Christopher Samba

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Christopher Samba
Personal information
Full name Veijeany Christopher Samba[1]
Date of birth 28 March 1984 (1984-03-28) (age 27)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Anzhi Makhachkala
Number 22
Youth career
1997–1999 D’Issy-les-Moulineaux
1999–2001 Rouen
2001–2002 Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2003 Sedan B 26 (0)
2003–2004 Sedan 3 (0)
2004–2006 Hertha BSC II 28 (4)
2004–2007 Hertha BSC 20 (0)
2007–2012 Blackburn Rovers 161 (18)
2012– Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
National team‡
2004–2008 Congo 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 31 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Sedan

Samba was born in Créteil, Val-de-Marne He started his career with FC Rouen before spells at CS Sedan (he played 26 games for the reserve and four games for the first team).[citation needed].

[edit] Hertha BSC

Samba only made 20 appearances during his time in Germany and desired a move elsewhere. Struggling to break into the Hertha BSC first team[2] he was invited by Mark Hughes to undertake a five-day trial at Blackburn Rovers. In total for the German club in his three years there he made approximately 28 appearances in all competitions, and he also was involved in eight Euro cup matches.[citation needed]

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

[edit] 2006–07 season

Samba completed a transfer from Hertha BSC to Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League signing a three-and-a-half year deal for £450,000 on 25 January 2007 and took the number 21 shirt. He made his Rovers debut against Luton Town in the FA Cup Fourth Round, as a 69th minute sub for Ryan Nelsen and his Premiership debut on 31 January against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 3–0 defeat. On 17 March, Samba scored his first goal for Blackburn against West Ham United, with a header in the 47th minute, in the 2–1 defeat at Ewood Park. He then scored his second goal for Blackburn in a 3–1 victory over Watford at Ewood Park on 18 April, playing the full 90 minutes with Ryan Nelsen. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he made 19 appearances, scoring two goals in 14 Premier League games.[3]

[edit] 2007–08 season

Following Samba's performances in his debut season, he established himself as a starter in the 2007–08 season and was given number 4. On 22 October 2007, Blackburn announced Samba had signed a new long-term contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012. He made a total of 40 appearances during the season, scoring three goals in all competitions.[4]

[edit] 2008–09 season

Although being a defender, Samba made several appearances as a striker in the latter stages of the 2008–09 season. On 4 April 2009, with Blackburn losing 1–0 against Tottenham Hotspur, he started the second half up front. Blackburn went on to win 2–1, with manager Sam Allardyce claiming Samba's impact as "key to victory".[5] During the next league match against Liverpool at Anfield on 11 April, Samba again started as a lone striker, with Benni McCarthy being left on the bench. He continued to play as a striker in the next match against Wigan Athletic in the 2–0 win for Blackburn. By the end of the season, he had made 39 appearances, including 35 Premier League starts and four cup games and scored three goals in all competitions.

[edit] 2009–10 season

He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Aston Villa on 26 September 2009. In November, Samba signed a new five-year contract with the club. He scored on his 100th Premier League start in a 2–0 victory over Fulham at Ewood Park and netted his third league goal of the 2009–10 season on 13 March against in a 3–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.[6] On 3 May 2010, Samba scored the winning goal as Rovers beat Arsenal 2–1 at Ewood Park.[7] He was also picked as captain for the game, despite club captain Ryan Nelsen and vice-captain David Dunn both starting. Throughout the season, he made a total of 33 starts and scored four goals in 30 Premier League games.

[edit] 2010–11 season

Samba was appointed club captain for the 2010–11 season with Nelsen moving to vice-captain, but he was stripped of the captaincy by new manager Steve Kean on 26 December after announcing his desire to leave Blackburn.[8] Samba signed a new four-and-a-half year deal on 2 February 2011. On 14 May 2011, he started the game against Manchester United at Ewood Park in the 1-1 draw. Samba captained Rovers in their 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in the last Premier League match of the campaign and was shown with all the fans on the pitch at the final whistle. At the end of the campaign he made 36 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions as Blackburn finished in 15th place in the Premier League table.

