Cherno Samba
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| Cherno Samba | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 10, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | |
| Height | 5' 10" (177cm) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Plymouth Argyle | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-Present 2007 |
Millwall Cádiz CF Málaga CF B (loan) Plymouth Argyle Wrexham (loan) |
0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 13 (1) 3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| ? | England Youth | ? (?) |
|
1 Senior 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 Wrexham on loan from 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 reserves.
In the summer of 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 CF 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.
In January, 2007 he joined Wrexham on loan for a month, with the option to extend to the end of the season.[4] After three appearances totaling 88mins, with all matches resulting in defeats, Samba returned to Plymouth on 26 February.[5]
[edit] Career statistics
(correct as of January 8, 2007)
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Málaga CF B | 2005-06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2006-07 | 1 (12) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 2 (12) | 1 |
| Total | 1 (12) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 2 (12) | 1 | |
| Wrexham (On Loan) |
2006-07 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | — | — | — | 3 (0) | 0 |
| Total | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | — | — | — | 1 (0) | 0 | |
| Career Total | 2 (12) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 3 (12) | 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
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6309857.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6395401.stm
[edit] External links
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