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Samuel Kotto

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Samuel Kotto
Personal information
Full name Samuel Junior Kotto
Date of birth (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
IFK Värnamo (on loan from Malmö FF)
Number 23
Youth career
APEJES Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Malmö FF 1 (0)
2022BK Olympic (loan) 24 (1)
2023Landskrona BoIS (loan) 14 (0)
2024–IFK Värnamo (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2021– Cameroon U20[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Samuel Junior Kotto (born 3 September 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for IFK Värnamo on loan from Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[4][5][6][1]

Club career

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After a successful trial with Malmö FF in 2021, Kotto signed a contract with the club on 9 March 2022.[7] A month later, it was announced that Kotto would spend the next four months on loan at BK Olympic.[8] Kotto played out the 2022 season with Olympic and returned to Malmö FF for the 2023 season, where he made his professional debut against Varbergs BoIS on 4 May 2023 when he entered as a substitute for Taha Ali in the 81st minute.[3][9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Updated 4 May 2023.[3]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olympic (loan) 2022 Ettan Södra 24 1 0 0 24 1
Total 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
Malmö FF 2023 Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 25 1 0 0 0 0 25 1

Honours

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Malmö FF

References

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  1. ^ a b "Samuel Kotto". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Samuel Kotto at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c Samuel Kotto at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Lämnade Kamerun för MFF: "Hade aldrig varit i Europa förut"". sydsvenskan.se.
  5. ^ "MFF värvar från Kamerun: "Min dröm är uppfylld nu"". expressen.se.
  6. ^ "MFF lånar ut Kotto till Olympic". skd.se.
  7. ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Samuel Kotto!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Samuel Kotto lånas ut till BK Olympic". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Varbergs BoIS - Malmö FF". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. Retrieved 5 May 2023.