Samuel Raymond Clucas (born 25 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

[6] Prior to signing a professional football contract with Lincoln City, he worked part-time at a café in a Debenhams department store.

[8][9] Following his release from Leicester City, he had a short spell playing for Nettleham in the Central Midlands Football League at the end of the 2008–09 season.

[8][7] He was offered a soccer scholarship in the United States, before signing for Lincoln City at the start of the 2009–10 season after a successful trial period with his hometown club, impressing manager Peter Jackson, who described him as a "real find".

[8] He made his professional debut on 1 September for Lincoln City in their 1–0 home defeat to Darlington in the Football League Trophy, before being replaced by Chris Fagan in the 63rd minute as a substitute.

[13] In August 2010, having successfully attended trials at Bisham Abbey, he was handed a two-year scholarship at the Glenn Hoddle Academy,[14] the move also enabled him to turn out for Spanish Tercera División (fourth tier) side Jerez Industrial.

[19][20] On 21 June 2013, Clucas signed a two-year contract with Mansfield Town for a fee of £20,000 plus a 15% sell-on clause, which was decided by a tribunal.

[21] Clucas began his Stags career well with a run of five goals in six games and scoring four in an 8–1 win against St. Albans City in the FA Cup.

[24] On 1 September 2014, the 2014 summer transfer window deadline day, League One side Chesterfield signed Clucas on a three-year deal until June 2017 for an undisclosed fee.

[25] Under the management of Paul Cook, Clucas played key role in Chesterfield's 2014–15 season, scoring 12 goals in 49 matches as the team reached the League One play-offs, where they lost out to Preston North End.

[26] On 27 July 2015, Clucas signed a three-year deal with Championship side Hull City for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £1.3 million.

[33] On 23 August 2017, Clucas signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Swansea City for an undisclosed fee.

[43] Clucas missed the first three months of the 2018–19 campaign due to a slow recovery from knee surgery, eventually making his debut against Nottingham Forest on 10 November 2018.

[50] Stoke began the season in poor form, failing to win any of the opening ten matches and were rooted to the bottom of the table by October.