Salis Abdul Samed

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Salis Abdul Samed
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Abdul Samed with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name Salis Abdul Samed [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
(on loan from Lens)
Number 20
Youth career
JMG Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 JMG Academy 0 (0)
2019–2021 → Clermont (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 Clermont 31 (1)
2022– Lens 60 (1)
2024– → Sunderland (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:50, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:57, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Salis Abdul Samed (born 26 March 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lens, and the Ghana national team.

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Club career

Clermont

Abdul Samed played for JMG Academy originally in Accra, before later moving to the academy in Djékanou, Ivory Coast, after the Accra academy closed. [3] On 24 July 2019, he joined Clermont on a two-year loan deal from the JMG Academy. [4] He made his debut with the club in a 2–2 (5–4 on penalties) Coupe de la Ligue loss to Lens on 27 August 2019. [5] Samed was part of the Clermont squad that earned promotion into the Ligue 1 after placing second in the 2019–20 Ligue 2. [6] On 12 July 2021, Abdul Samed moved to Clermont on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract. [7]

Lens

On 24 June 2022, Abdul Samed signed for Lens in a transfer worth a reported €5 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club. [8] He made his debut on the first match on 7 August, playing the full 90 minutes in Lens 3–2 victory over Brest. [9] He scored his first goal on 31 August 2022 against Lorient. Samed ended the season, with 33 ligue one appearances starting 32 of those. [10] He also started all their four Coupe de France matches as they reached the Quarter-finals and were eliminated by defending champions Nantes. [10] He formed a formidable partnership with Lens captain Seko Fofana with the duo helping the club to place second in the Ligue 1, one point behind champions Paris Saint-Germain. [11] The club's collective performance helped them secure a champions league spot for the first time in 20 years since 2002–03 season and the third time in the club's history. [12] [11] At the end of the season, he was named as the best central midfielder by French sports news outlet Get French Football News and in the outlet's team of the season. [13] [14] He was also nominated for the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé which was won by Chancel Mbemba. [15] [16]

On 8 June 2023, Samed extended his contract with Lens by an extra year, with his contract now set to expire in 2028. [17]

Loan to Sunderland

On 30 August 2024, Samed signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on a season-long loan deal. [18]

International career

Prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he received his first call-up to the Ghana national team in November 2022. [19] He made his debut against Switzerland in a pre-tournament friendly, starting and playing the full 90 minutes as Ghana won 2–0. [20] In November 2022, Samed participated at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the Ghana national team. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont II 2019–20 National 3 70———70
2020–21 National 310———10
Total80———80
Clermont (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 600010—70
2020–21 Ligue 26000——60
Total1200010—130
Clermont 2021–22 Ligue 1 31100——311
Lens 2022–23 Ligue 133140——371
2023–24 Ligue 127000—8 [lower-alpha 1] 0350
Total60140—80721
Career total11124010801242
  1. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 June 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202240
202380
202470
Total190

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