Brice Samba

Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.

Brice Samba
Samba playing for Marseille in July 2013.
Personal information
Full name Brice Lauriche Samba[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994
Place of birth Linzolo, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 30
Youth career
2001–2002 Pacy Vallée-d'Eure
2002–2006 Madeleine Evreux
2006–2011 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Le Havre B 27 (0)
2011–2013 Le Havre 0 (0)
2013–2017 Marseille B 9 (0)
2013–2017 Marseille 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Nancy B (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Nancy (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Caen B 3 (0)
2017–2019 Caen 43 (0)
2019– Nottingham Forest 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 April 2020

Club career

Le Havre
Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Brice Samba en extension

Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth team's before appearing in the first-team in 2011.[2]

Marseille

On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre AC, signing a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his professional debut for Marseille on 5 January 2014 in a Coupe de France game against Stade de Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win.[3] On 9 July 2015, Samba joined AS Nancy on a season-long loan.[4]

Caen

Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.[5][6]

Nottingham Forest

On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7][8][9] His impressive form lead to him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019. [10]

Career statistics
As of match played 06 March 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre B 2010–11 CFA 10———10
2011–12 CFA 170———170
2012–13 CFA 90———90
Total 270———270
Le Havre 2012–13 Ligue 2 001000—10
Marseille B 2012–13 CFA 2 10———10
2013–14 CFA 2 30———30
2014–15 CFA 2 40———40
2016–17 CFA 10———10
Total 90———90
Marseille 2012–13 Ligue 1 000000—00
2013–14 Ligue 1 101000—20
2014–15 Ligue 1 001010—20
2015–16 Ligue 1 000000—00
2016–17 Ligue 1 000000—00
Total 1020100040
Nancy B (loan) 2015–16 CFA 2 20———20
Nancy (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 201020—50
Caen B 2017–18 Championnat National 3 30———30
Caen 2017–18 Ligue 1 404020—100
2018–19 Ligue 1 3800000—380
2019–20 Ligue 2 100000—10
Total 430402000490
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 EFL Championship 330002000340
Career total 12008070001340

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Ligue 1 : Brice Samba (Caen) raconte les anecdotes et moments de sa carrière, «Quand tu es à Marseille, ta vie change»". France Football.
  3. "Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 5 January 2014 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. Phocéen, Le (July 9, 2015). "Officiel : Brice Samba prêté à Nancy". Le Phocéen.
  5. "Brice Samba, un nouveau gardien au SMC". Stade Malherbe Caen. June 30, 2017.
  6. "Official | SM Caen pick up goalkeeper Brice Samba | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
  7. "Brice Samba rejoint Nottingham Forest". Stade Malherbe Caen. August 7, 2019.
  8. "Samba signs". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  9. "Brice Samba: Nottingham Forest sign goalkeeper from French side Caen". August 7, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/december/brice-samba-clinches-player-of-the-month-award/
  11. Brice Samba at Soccerway
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