Massamba Sambou

Massamba Lô Sambou (born 17 September 1986) is a Senegalese professional footballer who last played for Taichung Futuro.

Massamba Sambou

Personal information
Full name	Massamba Lô Sambou
Date of birth	(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kolda, Senegal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2004–2006	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Monaco	46	(3)
2008–2009	→ Le Havre (loan)	19	(2)
2009–2010	→ Nantes (loan)	18	(2)
2010–2011	Atromitos	17	(1)
2011	Troyes	21	(1)
2012–2014	Châteauroux	36	(1)
2014	NorthEast United	6	(2)
2015–2016	AEL Limassol	22	(1)
2018–2019	FK Valmiera
2019–2020	Ulaanbaatar City
2021	Taichung Futuro	8	(1)
International career
2007	Senegal	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Kolda, Sambou can play in central defense, but also as a defensive midfielder. In 2006, he signed its first professional contract with his formative club, Monaco.^[1] He played in the 2008–09 season for Le Havre on loan from Monaco. On 11 June 2010, left his club FC Nantes and signed a three years contract for Greek side Atromitos.^[2]

On 8 July 2011, he joined French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a two-year contract,^[3] but was released in a one month. In January 2012 he signed a contract with LB Châteauroux until June 2013.^[4]

International career

In 2007, he was called up for the first time to the Senegal national football team.

Club statistics

As of match played on 4 March 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco	2006–07[5]	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2007–08[5]	Ligue 1	12	3	1	0	—		13	3
Le Havre (loan)	2008–09[5]	Ligue 1	19	2	2	0	—		21	2
Nantes (loan)	2009–10[5]	Ligue 2	19	2	0	0	—		19	2
Atromotis	2010–11[6]	Superleague Greece	17	1	4	0	—		21	1
Châteauroux	2011–12[5]	Ligue 2	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2012–13[5]	Ligue 2	14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	2013–14[5]	Ligue 2	12	1	1	0	—		13	1
NorthEast United FC	2014[6]	Indian Super League	6	2	—		—		6	2
AEL Limassol	2014–15[6]	Cypriot First Division	12	1	6	0	—		18	1
Career total			120	12	14	0	0	0	134	12

References

1. Massamba SAMBOU – AS MONACO FOOTBALL CLUB – SITE OFFICIEL – Equipe Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. Massamba Sambou en Grèce : France Football Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. Massamba Sambou à Troyes Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ES Troyes AC (in French)
4. "Sambou est castelroussin". berrichonne.net. 27 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Massamba Sambou". Le Quipe. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
6. "Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2015.