Sergi Samper
 Samper with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergi Samper Montaña | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Barcelona B | 100 | (0) |
| 2014– | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2016. | |||
Sergi Samper Montaña (born 20 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a defensive or central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Samper joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2001, aged 6, after a successful trial.[1] On 9 May 2013, he signed a four-year professional deal with Barça.[2]
On 10 June 2013, Samper was promoted to FC Barcelona B.[3] On 17 August, he made his professional debut, in a 1–2 away defeat against CD Mirandés.[4] He appeared in 40 matches during the campaign, with his side finishing third.
On 17 September 2014, Samper made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–0 home success against APOEL FC, for the season's UEFA Champions League.[5]
Samper made his La Liga debut on 12 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Andrés Iniesta in a 6–0 home routing of Getafe CF.[6]
Personal life
Samper's older brother, Jordi, is a professional tennis player.[7]
Club statistics
- As of 24 March 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 40 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | — | 100 | 0 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 101 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | |
- 1 2 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
- Barcelona
References
- ↑ Samper: el Pirlo de la cantera (Samper: Pirlo from youth setup); Mundo Deportivo, 9 May 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Barça apuesta por Sergi Samper, que renueva por cuatro temporadas (Barça bet in Sergi Samper, who renews for four seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 9 May 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Siete juveniles suben al Barça B para la temporada 2013/14 (Seven players promoted to Barça B for season 2013/14); Barcelona's official website, 10 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Prieto sostiene al Mirandés (Prieto sustains Mirandés); Marca, 17 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Kemp, Jamie (17 September 2014). "Samper: Making my debut in this competition is priceless". Inside Spanish Football. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Sergi Samper debuta en Liga con el Barcelona (Sergi Samper debut in League with Barcelona); Sport, 12 March 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Sergi Samper: Un Guardiola adaptado a los tiempos modernos" [Sergi Samper: A Guardiola adapted to modern times] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ Sergi Samper profile at Soccerway
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergi Samper. |
- Barcelona official profile
- Sergi Samper profile at BDFutbol
- Sergi Samper profile at Soccerway
- ESPN FC profile
- Sergi Samper – UEFA competition record
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