| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Thiès, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cremonese | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Forza e Costanza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Monza | 47 | (12) |
| 2011 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2011- | → Cremonese (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Amadou Samb (born 22 April 1988) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Serie A club Chievo on loan to Cremonese.
Samb was signed by professional club Monza in October 2008, after the court of Treviglio upheld the appeal from Monza for the decision of Italian Football Federation (FIGC).[1] FIGC restricted Italian clubs from signing non-EU player, in although it also has some allowance, one of them is, a non-EU senior players who purely a youth product of Italian clubs can also be registered. Before formally signed by Monza, he also played for amateur side Forza e Costanza,[1] which was in Promozione (7th highest level of the pyramid). He also played for Monza in friendly before the arrival of bureautic clearance.[1]
Samb played 47 games in Lega Pro Prima Divisione (3rd highest level of the pyramid), for Monza. He also won Berretti youth league as overage player.[2] He missed few months in 2010–11 season due to injury, just played 8 times for Monza (2 in cup).[3]
On 29 January 2011 signed by Serie A club Chievo.[4] He wore no.9 shirt. After the end of the season, he signed the loan contract for U.S. Cremonese, team of Lega Pro.