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 24)
Place of birth Hannover, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Crewe Alexandra 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Bassala Sambou (born 15 October 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Crewe Alexandra.

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]

Career statistics[]

As of 27 February 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2015–16 League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Coventry City total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Everton U-23s 2016–17[12] Premier League 2, Div 1 10 5 — — 6 1 16 6
2017–18[12] 20 3 — — 11 3 31 6
2018–19[12] 21 9 — — 15 7 36 16
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20[11] Eredivisie 22 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 25 3
2020–21[11] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22[13] 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Fortuna Sittard total 33 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 38 3
Randers FC (loan) 2020–21[11] Danish Superliga 23 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 28 4
Crewe Alexandra 2021–22[13] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Senior career total 62 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 73 7

Honours[]

Everton U23[5]

Randers

References[]

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Roberto Martinez transfer who is aiming for the top at Everton after leading title charge". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Coventry City sign six new apprentices from the Academy on two-year deals". Coventry City F.C. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town". Coventry City F.C. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Bassala Sambou at Everton". Everton. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ "NEWS: Coventry City FC offer six Academy scholars professional contracts". Coventry City A.F.C. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ^ "FORTUNA STRIKT FELBEGEERDE SPITS BASSALA SAMBOU" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ RANDERS FC LEJER BASSALA SAMBOU I FORTUNA SITTARD, randersfc.dk, 5 October 2020
  9. ^ "Bassala Sambou: Crewe sign striker from Fortuna Sittard on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d Bassala Sambou at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b c Bassala Sambou ToffeeWeb.
  13. ^ a b Games played by Bassala Sambou in 2021/2022, Soccerbasee. Accessed: 27 January 2022
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