Samba Sow (footballer, born 1989)

Samba Sow (born 29 April 1989) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder or centre midfielder.

Samba Sow
Sow With Dynamo Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-29) 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)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens 2008–09 Ligue 2 1000–0010
2009–10 Ligue 1 31140–1[lower-alpha 1]0361
2010–11 10010–00110
2011–12 Ligue 2 23000–1[lower-alpha 2]1241
2012–13 25020–00270
Total 901700021992
Kardemir Karabükspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 32040––360
2014–15 1812040–241
Total 501604000601
Kayserispor 2015–16 Süper Lig 16180––241
2016–17 25280––332
Total 4131600000573
Dynamo Moscow 2017–18 Premier League 23010––240
2018–19 17010––180
Total 400200000420
Nottingham Forest 2019-20 Championship 2501000—260
Career total 246531040212846

Notes

  1. One appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. One appearance, one goal in Coupe de la Ligue

International
As of 17 June 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 200910
201040
201140
201290
201370
201420
201562
201620
201710
Total362
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sow goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Samba Sow
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 June 2015Centre Sportif Maâmora, Salé, Morocco Libya2–12–2Friendly
214 November 2015Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana Botswana2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Mali

References
  1. "Mali - S. Sow - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. Самба Соу – в «Динамо»! (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 June 2017.
  3. Соу остается в «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 30 December 2017.
  4. "Sow signs for The Reds". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  5. Taylor, Paul. "Forest still have solid core of players - but 'quality in every area' bodes well". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Dawson Bids Farewell As Released List Confirmed". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. "Mali vs. Korea DPR - 27 December 2009 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  8. "Sow, Samba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3660526/paris-saint-germain-midfielder-momo-sissoko-makes-mali-afcon
  10. "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results".
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