What position does Samuel Harding play?

Samuel Harding plays as a central defender.

What team does Samuel Harding play for?

Samuel Harding plays for Dunfermline Athletic.

What is Samuel Harding's squad number?

Samuel Harding wears number 15.

Samuel Harding

Samuel Harding of Dunfermline Athletic was born in Dundee, Scotland on 26 March 2006 (age 20).

Samuel Harding, born on 26 March 2006 (age 20), is a Scottish central defender with Dunfermline Athletic, where he wears squad number 15.

His senior career is still a short one, but Dundee United gives it most of its shape so far. Across two seasons there, Harding made 12 league appearances and scored once, with his most productive league campaign coming in 2024-25, when he scored one goal in four appearances.

By 2026-27 he was with Dunfermline Athletic, making 13 appearances across the Championship, League Cup and Scottish Cup. For now, his career is a developing one built chiefly on his Dundee United spell, with Dunfermline the next stage.

📈 Key stats and insights

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Samuel Harding has made 7 Championship 2026 - 2027 appearances – all starts

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Samuel Harding has 4 League Cup appearances in 2026 - 2027

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Samuel Harding has 2 Scottish Cup appearances in 2026 - 2027

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Samuel Harding has 2 yellow cards in the 2026 - 2027 season

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

1.88m (6ft 2in)
Height: 15
Squad Number: 74kg (11st 9lb)
Weight: 26 March 2006 (age 20)
Date of Birth: Dundee
Birthplace: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth: Dunfermline Athletic
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Championship 2026 - 2027
Games: 9
Starting: 9
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 2
Reds: -

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 4
Substitute: -
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 80%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In Championship 2026 - 2027 Harding has made 7 appearances – all starts – and has 0 goals, alongside 4 League Cup and 2 Scottish Cup appearances; those numbers position him as a regularly selected central defender for Dunfermline Athletic and suggest coaching staff trust him to occupy a starting role across league and cup fixtures.

📋 Career stats

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 9
Goals: -

Team: Dundee United
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 8
Goals: -

Team: Dundee United
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 4
Goals: 1

Harding, a 20-year-old central defender, progressed from a trainee entry at Dundee United in July 2021 into a sequence of loan moves; he featured at Kelty Hearts on loan in 2024–25 and is currently on loan at Dunfermline Athletic, a trajectory that reflects stepwise senior-game integration through temporary moves.

💰 Transfers

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
3 July 2026
From: Dundee United
Type: Loan

Team: Dundee United
6 January 2025
From: Kelty Hearts
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Kelty Hearts
11 September 2024
From: Dundee United
Type: Loan

Team: Dundee United
1 July 2021
Type: Trainee

Joined Dundee United as a trainee in July 2021; moved to Kelty Hearts on loan in September 2024; returned to Dundee United on an R F Loan in January 2025; and moved to Dunfermline Athletic on loan in July 2026 – all senior moves were loans or the trainee promotion, with no transfer fees involved.

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