Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Sama [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 March 1993||
Place of birth | Bamenda, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf | ||
2003–2005 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||
2005–2007 | VfL Bochum | ||
2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2009–2014 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | VfB Stuttgart II | 47 | (1) |
2015–2017 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Greuther Fürth II | 8 | (0) |
2018 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Heracles Almelo | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2011 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2021 |
Stephen Sama (born 5 March 1993) is professional footballer who last played as a centre back for Accrington Stanley. [3] Born in Cameroon, he represented Germany at youth international level.
Sama played two years of youth football for the teams of Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf, SG Wattenscheid 09, VfL Bochum and Borussia Dortmund, [4] prior to joining Liverpool in 2009 to play for their U18 and then later, their U21 team. He signed a contract extension with Liverpool in 2011, until June 2014. Despite being at Liverpool for 5 years, he never played a senior game for the English team. [5]
On 2 September 2014, Sama signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart II. [6] He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for the second team of VfB Stuttgart on 13 September 2014 in a 2–0 away victory against Hallescher FC. [7] On 15 October 2015, Sama extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018. [8]
On 3 January 2017, Sama joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a 2+1⁄2-year contract. [9] [10]
On 30 January 2018, Sama joined VfL Osnabrück on loan from Greuther Fürth until the end of the 2017–18 season. [11]
In July 2018 he moved to Heracles Almelo. [12]
In September 2020 he moved to Accrington Stanley. [13] Sama was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. [14]
Sama was born in Cameroon and moved to Germany, receiving his German citizenship in 2009. [15] Sama has played for Germany U17, U18, U19 and U20. He participated with the German under-17 team in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. In 2011, he appeared for the under-19 team of Germany in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification and in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
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