Leeds United prospect signs new Elland Road deal to summer 2026 after recent breakthrough

The attacking midfielder has been a regular in the Under 18s this season, making nine appearances in Premier League North, six of which have been starts. His first goal for the Under 18s arrived in October in a 4-3 defeat by Sunderland and more recently he has made a breakthrough into the Under 21s side. Chambers has started the last three Premier League 2 outings against Leicester, Norwich and Fulham and he claimed his first assist at the age group against the latter. He also came off the bench for the Under 18s in their FA Youth Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool at Elland Road as Leeds reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1998.

Chambers is already a youth international for Scotland with four caps to his name. His Scotland Under 17 debut came in August against Switzerland and he captained the team a couple of days later against the same opposition, in a 3-2 win.

A club statement confirmed that the teenager's contract will run to 2026: "Leeds United are pleased to announce Sam Chambers has signed his first professional contract with the club, until the summer of 2026. Everyone at Leeds United would like to congratulate Sam on signing his first professional contract and we look forward to his future progress"

Chambers and his Under 18 team-mates will continue their FA Youth Cup adventure on Thursday April 4 against Millwall, with the game taking place at Elland Road in front of what Leeds hope will be a bumper crowd. Rob Etherington’s young side secured victories away at Norwich City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield United on penalties, before ousting Liverpool 3-1 in front of 3,460 at Elland Road.