Stephen Sama

Stephen Sama
Personal information
Full name Stephen Sama
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birth Bamenda, Cameroon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart
Number 41
Youth career
2001–2003 Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf
2003–2005 SG Wattenscheid 09
2005–2007 VfL Bochum
2007–2009 Borussia Dortmund
2009–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Liverpool 0 (0)
2014– VfB Stuttgart II 38 (0)
2015– VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
National team
2010 Germany U17 4 (0)
2011 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011 Germany U19 6 (0)
2013 Germany U20 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 20 December 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Stephen Sama (born 5 March 1993) is a Cameroon born German footballer; receiving his German citizenship in 2009.[1]

Youth career

Sama played two years of youth football for the teams of Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf, SG Wattenscheid 09, VfL Bochum and Borussia Dortmund,[2] prior to joining Liverpool in 2009 to play for their U18 and then later, their U21 team. He signed a contract extension with Liverpool in 2011, until June 2014. Despite being at Liverpool for 5 years, he never played a senior game for the English team.[3]

Senior career

Stuttgart

On 2 September 2014, Sama signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart II.[4] He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for the second team of VfB Stuttgart on 13 September 2014 in a 2–0 away victory against Hallescher FC.[5]

On 15 October 2015, Sama extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[6]

National

Sama has played for Germany U17, U18, U19 and U20. He participated with the German under-17 team in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. In 2011, he appeared for the under-19 team of Germany in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification and in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

References

  1. "Sama: Träumen von Torres und Gerrard" (in German). spox.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. "Über die Premier League zum DFB" (in German). RevierSport. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Trio sign new deals". Liverpool. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. "Stephen Sama kommt" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. "Official match report: Hallescher FC – VfB Stuttgart II". German Football Association. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. "Long-term contracts". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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