Salomon Sambia (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia,[4][5][6] is a French professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Salernitana. He plays predominantly as a right back, but can also play as a defensive midfielder or winger.
Sambia with Montpellier in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salomon Sambia[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Vaulx-en-Velin, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, defensive midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
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) |
2015–2016 | Chamois Niortais B | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Montpellier B | 7 | (1) |
2018–2022 | Montpellier | 113 | (3) |
2022– | Salernitana | 40 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editChamois Niortais
editBorn in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013.[5] In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse.[5] Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 1–0 defeat to Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club.[7] He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.[2]
Montpellier
editIn August 2017, Sambia joined Montpellier on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[8] The option would eventually be exercised at the end of the 2017–18 season. In May 2022, his exit from Montpellier at the end of the 2021–22 season was confirmed.[9]
Salernitana
editOn 19 July 2022, Sambia signed a four-year contract with Salernitana in Italy.[10]
Personal life
editSambia's parents are from the Central African Republic.[citation needed] In April 2020, Sambia was hospitalised after becoming ill and unconscious and was treated in intensive care. He tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed into an artificial coma.[11] However, he eventually recovered.[12][13]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chamois Niortais | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 76 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||
Chamois Niortais B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Montpellier (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 34 | 3 |
Montpellier | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 141 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 162 | 6 | ||
Montpellier B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
Salernitana | 2022–23 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2023–24 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
Career total | 269 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 302 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "La fiche de Salomon Sambia". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Salomon Sambia". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Junior Sambia". U.S. Salernitana 1919. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Junior Sambia". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Philippe Blais (24 July 2014). "Batisse et Sambia: les élèves pros". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Junior Sambia". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Philippe Jounier (19 March 2015). "Ils travaillent dans l'ombre". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Castanheira, Julien (23 August 2017). "Officiel - Junior Sambia rejoint le MHSC". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Montpellier confirm exits of five senior players including Junior Sambia, Mihailo Ristić & Nicholas Gioacchini". Get French Football News. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "SALOMON JUNIOR SAMBIA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Monaghan, Matt. "Why Junior Sambia is most-important footballer in Europe, as big leagues plot returns - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Nouvelles rassurantes pour Junior Sambia sorti du coma". midilibre.fr. 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Montpellier player out of coma, recovering - agent". ESPN.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
External links
edit- Junior Sambia at the U.S. Salernitana 1919 website
- Junior Sambia – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French