV again[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) |
| Career totals | 291 club appearances, 86 goals, 22 assists[5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987) |
| Major fees | PSV to Atalanta €8M (September 2020); Atalanta to Rangers €4.1M (June 2023)[6](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/sam-lammers/transfer-history) |
| Current deal | Two-season contract at PSV from September 2026, jersey number 29[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) |
## Youth career and PSV
Lammers came through the youth systems of VOAB, Willem II, the combined Willem II/RKC program, and PSV.[7](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/) He debuted in professional football with Jong PSV, PSV's reserve team in the [Eerste Divisie](https://www.edgepedia.org/eerste-divisie), in 2015, and made his first appearances for the PSV first team a year later.[7](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/) Across the 2015/16 to 2017/18 seasons he made 63 league appearances for PSV II, scoring 30 goals, while adding 12 [Eredivisie](https://www.edgepedia.org/eredivisie) appearances and 2 goals for the first team.[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career)
**Breakout at Heerenveen.** In the 2018/19 season Lammers spent a loan spell at sc Heerenveen, where he scored 19 goals in 35 matches.[7](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/) Opta's league-only record for that season shows 16 goals (5 from penalties) and 5 assists in 31 Eredivisie appearances and 2,692 minutes.[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career) He returned to PSV but featured only sparingly in 2019/20, with 7 league appearances and 2 goals before his departure.[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career)
## Move abroad: Atalanta, loans, and Rangers
In September 2020 Lammers left PSV for Atalanta in Italy's Serie A, in a transfer valued at €8 million.[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) • [6](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/sam-lammers/transfer-history) His time at Atalanta produced little playing time, 17 league appearances and 2 goals across 2020 to 2022, and he went out on successive loans to [Eintracht Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/eintracht-frankfurt) in the [Bundesliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/bundesliga) (1 goal in 15 league games in 2021/22) and to the [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) clubs Empoli and Sampdoria (1 league goal each in 2022/23).[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career)
In June 2023 Rangers signed him from Atalanta on a four-year deal, the fourth summer signing under manager Michael Beale, who described him as a versatile attacker able to play as a number 10 or a number 9.[4](https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-signing-of-sam-lammers/4f3RFfkzB0obzu1QmKUK4l) The transfer fee was reported as €4.1 million.[6](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/sam-lammers/transfer-history) His Scottish league spell lasted half a season, with 2 goals in 17 [Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/premiership) appearances.[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career)
## Return to the Netherlands
In January 2024 Lammers joined [FC Utrecht](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-utrecht) on loan for the rest of the season, where his output recovered sharply: 11 goals and 3 assists in 20 Eredivisie appearances.[7](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/) • [8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career) Over his Twente league career he made 48 appearances with 13 goals and 8 assists, including 7 goals in 21 games in 2024/25 and 6 goals with 7 assists in 25 games in 2025/26, a season in which he played only 50.8 percent of available minutes as a rotation option.[8](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career) • [5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987)
## Return to PSV
On 2 September 2026 PSV announced that it had reached agreement with FC Twente on a permanent transfer of the 29-year-old striker, who signed a two-season contract and took squad number 29.[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) Lammers called the move "really like coming home" and said returning to PSV was "a no-brainer".[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) He was PSV's seventh signing of the window, following Sven Mijnans, Kodai Sano, Filip Kostic, Lutsharel Geertruida, Sami Ouaissa, and [Ayoni Santos](https://www.edgepedia.org/ayoni-santos).[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven) Director of Football Operations Earnest Stewart described him as a proven goal scorer who fits PSV's style of play and knows the club.[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven)
## Playing style
Lammers profiles as a final-third contributor rather than a volume scorer: in his 2025/26 Twente season he averaged 0.35 goals and 0.41 assists per 90 minutes, a combined 0.75 goal contributions per 90, with 3.2 shots and 1.8 key passes per 90.[3](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers) • [5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987) His career record shows a strong home-league pattern: a Dutch-football tally of 86 goals in 291 total club appearances, with his most productive spells at Heerenveen, Utrecht, and Twente in the Eredivisie.[5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987) • [7](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/) Analysts note his aerial presence, 3.03 aerial duels won per 90 in 2025/26, alongside a watch-point on game time, since his minutes share at Twente stayed near half of availability.[3](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers) • [5](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987)
## References
1. [Transfer | PSV Brings Sam Lammers Back to Eindhoven, PSV (2 September 2026)](https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-haalt-sam-lammers-terug-naar-eindhoven)
2. [Sam Lammers FM26 Profile, FM Scout](https://www.fmscout.com/player/37056187/sam-lammers.html)
3. [Sam Lammers, Player Profile, Footprint](https://www.footprintscout.com/players/sam-lammers)
4. [Rangers Announce Signing of Sam Lammers, Rangers Football Club](https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-signing-of-sam-lammers/4f3RFfkzB0obzu1QmKUK4l)
5. [Sam Lammers, Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/sam-adrianus-martinus-lammers-36987)
6. [Sam Lammers Transfer History, FootballTransfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/sam-lammers/transfer-history)
7. [Spits Sam Lammers speelt rest van seizoen voor FC Utrecht, FC Utrecht (10 January 2024)](https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/spits-sam-lammers-speelt-rest-van-seizoen-voor-fc-utrecht/)
8. [Sam Lammers Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/20344/sam-lammers/career)
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