Issa Samba

Personal information
Date of birth	29 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dreux, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sloboda Novi Grad
Youth career
2004–2010	Port SPL Dreux
2010–2012	Centre Formation F.Paris
2012–2016	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Auxerre II
2016–2019	Auxerre
2019–2020	Gozzano
2021–	Sloboda Novi Grad
International career‡
2015	France U17
2015–2016	France U18
2019–	Mauritania
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:46, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
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Issa Samba (born 29 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for First League of the RS club Sloboda Novi Grad .^[1] He was born in France and represented it on junior levels, before switching to Mauritania as a senior.

Club career

Samba made his professional debut for AJ Auxerre in a 2–1 loss to Tours FC on 25 November 2016.^[2]

On 4 December 2019, he joined Italian Serie C club Gozzano.^[3]

International career

Samba was born in France to parents of Mauritanian descent.^[4] He is a youth international for France U17 and 18.^[5] He made his debut for the Mauritania national team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Ghana.^[6]^[7]

Honours

France U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015^[8]

References

^ "Issa Samba en demi-finale de l'EURO U17 avec l'Equipe de France ! - AJA - L'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 16ème journée - Tours FC / AJ Auxerre".
^ "A.C.Gozzano comunica di aver acquisito a titolo definitivo le prestazioni sportive di Issa Samba" (Press release) (in Italian). Gozzano. 4 December 2019.
^ France, Centre. "Issa Samba, 18 ans, de Dreux à l'AJ Auxerre".
^ "Joueur - Issa SAMBA - FFF".
^ "Mauritania announce international friendly with Ghana". MSN. 13 March 2019.
^ "Ghana v Mauritania game report". National Football Teams. 26 March 2019.
^ Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

External links

Issa Samba at Soccerway
Issa Samba – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) (archived)
Issa Samba at National-Football-Teams.com
Issa Samba at the French Football Federation (in French)
Issa Samba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

[1] "Issa Samba en demi-finale de l'EURO U17 avec l'Equipe de France ! - AJA - L'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[2] "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 16ème journée - Tours FC / AJ Auxerre".

[3] "A.C.Gozzano comunica di aver acquisito a titolo definitivo le prestazioni sportive di Issa Samba" (Press release) (in Italian). Gozzano. 4 December 2019.

[4] France, Centre. "Issa Samba, 18 ans, de Dreux à l'AJ Auxerre".

[5] "Joueur - Issa SAMBA - FFF".

[6] "Mauritania announce international friendly with Ghana". MSN. 13 March 2019.

[7] "Ghana v Mauritania game report". National Football Teams. 26 March 2019.

[U17_Champions-8] Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dreux, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sloboda Novi Grad
Youth career
2004–2010	Port SPL Dreux
2010–2012	Centre Formation F.Paris
2012–2016	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Auxerre II	24	(0)
2016–2019	Auxerre	2	(0)
2019–2020	Gozzano	2	(0)
2021–	Sloboda Novi Grad	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015	France U17	7	(1)
2015–2016	France U18	7	(0)
2019–	Mauritania	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:46, 19 June 2019 (UTC)