Samassi Abou

Samassi Abou

Personal information
Full name	Samassi Abou
Date of birth	(1973-04-04) 4 April 1973
Place of birth	Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	FC Martigues	24	(7)
1992–1996	Olympique Lyonnais	58	(4)
1996–1997	AS Cannes	37	(5)
1997–2000	West Ham United	22	(5)
1998	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	5	(1)
1999	→ Walsall (loan)	8	(0)
1999	→ Troyes (loan)	?	(?)
2000	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	10	(0)
2000–2002	AC Ajaccio	60	(4)
2002–2003	FC Lorient	16	(0)
Total		240	(26)
National team
	France under-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Samassi Abou (born 4 April 1973 in Gagnoa) was a professional footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, who played as a Forward. He played internationally for the French under-21 team.

Abou started playing in France for FC Martigues, before moving to Lyon. In October 1997, after a spell at AS Cannes, he made the move to English football, signing for West Ham United for £250,000. In 31 appearances he scored six times, before being released to Ipswich Town in December 1998, where he scored once against Sheffield United.

In October 1999, he signed for Walsall, an unsuccessful spell which lasted little over a month. He also spent time on loan at Troyes, and played in Scotland for three months at Kilmarnock.

Abou continued his career back in France, playing for Ajaccio and Lorient.

References

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 15. ISBN 1-903135-50-8. 
• Samassi Abou career stats at Soccerbase
• Samassi Abou at LFP.fr
• Samassi Abou at L'Equipe.fr
• Saddlers A-Z at the Walsall F.C. Official Website

External links

• Samassi Abou at westhamstats.info