| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Merthyr Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cirencester Town (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Redditch United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Stratford Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Cirencester Town (loan) | 20 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2024 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Hungerford Town (dual-registration) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:14, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adulai Sambu (born 28 June 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Merthyr Town. [1]
Sambu was born in Lisbon, Portugal to Bissau-Guinean parents, and moved to England at the age of 4. [2]
Sambu made his first-team debut for Cheltenham Town on 30 August 2022, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Charlie Brown in a 2–1 win away at Milton Keynes Dons.
Sambu then went on to make his first team full debut for Cheltenham Town on 18 October 2022, His strong performance against the Hammers West ham United encouraged fans to vote for him as their Man of the match Which he comfortably won. [3]
In March 2023, Sambu joined Cirencester Town on a work-experience loan until the end of the season. [4]
In September 2023, Sambu joined Hungerford Town on an initial one-month loan deal. [5]
On 30 April 2024 Cheltenham announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. [6]
On 3 October 2024 it was rumoured that Sambu had signed with National League North club Rushall Olympic to combine part time football with a role within the Cheltenham Town academy.
In January 2025, Sambu joined Merthyr Town. [7]
Merthyr Town
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2022–23 [8] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [9] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cirencester Town (loan) | 2022–23 [10] | Southern League Division One Central | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 [b] | 4 | 20 | 15 | |
| Redditch United (loan) | 2022–23 [10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Stratford Town (loan) | 2022–23 [10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | ||