| Intro | French association football player | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | France | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 7 September 1996, Lyon, Urban Community of Lyon, Rhône, France | ||
| Age: | 23 years | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Salomon Sambia (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia, is a French professional footballer who plays for Montpellier HSC. He plays predominantly as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Career
Born in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013. In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse. Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 0–1 defeat at Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club. He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.
Personal life
Sambia’s parents are from the Central African Republic.
In April 2020, Sambia was hospitalised after becoming ill and unconscious and was treated in intensive care. He tested positive for COVID-19 and recovered.
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chamois Niortais | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||
| Montpellier (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Montpellier | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 9 | ||