Mour Samb

Mour Samb
Mour Samb wearing a blue jacket over a white hoodie
Mour Samb in 2022
Personal information
Full name Elhadji Mour Samb
Date of birth (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Saly, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Diambars
2012–2015 Lille B 41 (7)
2015–2017 Diambars
2017–2018 Tromsø 25 (0)
2019 Ottawa Fury 18 (7)
2020 Saint Louis FC 9 (2)
2021 Diambars
2022 HFX Wanderers 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2022

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

Early life

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

Club career

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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 appearances.[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

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Samb is a Canadian permanent resident.[23]

Career statistics

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As of 9 October 2022[24]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs[a] National Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 10 3 — — 0 0 10 3
2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 9 1 — — 0 0 9 1
2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 22 3 — — 0 0 22 3
Total 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 7
Tromsø 2017 Eliteserien 16 0 — 1 0 0 0 17 0
2018 Eliteserien 9 0 — 2 0 0 0 11 0
Total 25 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 0
Ottawa Fury 2019 USL Championship 18 7 1 1 0 0 — 19 8
Saint Louis FC 2020 USL Championship 9 2 2 0 0 0 — 11 2
HFX Wanderers 2022 Canadian Premier League 9 1 — 1 0 — 10 1
Career total 102 17 3 1 4 0 0 0 109 18

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the USL Championship playoffs.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Norwegian Football Cup.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "STLFC Signs Forward Elhadji Mour Samb". Our Sports Central. 18 January 2020.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "Sénégal : Diambars, vainqueur de la Coupe de la Ligue 2016" [Senegal: Diambars, winner of the 2016 League Cup]. Sports Info (in French).
  5. ^ Campbell, Don (31 May 2019). "Fury's Samb hopes to continue goal-a-game streak". Ottawa Sun.
  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. ^ Robertsen, Rune (7 October 2016). "Senegalesere kan komme gratis til Tromsø" [Senegalese can come to Tromsø for free]. Adresseavisen (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ Pettersen, Per Møller (8 March 2017). "Tromsø henter Samb og Dioury" [Tromsø picks up Samb and Dioury]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
  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. ^ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein; Eidissen, Lars (8 March 2017). "Samb og Dioury signerte for TIL" [Samb and Dioury signed for TIL]. Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian).
  11. ^ Robertsen, Rune (5 April 2017). "Senegaleser endelig spilleklar for TIL" [Senegalese finally ready to play for TIL]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  12. ^ "Forlater Til" [Leaving TIL] (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 3 August 2018.
  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. ^ "Ottawa Fury FC sign two trialists, take Montreal Impact defender on loan". Global News. 13 February 2019.
  15. ^ Don Campbell, Don (1 October 2019). "Return of Mour Samb expected to provide 'crucial' boost for Fury FC". Ottawa Sun.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (9 May 2022). "Halifax Lands 'Morelli Replacement' Mour Samb". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ Murray, Nicholas (23 October 2019). "Battery Keep Nerve, Down Fury FC in Penalty Shootout". USL Championship.
  18. ^ "Transactions:Saint Louis Snaps Up Mour Samb". USL Championship. 18 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Saint Louis FC weathers rains, topples KC 3-1". KTRS (AM). 16 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Wanderers sign forward Mour Samb to contract for 2022 season". HFX Wanderers FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Stories of the Match: Wanderers vs. Forge FC". HFX Wanderers FC. 20 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. 6 December 2022.
  23. ^ Myrer, George (9 May 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign Kareem Sow and Mour Samb to add depth". SaltWire Network.
  24. ^ Mour Samb at Soccerway
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