Brice Samba
 Samba playing for Marseille in July 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brice Lauriche Samba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Linzolo, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure | ||
| 2002–2006 | Madeleine Evreux | ||
| 2006–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Le Havre B | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Le Havre | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Marseille B | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Marseille | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Nancy B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Nancy (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Caen B | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Caen | 43 | (0) |
| 2019– | Nottingham Forest | 40 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2020 | |||
Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.
Club career
Le Havre
Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth team's before appearing in the first-team in 2011.[2]
Marseille
On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre AC, signing a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his professional debut for Marseille on 5 January 2014 in a Coupe de France game against Stade de Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win.[3] On 9 July 2015, Samba joined AS Nancy on a season-long loan.[4]
Caen
Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.[5][6]
Nottingham Forest
On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7][8][9] His impressive form lead to him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019. [10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 July 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2010–11 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Marseille B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Marseille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nancy B (loan) | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Nancy (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Caen B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Career total | 127 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Brice Samba (Caen) raconte les anecdotes et moments de sa carrière, «Quand tu es à Marseille, ta vie change»". France Football.
- ^ "Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 5 January 2014 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Phocéen, Le (July 9, 2015). "Officiel : Brice Samba prêté à Nancy". Le Phocéen.
- ^ "Brice Samba, un nouveau gardien au SMC". Stade Malherbe Caen. June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Official | SM Caen pick up goalkeeper Brice Samba | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
- ^ "Brice Samba rejoint Nottingham Forest". Stade Malherbe Caen. August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Samba signs". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- ^ "Brice Samba: Nottingham Forest sign goalkeeper from French side Caen". August 7, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/december/brice-samba-clinches-player-of-the-month-award/
- ^ Brice Samba at Soccerway
External links
- Eurosport profile
- Brice Samba at Soccerway
- {{FFF male player}} template missing ID.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Pool Department
- Association football goalkeepers
- Republic of the Congo footballers
- French footballers
- Olympique de Marseille players
- AS Nancy players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Republic of the Congo emigrants to France
- Republic of the Congo emigrants to the United Kingdom