Bassala Sambou

Bassala Sambou
Personal information
Full name Bassala Sambou[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997
Place of birth Hannover, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 44
Youth career
2011–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Coventry City 0 (0)
2016– Everton 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


Bassala Sambou (born 15 October 1997) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Everton.

Career

Coventry City

Sambou started his football at Coventry City and having progress through the youth team, Sambou was among six players to be signed for the club from the academy as part of apprenticeship.[2]

Sambou made his professional debut as a substitute for Coventry City on 7 November 2015 in a 2–1 FA Cup first round loss to Northampton Town at the Ricoh Arena, coming on to replace Conor Thomas after 58 minutes.[3] He finished the season with 25 goals, most for the under-18s but four for the under-21 team.[4]

Everton

On 3 June 2016 Sambou signed for side Everton on a three-year deal, being assigned to the under-23 team managed by David Unsworth.[4] Sambou was previously offered a professional contract with Coventry City in February.[5]

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2015–16[6] League One0010000010
Career total 0010000010

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Coventry City sign six new apprentices from the Academy on two-year deals". Coventry City F.C. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town". Coventry City F.C. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Everton sign 'exciting' teenager Sambou". Premier League. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "NEWS: Coventry City FC offer six Academy scholars professional contracts". Coventry City A.F.C. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Bassala Sambou in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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