I am delighted to sign with Dundee Utd and looking forward to getting started in a few weeks time.
Thanks to everyone at Celtic FC for an incredible 9 year journey in the Academy...
And thanks to everyone at Dumbarton F.C. who gave me the opportunity to play.
I’m leaving for Brazil - all set to board a 12 hour KLM flight to Rio. Some solo travelling / volunteering and a bit of an adventure. And maybe a trial at
@flamengo
?🇧🇷
Day 120 of my 365 Day Challenge to Return to Pro Football.
I did it.
Ljungskile, Sweden 🇸🇪
This is just the beginning!
Thank you for the kind messages and all of the support over the last few months. It’s blown me away every single day.
#ReturnedToPro
#soccer
#football
It’s not a goodbye, it’s a see you later.
This was a mutual decision and one which the head coach and I had agreed to when I signed back in March.
I needed to play again and he needed a right back.
We both would have liked to continue the contract but a new challenge awaits…
Scottish footballer
@samwardrop1997
has turned PT during the lockdown, hosting Zoom workouts for friends from all over the globe 🌎 and raising money for the NHS in the process 👏
Keep up the good work Sam 💪
Return To Pro, Day 2 of my 365 Day Challenge ⚽️ This time I’m relying on my Twitter network to help me get a training session / trial at a club.
#ReturnToPro
#soccer
#football
My time at
@Dumbartonfc
is over for now. I’ve loved my time at the club. The staff, coaching staff, back room staff, fans & everyone I’ve worked with have always been fantastic. Thank you for everything & all the best ⚽️💪
#Sons
From filming with my iPhone & trusty Tripod to chatting with Harry Kane.
The hard reps are done when nobody’s watching.
They’re done when I’m standing behind my iPhone for the 1,000th time in the freezing sideways rain in Ggow asking myself what the heck are you doing Sam?🤳
My first day back at a football club and it wasn’t to play football! An amazing afternoon with the U18’s at St Mirren FC. We discussed how these lads can make themselves valuable assets as individuals both on and off the pitch ⚽️
Day 125
I’ve returned to Pro football and this was my first team training session after signing with
@ljungskile_sk
This was in prep for our first
@ettanfotboll
league game at the weekend. And my first competitive game in 2.5 years since quitting…
In camp with
@ScotlandNT
Under 16s ahead of their 3 Victory Shield games this week.
A tournament I played in 12 years ago!
All are free to watch this week at Broadwood Stadium.
Return To Pro Day 5/365. Some promising news. 🏴 football world couldn’t let me down. I’ll be posting more regularly on Instagram & TikTok from now on. Thanks for messages of support ⚽️
Big thank you to amazing theatre staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Lovely people, good banter, and great care who made my experience as good as it could be.
I had lower orbital repair from a fractured eye socket - football incident.
Thank you
@NHSGGC
Wow!
Over 80 bodies joined in today
Amazing. And all for charity. Unreal effort from everyone
My target was £200 and we smashed it with over £600 👏
This will definitely be my highlight from lockdown and one of my highlights of the year
Thank You to everyone who got involved
The BBC filmed this morning’s session and did an interview with myself looking at what I’m doing with my time and the classes that are on
2 Metres At All Times Was Kept
I was nervous for this one but it was pretty cool!
@BBCScotland
Over the last couple of months
@samwardrop1997
has been training himself, his mates and footballers from the Premiership all the way down to amateur level...
Want to get match fit like a pro?
Check this out 👇⚽️
Take a look at Week 1 of camp for footballers
My aim is to deliver a high quality week of training and give the players a taste of what’s it’s like to be a professional footballer ⚽️
Another great afternoon with St Mirren U’18s discussing how these boys can get more out of life outwith football whilst also pursuing a career in football. Great to see a club adopting a progressive and mindful attitude
@StMirrenAcad
@missmiche_evans
⚽️👏
My third and final club visit of the No Rest For The Wicked Campaign was with with Raith Rovers. This was fun. What a gent & player 🥶⚽️🏴
@DylanEaston31
@spfl
@RaithRovers
Day 40.
This is my 7 day training schedule with no games.
I’m almost ready to play games. And I’m also nearly ready to catch my first flight ✈️
Return To Pro is going Global 🌍
Can you guess where I’m going?
#ReturnToPro
#soccer
#football
I’ve launched a Podcast🎙
Football // Fitness // Mindset // Life
If any of the above interest you, you should check it out.
Episode 1 is now LIVE on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
I was joined today on the podcast by
@The_Sam_North
who shared his inspiring story of why he left everything in Australia to start his career as a full time YouTuber. Coming soon🎙⚽️
#TSF
meets
@samwardrop1997
out at 1pm. Sam gave a lot of insight in to his time at
@CelticFC
including the big changes he seen around the place when Brendan Rodgers took over.
