Samba Sow (footballer, born 1989)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Lens | 90 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Karabükspor | 50 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Kayserispor | 41 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Dynamo Moscow | 41 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | (0) |
2021– | RC Lens B | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Mali | 36 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 2 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 14 February 2017 (UTC) |
Samba Sow (born 29 April 1989) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder or centre midfielder.
Club career[]
Sow played his first game for RC Lens on 22 May 2009, the season Lens won Ligue 2.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2010 in the 36th minute against Bordeaux, which they won 4–3. He scored in the 95th minute to make the score 3–0 in the Coupe de la Ligue 1st round against Clermont on 22 July 2011.
On 20 June 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Dynamo Moscow.[2] He extended his Dynamo contract on 30 December 2017.[3]
On 1 August 2019, Sow signed for EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal.[4] Sow was a key player for Forest during the 2019/20 season. Notability, Forest had a win rate of 52% when Sow was in the team, compared to 30% when he was not playing.[5] He featured less regularly during his second season at Forest due to a recurring injury problem, and was released following the end of his contract on 1 June 2021.[6]
International career[]
Sow played his first game for Mali on 27 December 2009, against North Korea in a 1–0 defeat for Mali.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 23 July 2020[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens | 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 90 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 2 | ||
Kardemir Karabükspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
Total | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Kayserispor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
Total | 41 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2019-20 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
Career total | 246 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 6 |
Notes
- ^ One appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ One appearance, one goal in Coupe de la Ligue
International[]
- As of 17 June 2019[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 4 | 0 | |
2011 | 4 | 0 | |
2012 | 9 | 0 | |
2013 | 7 | 0 | |
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 2 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sow goal.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 June 2015 | , Salé, Morocco | Libya | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 14 November 2015 | Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana | Botswana | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[]
Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013[9][10]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mali - S. Sow - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Самба Соу – в «Динамо»! (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 June 2017.
- ^ Соу остается в «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Sow signs for The Reds". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- ^ Taylor, Paul. "Forest still have solid core of players - but 'quality in every area' bodes well". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Dawson Bids Farewell As Released List Confirmed". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Mali vs. Korea DPR - 27 December 2009 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Sow, Samba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bamako
- Malian footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- RC Lens players
- Kayserispor footballers
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Russian Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Mali international footballers
- Malian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in England
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Malian people