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
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)
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