Lionel Samba

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Lionel Samba
Personal information
Full name Yann Lionel Mayangui Samba
Date of birth (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sportist Svoge
Number 88
Youth career
US Vandoeuvre
Créteil
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Foresta Suceava
2018–2019 Lokomotiv Dryanovo
2019 Sevlievo 6 (0)
2020 Spartak Varna 4 (0)
2020–2022 Bylis 21 (1)
2021 → Turbina (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 Sozopol 22 (1)
2023– Sportist Svoge 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023

Yann Lionel Mayangui Samba (born 20 January 1999) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Sportist Svoge. [1]

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Career

As a youth player, Samba joined the youth academy of French lower league side Épinal after almost joining the youth academy of Virton in Belgium. [2] After that, he trialed for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse. [2]

In 2018, Samba signed for Foresta Suceava in the Romanian third division. [3] After that, he signed for Bulgarian third division team Sevlievo, where he stated "In Bulgaria, football is very physical, very rough football. All things considered, it can be compared to England. It reminds me of this type of game, very physical and very athletic. After Bulgarian football is not very tactical but there are many very technical players. Also, the championship is improving year by year. On the other hand, in terms of atmospheres, they are great big football fans. I have played many matches with a lot of supporters. There are ultras there and it sure sets the mood in the stadium. For me who had never known that before, it feels a bit weird but that's also why we play football, to play in atmospheres like that." [2]

Before the second half of 2019/20, Samba signed for Spartak (Varna) in the Bulgarian second division.

Before the second half of 2020/21, he signed for Albanian top flight outfit Bylis.

In 2021, he signed for Turbina in the Albanian second division.

Career statistics

As of 6 June 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak (Varna) 2019-20 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) 40-|-40
Bylis 2020-21 Kategoria Superiore 00-|-00
Turbina 2020-21 Kategoria e Parë 110-|-110

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References

  1. ↑ Lionel Samba at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 ""Mon modèle était Mamadou Sakho!" Lionel Samba, FK Bylis Ballsh". pkfoot.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2021-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Lionel Samba". lebeautifulgame.com. 14 December 2020.
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