Cherno Samba
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| Cherno Samba | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 10, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 2007 |
Millwall Cádiz CF → Málaga CF B (loan) Plymouth Argyle → Wrexham (loan) |
0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 13 (1) 3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
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England Under-15 England Under-16 England Under-17 England Under-18 England Under-19 England Under-20 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cherno Samba (born 10 January 1985 in The Gambia) is an English footballer who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent after being released by Plymouth Argyle. He has represented the English national side at every youth level up to Under-20 [1].
His father was a keeper for the Gambian national team and his family moved to Watford, England when he was seven, and then to Peckham, South London. He came to prominence when as a 13-year-old teenager, he scored 132 goals in 32 games[2].
He was approached by various agents, but eventually signed school boy forms with Millwall F.C., under the watchful gaze 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. In return, Millwall agreed a contract, whereby he was guaranteed 2 years of football at senior team level, on him signing full school boy forms.[3]. 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 Spanish side Cádiz CF [4], and was then loaned out for season 2005/6 to Málaga CF B.[5]. Despite being a regular in the England Under-20 side, he was forgotten in Spain as a transfer target by British clubs.
He returned to English football after Ian Holloway signed him on a free on transfer deadline day, August 2006 for Plymouth Argyle[6] 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 [7]. After three appearances totalling 88 minutes, with all matches resulting in defeats, Samba returned to Plymouth on 26 February[8].
Samba was transfer listed by Argyle manager Ian Holloway in July 2007 with Holloway stating "With the young strikers I've added this year, I can't see him breaking through". In August 2007, it was rumoured that Samba was on trial at Championship side Norwich City. [9] He was released by Argyle in December 2007 [10]
[edit] Career statistics
| 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 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | — | — | — | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Total | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | — | — | — | 1 (2) | 0 | |
| Career Total | 2 (14) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 3 (14) | 1 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Whatever Happened To: Cherno Samba. squarefootball.net (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Man Utd video star faces tough task. news.bbc.co.uk (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Samba sets up for the last dance. guardian.co.uk (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Samba earns Cadiz deal. sky sports.com (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ Samba set for loan. sky sports.com (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ Samba dancing again. news.bbc.co.uk (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Wrexham strengthen with loan pair. news.bbc.co.uk (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Wrexham line up striker Paterson. news.bbc.co.uk (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Samba linked with City switch. the pinkun.com (2007-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ On The Way. www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk (2007-12-20). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
