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Mour Samb

Mour Samb

Senegalese professional footballer (born 1994)

Elhadji Mour Samb (born 8 January 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer.

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Early life

Samb was born in Saly, Senegal and developed with local club Diambars.[1]

Club career

He began his senior career with Diambars.[1]

In 2012, he joined French club Lille, signing a three-year trainee contract after a successful trial.[1][2] He played for the Lille B side, scoring seven goals in 41 appearnaces.[1] After three years, he left the club.[3]

After recovering from an injury, he returned to his former club Diambars in 2015.[1] In 2016, he won the Senegalese League Cup.[4] In 2017, he scored ten goals in 16 league games.[5]

In late 2016, Samb went on trial with Turkish clubs Bursaspor and Gaziantepspor, before going on trial with Norwegian club Tromsø in September.[6] After a week and a half trial, he returned home to Senegal while the club considered whether to extend a contract offer.[7] He later returned to the club on trial in 2017.[8] In March 2017, Samb joined Tromsø, signing a four year contract,[9] with Diambars retaining a sell-on clause.[10] It took about a month for the transfer to be finalized as he awaited his work permit.[11] On 3 August 2018, Samb left Tromsø by mutual consent.[12]

Samb signed with Canadian side Ottawa Fury FC in February 2019, after a successful trial.[13][14] After starting the season with seven goals and four assists in 14 games, Samb suffered a foot injury which caused him to miss the next 13 games.[15] He finished the season with eight goals and six assists in 19 matches,[16] including a goal in a playoff loss to the Charleston Battery.[17]

In January 2020, Samb joined USL Championship club Saint Louis FC.[18] He scored his first goal on August 16 against Sporting Kansas City II.[19]

After a third spell with Diambars, Samb returned to Canada on 9 May 2022, signing a one-year contract with an option for 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[20] He made his debut for the Wanderers on May 20 as a substitute against Forge FC.[21] In December 2022, HFX announced that Samb would not return for the 2023 season.[22]

Personal life

Samb is a Canadian permanent resident.[23]

Career statistics

As of 9 October 2022[24]
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  1. Includes appearances in the USL Championship playoffs.
  2. Includes appearances in the Norwegian Football Cup.

References

  1. [1]
    "STLFC Signs Forward Elhadji Mour Samb". Our Sports Central. 18 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Mour Samb de retour à Diambars avant une nouvelle aventure européenne" [Mour Samb back in Diambars before a new European adventure]. Galensfoot (in French). 13 September 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Elhadji Mour Samb : «Pourquoi je n'ai pas réussi à Lille" [Elhadji Mour Samb: "Why I did not succeed in Lille]. Foot Senegal (in French). 2 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Sénégal : Diambars, vainqueur de la Coupe de la Ligue 2016" [Senegal: Diambars, winner of the 2016 League Cup]. Sports Info (in French).
  5. [5]
    Campbell, Don (31 May 2019). "Fury's Samb hopes to continue goal-a-game streak". Ottawa Sun.
  6. [6]
    Strøm, Petter; Grindstein, Gunnar (28 September 2016). "Håper Samb kan være ny gullkalv" [Hope Samb can be a new golden calf]. NRK (in Norwegian).
  7. [7]
    Robertsen, Rune (7 October 2016). "Senegalesere kan komme gratis til Tromsø" [Senegalese can come to Tromsø for free]. Adresseavisen (in Norwegian).
  8. [8]
    Pettersen, Per Møller (8 March 2017). "Tromsø henter Samb og Dioury" [Tromsø picks up Samb and Dioury]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
  9. [9]
    "Officiel: Diambars: Mehdi Dioury et Mour Samb ont signé un contrat de 4 ans avec Tromso (D1 Norvège)" [Official: Diambars: Mehdi Dioury and Mour Samb have signed a 4-year contract with Tromso (D1 Norway)]. WIW Sport (in French). 8 March 2017.
  10. [10]
    Eilertsen, Tobias Stein; Eidissen, Lars (8 March 2017). "Samb og Dioury signerte for TIL" [Samb and Dioury signed for TIL]. Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian).
  11. [11]
    Robertsen, Rune (5 April 2017). "Senegaleser endelig spilleklar for TIL" [Senegalese finally ready to play for TIL]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  12. [12]
    "Forlater Til" [Leaving TIL] (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 3 August 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Fury FC adds three to roster, including two 2019 Capacity Cup Trialists". Ottawa Fury FC. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Ottawa Fury FC sign two trialists, take Montreal Impact defender on loan". Global News. 13 February 2019.
  15. [15]
    Don Campbell, Don (1 October 2019). "Return of Mour Samb expected to provide 'crucial' boost for Fury FC". Ottawa Sun.
  16. [16]
    Jacques, John (9 May 2022). "Halifax Lands 'Morelli Replacement' Mour Samb". Northern Tribune.
  17. [17]
    Murray, Nicholas (23 October 2019). "Battery Keep Nerve, Down Fury FC in Penalty Shootout". USL Championship.
  18. [18]
    "Transactions:Saint Louis Snaps Up Mour Samb". USL Championship. 18 January 2020.
  19. [19]
    "Saint Louis FC weathers rains, topples KC 3-1". KTRS (AM). 16 August 2020.
  20. [20]
    "Wanderers sign forward Mour Samb to contract for 2022 season". HFX Wanderers FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  21. [21]
    "Stories of the Match: Wanderers vs. Forge FC". HFX Wanderers FC. 20 May 2022.
  22. [22]
    "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. 6 December 2022.
  23. [23]
    Myrer, George (9 May 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign Kareem Sow and Mour Samb to add depth". SaltWire Network.
  24. [24]
    Mour Samb at Soccerway
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