Bassala Sambou

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Bassala Sambou
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Bassala Sambou (February 2022)
Personal information
Full name Bassala Sambou [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Hannover, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Enosis Neon Paralimni
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Coventry City 0 (0)
2016–2019 Everton 0 (0)
2019–2022 Fortuna Sittard 33 (2)
2020–2021 → Randers (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2023 Crewe Alexandra 43 (2)
2023 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 9 (2)
2023– Enosis Neon Paralimni 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Bassala Sambou (born 15 October 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Enosis Neon Paralimni.

Contents

Career

Sambou was born in Hannover, to Senegalese parents but moved to London aged seven with his family. [2]

Coventry City

Sambou played Sunday League football before joining Coventry City as a 15-year-old. [2] He progressed through the youth team and was among six players to be signed for the club from the academy as part of an apprenticeship. [3]

Sambou made his professional debut as a substitute for Coventry City on 7 November 2015 in a 2–1 FA Cup first round loss to Northampton Town at the Ricoh Arena, coming on to replace Conor Thomas after 58 minutes. [4] During his final season with Coventry, he scored 25 goals across the under-18s and under-21s teams. [5]

Everton

On 3 June 2016 Sambou signed for side Everton on a three-year deal, being assigned to the under-23 team managed by David Unsworth. Sambou was previously offered a professional contract with Coventry City in February. [6]

Fortuna Sittard

On 23 July 2019, after turning down a new deal with Everton, Sambou joined Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard on a three-year deal. [7]

On 5 October 2020, Sambou was loaned out to Danish Superliga club Randers FC for the 2020–21 season with an option to buy. [8]

Crewe Alexandra

On 27 January 2022, Sambou signed an 18-month deal to join EFL League One side Crewe Alexandra, [9] making his debut two days later, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Oliver Finney in a home defeat by Rotherham United. [10] He scored his first Crewe goal in a 2–1 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons on 5 April 2022. [11]

Early the following season, Sambou was sent off after grabbing Theo Vassell by the throat during an off-the-ball incident in the 31st minute of Crewe's 3–0 League Two defeat at Salford City on 13 August 2022. [12] He apologised for his actions after the game, but faced an automatic three-match suspension plus further disciplinary action by Crewe manager Alex Morris. [13]

Oldham Athletic (loan)

On 17 March 2023, Sambou signed for National League club Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season (Sambou had played for Oldham manager David Unsworth at the Everton academy). [14] Sambou scored his first goal for Oldham in a 2–2 draw against Altrincham on 7 April 2023. [15]

Following his return to Crewe, discussions about his future with the club were said to be "ongoing" on 15 May 2023. [16] He left Crewe by mutual consent in June 2023. [17]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2023 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2015–16 League One 0010000010
Coventry City total0010000010
Everton U-23s 2016–17 [19] Premier League 2, Div 1 105——61166
2017–18 [19] 203——113316
2018–19 [19] 219——1573616
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20 [18] Eredivisie 222310000253
2020–21 [18] 3000000030
2021–22 [20] 80200000100
Fortuna Sittard total332510000383
Randers FC (loan) 2020–21 [18] Danish Superliga 231530000284
Crewe Alexandra 2021–22 [20] League One 162000000162
2022–23 [21] League Two 270211030331
Crewe total432211030493
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2022–23 [21] National League 9200000092
Senior career total1087135103012512

    Honours

    Everton U23 [5]

    Randers

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