Junior Sambia

Salomon Sambia (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia,[3][4][5] is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He plays predominantly as a right back, but can also play as a defensive midfielder or winger.

Junior Sambia
Sambia with Montpellier in 2017
Personal information
Full name Salomon Sambia[1][2]
Date of birth (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996
Place of birth Vaulx-en-Velin, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) right back
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2011 Lyon
2011–2013 Mâcon
2013–2014 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Niort 76 (6)
2017–2018 → Montpellier (loan) 28 (1)
2018– Montpellier 103 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:01, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017

Career

Niort

Born in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013.[4] In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse.[4] Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 1–0 defeat to Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club.[6] He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.[2]

Montpellier

In August 2017, Sambia joined Montpellier on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[7] The option would eventually be exercised at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Personal life

Sambia's parents are from the Central African Republic.

In April 2020, Sambia was hospitalised after becoming ill and unconscious and was treated in intensive care. He tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed into an artificial coma.[8] However, he eventually recovered.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2022.[2][5]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chamois Niortais 2014–15 Ligue 2 50000050
2015–16 Ligue 2 3124000352
2016–17 Ligue 2 374401[lower-alpha 1]0424
2017–18 Ligue 2 30001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 7668020866
Montpellier (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 281214[lower-alpha 1]1343
Montpellier 2018–19 Ligue 1 300101[lower-alpha 1]0320
2019–20 Ligue 1 171302[lower-alpha 1]0221
2020–21 Ligue 1 36150—411
2021–22 Ligue 1 20130—231
Total 1314141711526
Career total 207102219123812
  1. Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue

References
  1. "La fiche de Salomon Sambia". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. "Salomon Sambia". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "Junior Sambia". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. Philippe Blais (24 July 2014). "Batisse et Sambia: les élèves pros". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. "Junior Sambia". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. Philippe Jounier (19 March 2015). "Ils travaillent dans l'ombre". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. Castanheira, Julien (23 August 2017). "Officiel - Junior Sambia rejoint le MHSC". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Monaghan, Matt. "Why Junior Sambia is most-important footballer in Europe, as big leagues plot returns - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  9. "Nouvelles rassurantes pour Junior Sambia sorti du coma". midilibre.fr. 25 April 2020.
  10. "Montpellier player out of coma, recovering - agent". ESPN.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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