Thiniba Samoura
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| Date of birth | 11 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | FC Thiais | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Paris FC | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | France U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | France U19 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Thiniba Samoura (born 11 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain.[1]
Club career
Samoura started her youth career with FC Thiais in 2015.[2] She joined Paris FC in 2019 and made her professional debut for the club on 20 November 2021 in a 2–0 league win against Dijon.[3][4]
On 18 August 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Samoura on a three-year deal until June 2026.[5]
International career
Samoura is a current France youth international. She was part of the French squad at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6][7] Despite losing in the semi-finals of the latter tournament, she was named in the team of the tournament.[8]
On 3 December 2023, Samoura received her first call-up to the France senior team for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League match against Portugal.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris FC | 2021–22 | D1F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | D1F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2023–24 | D1F | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in playoffs
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2023–24[11]
France
- UEFA Women's Nations League runner-up: 2023–24[12]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[8]
References
- ^ a b Thiniba Samoura at Soccerway
- ^ "Le Thiais Féminin FC devient Sensationnelles !". 18 June 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Thiniba Samoura signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le PSG". 19 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Championnat de France de D1 2021-2022 - 9e journée - Dijon-Paris FC 0-2". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Thiniba Samoura signs her first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". 18 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "La liste pour la Coupe du monde au Costa Rica". 18 July 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Les vingt pour le stage d'avant Euro". 8 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Du renfort chez les Bleues". 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Thiniba Samoura - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain 2-0 France: World champions win Women's Nations League final". 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
- Thiniba Samoura at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Thiniba Samoura at WorldFootball.net
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