Junior Sambia

Junior Sambia
Junior Sambia in 2017 with Montpellier.
Personal information
Full name Salomon Sambia
Date of birth (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2011 Lyon
2011–2013 Mâcon
2013–2014 Chamois Niortais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Chamois Niortais 76 (6)
2017–2018 → Montpellier (loan) 28 (1)
2018– Montpellier 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:36, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Salomon Sambia[1][2] (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia,[3][4][5] is a Central African footballer who currently plays for Montpellier. He plays predominantly as a defensive midfielder, but can also play in the centre of the defense.[4]

Career

Born in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013.[4] In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse.[4] Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 0–1 defeat at Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club.[6] He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.[2]

Personal life

Sambia's parents are from the Central African Republic.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 July 2018[2][5]
Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chamois Niortais Ligue 2 2014–15 50000050
2015–16 3124000352
2016–17 3744010424
2017–18 30001040
Total 7668020866
Montpellier (loan) Ligue 1 2017–18 2812141343
Career total 1047101611209

References

  1. ↑ "La fiche de Salomon Sambia". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Salomon Sambia". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Junior Sambia". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Philippe Blais (24 July 2014). "Batisse et Sambia: les élèves pros". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Junior Sambia". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Philippe Jounier (19 March 2015). "Ils travaillent dans l'ombre". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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