Samassi Abou

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Samassi Abou
Personal information
Full name	Samassi Abou
Date of birth	April 04, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Lorient
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995 – 1996 1996 – 1997 1997 – 2000 1998 1999 2000 ?	Olympique Lyonnais AS Cannes West Ham United → Ipswich Town → Walsall → Kilmarnock FC Lorient	? ? 22 (5) 5 (1) 8 (0) 10 (0) ?
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Samassi Abou (born 4 April 1973 in Gagnoa) is a professional footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, who plays as a forward.

He started playing in France for Lyon in August 1995, moving a year later, to AS Cannes. In October 1997, he made the move to English football, signing for West Ham United for £250,000. In 31 appearances he scored six times, before being released to Ipswich Town in December 1998. In October 1999, he signed for Walsall, an unsuccessful spell which lasted little over a month. He also spent three months at Kilmarnock.

Abou is now back in France, playing for Lorient.

[edit] Reference

• Samassi Abou career stats at Soccerbase