| Intro | Congolese association football player, born 1994 | |||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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Republic of the Congo France |
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| Type | Sports | |||||
| Gender | male | |||||
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25 April 1994, Linzolo, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo |
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| Age | 26 years | |||||
| Star sign | Taurus | |||||
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Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.
Club career
Le Havre
Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth team’s before appearing in the first-team in 2011.
Marseille
On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre AC, signing a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his professional debut for Marseille on 5 January 2014 in a Coupe de France game against Stade de Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win. On 9 July 2015, Samba joined AS Nancy on a season-long loan.
Caen
Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.
Nottingham Forest
On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. His impressive form lead to him being named the Championship Fans’ Player of the Month for November 2019.
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2010–11 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Marseille B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Marseille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nancy B (loan) | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Nancy (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Caen B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Career total | 127 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | ||