Cherno Samba
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| Cherno Samba | ||
| nickname = Unknown | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1985 | |
| Place of birth |  Banjul, Gambia |
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| Height | 5' 10" (177cm) | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Plymouth Argyle |
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| Number | 21 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2002 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - Present |
Millwall Cádiz CF Málaga B (On loan) Plymouth Argyle |
0 (0) 0 (0) ? (?) 8 (1) |
| National team** | ||
| ? | England Youth |
? (?) |
|
* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Cherno Samba (born 10 November 1985 in The Gambia) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Plymouth Argyle.
Samba's family moved to Watford, England when he was seven, and then to Peckham, South London. He came to prominence when as a teenager, he scored 132 goals in 32 games. He was then approached by various agents, but eventually signed school boy forms with Millwall F.C., under the watchful gaise of coach/agent Harry Gerber. His prolific form continued, and he was allowed to talk to other clubs by Millwall - both Manchester United F.C. and Liverpool F.C. showed interest, but Millwall turned down Liverpool's £1.5 million offer. The hype around him meant he was included on the available players list on the PC game Championship Manager 01/02, and it turned him into a relative legend [1]
In return, Millwall agreed a contract, whereby he was guaranteed two years of football at senior team level, on him signing full school boy forms [2]. Due to make his Millwall F.C. debut on 22 February 2003, it never happened and he never fulfilled his promise, playing out his two professional years in the resereves.
In Summer 2004, after being released when his Millwall career failed to take off as expected, he joined Spainish side Cádiz CF, and was then loaned out for season 2005/6 to Málaga B. Despite being a regular in the England Under-20 side, he was forgotten in Spain as a transfer target by British clubs
Longing to get home to his wife and baby, he was snapped up by Ian Holloway on a free on transfer deadline day, August 2006 for Plymouth Argyle [3] signing him to a two year contract.
Cherno made his English League debut on 30 September 2006 as a second half substitute (74th minute) at the Ricoh Arena against Coventry City, and within 8 minutes he scored his first league goal in a 1-0 win for Argyle.
[edit] Career statistics
(correct as of December 9, 2006)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cádiz CF | 2004-05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Málaga B (On Loan) |
2005-06 | No appearance data available | |||||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2006-07 | 0 (8) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 (8) | 1 |
| Total | 0 (8) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 (8) | 1 | |
| Career Total | 0 (8) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 (8) | 1 | |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-169094.html
- ^ http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1411968,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/5360054.stm
[edit] External links
- Profile at icons.com includes full background biography
| Plymouth Argyle F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Larrieu | 2 Barness | 4 Nalis | 6 Aljofree | 7 Norris | 8 Buzsáky | 9 Ebanks-Blake | 10 Hayles | 11 Chadwick | 13 Doumbe | 14 Capaldi | 15 Wotton | 18 Sawyer | 19 Seip | 20 Hodges | 21 Samba | 22 Connolly | 23 McCormick | 24 Clapham | 25 Dickson | 27 Reid | 28 Laird | 29 Summerfield | 30 Gosling | 32 Djordjic | -- Holloway | Manager: Holloway |
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