[edit] 2011–12 season

After missing the opening two Premier League fixtures, Samba played his first game of the season on 27 August, playing the full 90 minutes alongside Gael Givet in the 1–0 defeat against Everton at Ewood Park. On 11 September 2011, he started alongside debut centre back Scott Dann in a 1–1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage. On 17 September 2011, Samba started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Scott Dann in a 4–3 victory over Arsenal at Ewood Park. Samba scored his first goal of 2011-12 season against Queens Park Rangers in a 1-1 draw. Samba scored his second goal against Norwich City in a 3-3 draw on 29 October 2011.

On 31 December 2011, Samba was part of the squad that recorded a win against Manchester United defeating Alex Ferguson's side at Old Trafford 3-2. A foul on Samba in the penalty area by Dimitar Berbatov resulted in Blackburn being awarded a penalty which Blackburn scored. In January 2012, Samba handed in a transfer request following a bid from Queens Park Rangers which was rejected.[9] On 14th January Samba missed Blackburn's victory over Fulham, however manager Steve Kean attributed this to a stomach virus. [10] On 17 January 2012, Blackburn turned down Samba's transfer request and issued a statement saying that the Rovers captain was not for sale.[11] Samba himself had issued a statement the previous day stating: "In my five years at Blackburn Rovers I have always given 100% in every game I have played. I have had several opportunities to leave but I have always stayed. I have decided now is the right time for me to pursue a new challenge and I have asked the club to respect my decision and allow me to leave. I thank the fans for their support and I hope they feel I have served them and their club well."

[edit] Anzhi Makhachkala

On 24 February 2012, Samba completed a move to Anzhi Makhachkala on a four-year deal for a undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £12.5 million which he will earn a £100,000-a-week at Anzhi.[12] Following his move to Russia, Samba was given a 22 number shirt. Suggestions stated that Samba only joined Anzhi only for money. However, Samba angrily denied this and insists his move to link up with Guus Hiddink was motivated by ambition.[13] [14]

[edit] International career

He has represented the Congo and made his debut as a twenty-year old in 2004.

[edit] Club career statistics

As of 23:00, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[15]
Club Season League Cup[16] Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Hertha Berlin 2005–06 12 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 19 0 0
2006–07 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 28 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 2006–07 14 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 2
2007–08 33 2 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 40 3 0
2008–09 35 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 39 3 4
2009–10 30 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 4 0
2010–11 33 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 4 0
2011–12 16 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 2 2
Total 161 16 7 20 1 1 3 1 0 184 18 8
Anzhi Makhachkala 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 181 16 7 20 1 1 11 1 0 212 18 8

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Hertha Berlin Tactical Formations". Football-Lineups. http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=722. Retrieved February 7, 2007. 
  3. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3674.php. Retrieved 7 February 2007. 
  4. ^ "New Contract for Samba". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers Football Club. 22 October 2007. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1149186,00.html. Retrieved 29 May 2009. 
  5. ^ "Blackburn 2–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Coporation). 2009-04-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7972756.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  6. ^ "McCarthy hails 'phenomenal' Rovers". TEAM Talk. http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1769_5243771,00.html. Retrieved 26 April 2009. 
  7. ^ "Blackburn 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8647514.stm. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  8. ^ "Steve Kean takes Blackburn captaincy from Chris Samba". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Coporation). 26 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9321699.stm. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 
  9. ^ "Blackburn turn down QPR's bid for defender Christopher Samba". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16442700. Retrieved 24 February 2012. 
  10. ^ "Kean claims Tottenham target Samba has been struck down by virus". Daily Mail. 14 January 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2086740/Christopher-Samba-struck-stomach-virus-claims-Steve-Kean.html. Retrieved 24 February 2012. 
  11. ^ "Blackburn Rovers turn down Chris Samba's transfer request". The Guardian. 17 January 2012. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/17/blackburn-chris-samba-transfer-request. Retrieved 24 February 2012. 
  12. ^ "Samba heads to Russia". BRFC Official Website. 24 February 2012. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2623128,00.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012. 
  13. ^ "Chrissed off". The Sun. 28 February 2012. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4158572/Chris-Samba-cash-blast.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012. 
  14. ^ {"Here for the money? Two more mega stars will join at Anzhi, says Samba". Daily Mail. 28 February 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2107525/Chris-Samba-claims-Anzhi-Makhackala-mega-signings-lined-summer.html#ixzz1nhq5avAO. Retrieved 28 February 2012. 
  15. ^ "Statistics". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers F.C. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10303~35336,00.html. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
  16. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

[edit] External links

FC Anzhi Makhachkala – current squad
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