C. Samba

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C. Samba
83

17.95

M.€

40

years

CB

Profile of C. Samba

C. Samba
Christopher Samba
40
years
COG
Republic of the Congo
-
kgs
Def
position
193
cms
4
shirt number
17.95
M.€
83
ELO

Born on 28 March 1984 in Créteil

Personal data
Country of birth
France France
Other nationality
France France
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Previous club
Aston Villa Aston Villa
Previous competition
Championship Championship
Historic team
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Most common shirt number
4
Other shirt numbers
5, 84, 22, 35, 13
Lower categories
FC Issy-les-Moulineaux
Form in last matches
Position on the pitch
Main position
Centre-back 96%
Other positions
  • Left-back 4%
CB
LB
Campo de Fútbol

Rating progression

2303 03
1319 04
5700 05
507 06
4368 12
2044 13
60475 13
926 13
1911 16
60357 17
297 17
Highest value in career
83 (2012)
Rankings
General
15727º
Age
412º
By country
11º 11º
By position
5742º D
By position
3256º CB CB

Evolution of market value

17 M€ ▲ 18
2303 03
1319 04
5700 05
507 06
4368 12
2044 13
60475 13
926 13
1911 16
60357 17
297 17
Highest value in career
17M (2009)
Rankings
General
12625º
Age
163º
By country
12º 12º
By position
4495º D
By position
2424º CB CB
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
51M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
18/19 01/07/2018
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Retired
17/18 20/07/2017
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Free agent
16/17 20/01/2017
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Released
16/17 31/08/2016
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Free transfer
13/14 29/08/2013
Anzhi
Anzhi
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
10M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 51M

Professional performance

Career 385
0.18
74

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2017/18
14 1 0 0 0 14 7 7 716' 34 5.7 63
Championship
Championship
12 1 0 0 0 12 5 7 536' 34 5.5 62
EFL Cup
EFL Cup
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 33 5.3 64
Aston Villa Sub 21
Aston Villa Sub 21
2016/17
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 60' 32 5.1 65
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
2016/17
6 0 0 2 0 6 5 1 390' 32 5.2 69
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
2015/16
4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 264' 32 4.9 71
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
2014/15
37 6 2 4 0 37 37 0 3263' 31 7.6 76

Teammates

Player rating and role
B. Friedel
GK
B. Friedel
88
0
P. Robinson
GK
P. Robinson
88
0
M. Pedersen
MF
M. Pedersen
88
0
Roque Santa Cruz
F
Roque Santa Cruz
86
0
P. Chimbonda
D
P. Chimbonda
86
0
Y. Zhirkov
D
Y. Zhirkov
85
0
G. Givet
D
G. Givet
85
0
S. N'zonzi
MF
S. N'zonzi
84
0
N. Kalinić
F
N. Kalinić
83
0
I. Denisov
MF
I. Denisov
83
0
A. Ooijer
D
A. Ooijer
82
0
R. Nelsen
D
R. Nelsen
81
0
J. Roberts
F
J. Roberts
80
0
E-H. Diouf
F
E-H. Diouf
80
0
Z. Khizanishvili
D
Z. Khizanishvili
80
0
B. Mwaruwari
F
B. Mwaruwari
80
0
J. Vogel
MF
J. Vogel
80
0
J. Jones
MF
J. Jones
78
0
K. Andrews
MF
K. Andrews
76
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
6 185 182 15848' 18 35
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
3 52 50 4368' 8 6
Anzhi
Anzhi
3 44 43 3755' 5 7
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC
2 32 5 678' 0 5
Hertha BSC II
Hertha BSC II
3 30 30 2638' 4 11
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1 14 7 716' 1 0
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
1 10 10 900' 0 2
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
1 6 5 390' 0 2
CS Sedan
CS Sedan
1 3 1 91' 0 1
Aston Villa Sub 21
Aston Villa Sub 21
1 1 1 60' 0 0
Dinamo Moskva Reservas
Dinamo Moskva Reservas
1 1 1 46' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
7 171 170 14805' 16 32
Premier League
Premier League
5 70 67 5854' 10 9
Regionalliga
Regionalliga
3 30 30 2638' 4 11
Europa League
Europa League
6 26 20 1723' 1 6
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
2 20 2 363' 0 3

Teams played for

Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
6 season
18
185
Dinamo Moskva
Dinamo Moskva
3 season
8
52
Anzhi
Anzhi
3 season
5
44
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC
2 season
0
32
Hertha BSC II
Hertha BSC II
3 season
4
30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1 season
1
14
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
1 season
0
10
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
1 season
0
6
CS Sedan
CS Sedan
1 season
0
3
Aston Villa Sub 21
Aston Villa Sub 21
1 season
0
1
Dinamo Moskva Reservas
Dinamo Moskva Reservas
1 season
0
1

For the national team

7 times at International
2
Average number of goals
0.29
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
7
Matches as a starter
5
Off the bench
2
Debut
5/9/2004
Age on debut
20.4 years old
Last match
7/9/2013
Age in last game
29.4 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Congo
Congo
2013
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 29 8.8 80
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 29 8.8 80
Congo
Congo
2009
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 25 5.9 78
Congo
Congo
2008
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 24 5.8 76
Congo
Congo
2004
2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 105' 20 4.3 25

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
M. Moussilou
F
M. Moussilou
80
0
P. Oniangué
MF
P. Oniangué
75
0
O. Ewolo
MF
O. Ewolo
74
0
D. N'dinga
MF
D. N'dinga
73
0
F. N'Ganga
D
F. N'Ganga
71
0
D. Delarge
F
D. Delarge
70
0
F. Doré
F
F. Doré
70
0
B. Mouko
GK
B. Mouko
68
0
B. Abdoulaye
D
B. Abdoulaye
68
0
C. Malonga
F
C. Malonga
67
0
F. N'guessi
F
F. N'guessi
65
0
M. Lepicier
D
M. Lepicier
65
0
Denis Tsoumou
MF
Denis Tsoumou
62
0
L. Douniama
F
L. Douniama
60
0
D. Mouithys
MF
D. Mouithys
59
0
Mamouna Disney Armel
F
Mamouna Disney Armel
59
0
H. Tchilimbou
MF
H. Tchilimbou
56
0
C. Kimbembe
D
C. Kimbembe
55
0
Sydney
MF
Sydney
53
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Congo
Congo
4 7 5 555' 2 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
3 6 4 465' 2 0
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 1 1 90' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Championship
Championship
05 AUG. 17
33 years
Best performances