Christopher Samba

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Christopher Samba
Full name	Christopher Veijeany Samba
Date of birth	March 28, 1984 (1984-03-28) (age 24)
Place of birth	Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Sedan Hertha Berlin Blackburn Rovers	04 (0) 20 (0) 47 (4)
National team²
2004–	Congo	20 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17:21, 25 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christopher Samba (born March 28, 1984 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France) is a football player. Despite having been born in France, Samba represents the Congo national football team at the international level.

1 Football career
2 Club career statistics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Football career

195 cm (6ft 5in) tall defender Samba started his career with FC Rouen before spells at CS Sedan and Hertha Berlin.

Struggling to break into the first team^[1] he was invited by Mark Hughes to undertake a five-day trial at Blackburn Rovers, eventually signing a three and a half year deal for £400,000 on January 25, 2007. He made his Rovers debut against Luton Town in the FA Cup 4th Round, as a 69th minute sub for Ryan Nelsen and his Premiership debut on January 31 against Chelsea.^[2] His first start for the club came in the home encounter against Sheffield United on February 3, 2007, a game Rovers won 2–1 with an injury time free kick from Morten Gamst Pedersen. Although he already played for Hertha Berlin in the UEFA Cup, Samba was eligible to play for Blackburn in European competitions. Samba scored his first goal at Ewood Park against West Ham on March 17, 2007.

Following Samba's performances in his debut season, he established himself as a starter in the 2007–08 campaign. On 22 October 2007 Blackburn announced Samba had signed a new long-term contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012.

In a recent interview on Soccer AM David Bentley described Christopher's manhood as being so large you could "hang your towel on it."

[edit] Club career statistics

(correct as of 14 January 2008)

Club	Season	League			Cup^[3]			Europe			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Blackburn Rovers	2006–07	14	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	19	2	2
	2007–08	20	2	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	27	3	0
	Career totals										46	5	2