We covered a whole lot more too so we hope everyone enjoys! TSF in association with
@G4Claimsltd
Day 105 of trying to Return to Pro Football.
With some serious offers on the table after trialling with 9 teams across the Globe, I now have a lot of thinking to do…
Have I found what I’m looking for? Have I found the best place in the world for me to play football?
Last week’s highlights: Worked on SPFL's The Warm Up, visited Spartans who beat Ross County—Dougie Samuel is one of the most attuned managers I’ve met. Studio time with Gordon Duncan, Sam North & Charlie Mulgrew. And filmed some cool content with Soccer Supplement at Clydebank FC
7 Days in Dubai 🇦🇪
Note to self: Be brave. Be confident (even when you don’t feel like it). Keep moving forward. Don’t look back (and if you do, just not for too long). Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Next stop ✈️ …
If you have ever wanted to open up your own business be it a bar, cafe, restaurant, nightclub or similar you should read this.
Adam is the owner of
@NicosBarGlasgow
and
@BoxGlas
. Two of the most popular bars in Glasgow.
I took a lot from this feature!
I have uploaded a full 30 minute bodyweight workout to Facebook💻
Warm up - Main session - Cool down
Loads of adaptations throughout for all ages and abilities!
This link will take you straight to it! ⬇️
On the ground in Dubai 🇦🇪
Starting to get a feel for the football landscape. It’s interesting alright. More updates to follow
#ReturnToPro
#soccer
#football
The inside track of a
#cinchL2
matchday 👀
@samwardrop1997
takes you into the
@Dumbartonfc
dressing room with Callum Wilson along with a pre-match talk with Sons boss Stevie Farrell! 🐘
No Rest For The Wicked 🥶
Day 16/365 days trying to Return to Pro Football. After last week’s setback I’ve dusted myself down and got back to work. Football is full of highs and lows. If you don’t like it you’re in the wrong sport
#ReturnToPro
#football
#soccer
One thing I love to do to improve my mood and keep me going is walking whilst listening to a podcast.
Every single day without fail, even if I don’t feel like it! A 10min walk can do the job
#DoOneThing
#ClearYourHead
@aidannesbitt1
I am super happy to launch my new website!
Essentially the site is geared towards helping you optimise your life
I can’t do much explaining on Twitter so please check it out below...
🎙 The Sam Wardrop Show | Incredible discussion with
@seanmckirdy98
on leaving football to start his own business as a 23 year old gym owner.
Inspiring stuff.
Coming Jan 2022 on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts🎙🚀
This has been a vision and dream of mine for years and it’s finally come to fruition.
This is The World through Football…
This Friday the 30th August at 6PM you can watch Episode 1 over on my YouTube channel.
Can you guess where I visited first?
This is a very good watch and highlights that everyone, myself included, can experience emotions of anxiety, depression, grief, low moods and many others at different times in their lives.
#MentalHealth
“As a man, it’s almost forbidden to cry.”
Five of the biggest names in football and the Duke of Cambridge open up about mental health
#ARoyalTeamTalk
#MakeExtraTime
A motivational seminar today for our P7s by the wonderful
@samwardrop1997
to help them all realise their full potential as individuals and what they can offer to the world. Truly motivating and full of passion.
#motivation
#encouragement
#potential
Day 47/365 Days trying to Return to Pro Football.
Re investing some hard earned cash from grafting on TikTok.
3 years of work = £4.30 per video. It’s neither good nor bad. But a positive indication that consistency does work.
💰🇦🇪⚽️
#ReturnToPro
#soccer
#football
Is it possible to deliver 6,000 flyers in 3 days?
I have no idea - but my mum, dad, brother & sister will be able to tell you in 3 days time.
If you get one of these through your letterbox, please give it a chance before you toss it
🎙The Sam Wardrop Show | What’s life like for a Professional Golfer? You can find out in Jan 2022. Thanks to
@EwboF
for spending the afternoon with me ⛳️
The most resilient man in Scottish Football 💪
@lewiis7
has overcome 4 ACL injuries in his career to become one of the
#cinchChamp
's top strikers
He tells
@samwardrop1997
about who he owes his career to and exactly what
@RaithRovers
means to him 💙
No Rest For The Wicked 🥶
Thank you to everyone who has listened and left a comment about the re launch of the Podcast! I love having conversations and can’t wait to share more 🎙
My chat with
@aidannesbitt1
is now LIVE.
If you are a football player, coach or a football fan you will really enjoy this episode.
It’s in all the usual places but here’s the link to Spotify 🎙⚽️
One of my favourite things about combining playing football and travelling is the unique & interesting people you get to meet along the way. Here are some recent pics from my trip to Latvia where I filmed a mini doc on football and life there ⚽️🌍