Sam Cosgrove: Plymouth sign Birmingham City striker on loan
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Sam Cosgrove (centre) spent the first five months of last season on loan at League One Shrewsbury Town
Plymouth Argyle have signed Birmingham City striker Sam Cosgrove on season-long-loan.
The 25-year-old made a combined 32 appearances for Shrewsbury Town and AFC Wimbledon in League One during two loan spells last season.
"He gives us a different option and a more physical presence upfront," manager Steven Schumacher told BBC Radio Devon.
"He's not just a big target man, he's an all-rounder, at a good age."
Cosgrove's youth career began at Everton before he joined Wigan Athletic on an apprenticeship in 2013.
He scored 44 goals in 40 matches for their under-18s before signing with the Latics in 2015.
The Yorkshire-born forward's most successful spell in senior football came with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership where he scored 47 goals in three years including 17 in a single league campaign - the second highest total in the division that season.
He signed with Birmingham in January 2021 and has made 15 appearances, mostly as a substitute.