Sergi Samper

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Samper and the second or maternal family name is Montaña.
Sergi Samper

Samper with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sergi Samper Montaña
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

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 400400
2014–15 340340
2015–16 260260
Total 10001000
Barcelona 2014–15 00301[lower-alpha 1]040
2015–16 10302[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 10603010110
Career totals 10106030101110
  1. 1 2 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Barcelona

References

External links

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