Junior Sambia

Junior Sambia

Personal information
Full name	Salomon Sambia
Date of birth	7 September 1996
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chamois Niortais
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Chamois Niortais	34	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Salomon Sambia^[1][2] (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia,^[3][4][5] is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Chamois Niortais. He plays predominantly as a defensive midfielder, but can also play in the centre of the defense.^[4]

Born in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013.^[4] In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse.^[4] Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 0–1 defeat at Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club.^[6] He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016.^[2][5]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chamois Niortais	Ligue 2	2014–15	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
		2015–16	29	2	4	0	0	0	33	2
Career total			34	2	4	0	0	0	38	2

References

1. "La fiche de Salomon Sambia". LFP.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. "Salomon Sambia". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
3. "Junior Sambia". chamoisniortais.fr. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
4. Philippe Blais (24 July 2014). "Batisse et Sambia: les élèves pros". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
5. "Junior Sambia". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
6. Philippe Jounier (19 March 2015). "Ils travaillent dans l'ombre". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 May 2015.