Player #907
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Career Status:
2017-18
2017-18
Retired
Christopher Samba
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2017-18 🕒 14 | 7 (7) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 13 | #907 |
Season :
2017-18 |
Age :
33 |
Division :
CH |
Squad # :
#4 |
Appearances :
14 |
Starts :
7 |
Substitute :
7 |
Unused :
13 |
Goals :
1 |
Assists :
0 |
Involvements :
1 |
Games / Goal :
14.00 |
Bookings :
0 |
Sendings Off :
0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Veijeany Christopher Samba
Birth Date
28 March 1984
Birth Place
Créteil
Birth Country
France
🇫🇷
Citizenship
🇨🇬 🇫🇷
Republic of Congo
France
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
FC Issy-les-Moulineaux Youth
FC Rouen Youth
2001-04 CS Sedan Ardennes, Free
Ligue 1, Ligue 2, 🕒 3 | 1 (2) | ⚽ 0 |
2004-07 Hertha BSC, Free
Bundesliga, 🕒 20 | 2 (18) | ⚽ 0 |
2007-12 Blackburn Rovers, £0.45m
Premier League, 🕒 186 | 183 (3) | ⚽ 18 |
2012-13 FC Anzhi Makhachkala, £12.60m
Russian Premier League, 🕒 23 | 23 (0) | ⚽ 3 |
2013 Queens Park Rangers, £13.50m
Premier League, 🕒 10 | 10 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
2013-14 FC Anzhi Makhachkala, £10.44m
Russian Premier League, 🕒 5 | 4 (1) | ⚽ 1 |
2014-16 FC Dynamo Moscow, £9.00m
Russian Premier League, 🕒 47 | 45 (2) | ⚽ 6 |
2016-17 Panathinaikos Athens, Free
Super League Greece, 🕒 6 | 5 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
Original Transfer
Aged
33
From
Unattached
For
Free
On
20 July 2017
Under
Steve Bruce 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
34
Retired
Released
30 June 2018
Dean Smith 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
2018 Retired aged 34
Christopher Samba
Villa Career
2017-18 | Free | 🇨🇬 |
Football League Championship,
🕒 14 | 7 (7) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 13 | #907 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Steve Bruce 🏴 2017-18
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Steve Bruce 🏴
First Squad
5 August 2017
Manager
Transfer In
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
2017-18
5 August 2017
Hull City (a), Championship
33
Steve Bruce 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
2017-18
13 April 2018
Leeds United (h), Championship
34
Steve Bruce 🏴
Final Squad
15 May 2018
Manager
Dean Smith 🏴
Honours
2017-18 Play Off Finalists |
Height
(6 ft 4 in) 1.93 m
Foot
Right
International Record
National Team
Republic of the Congo
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
2004-13 🕒 26 | 26 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Republic of the Congo
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Christopher Samba
Player #906 for Aston Villa, Veijeany Christopher Samba, known as Christopher Samba played as a centre back for the club during the 2017-18 Football League Championship campaign.
Samba was born in Créteil, France on 28 March 1984.
Villa had signed Samba on a free transfer as an unattached player on 20 July 2017 after his previous deal with Panathinaikos Athens had ended the previous season.
Samba made his competitive debut for Villa in the 1-1 home draw with Hull City on Saturday, 5 August 2017 at the age of 33 and he went on to make 14 appearance for Villa before playing his final game for the club as a substitute on Friday, 13 April 2018 in the 1-0 home win over Leeds United.
Samba scored his only goal for Villa in the home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, 4 November 2017.
Samba was released by Villa on 1 July 2018 aged 34 before retiring from football. A charismatic, popular and imposing figure during his time with Villa, Samba developed a good partnership with fellow veteran John Terry and proved instrumental in Villa’s climb up the Championship table and promotion challenge.