David Sambissa (born 11 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor.[1] Born in France, he played for the Republic of the Congo national team before switching to the Gabon national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | |||
| –2012 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Bordeaux B | 53 | |
| 2016–2017 | US Lège Cap Ferret | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jong Twente | 26 | (2) |
| 2018–2023 | Cambuur | 127 | (5) |
| 2023– | İstanbulspor | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Congo | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Gabon | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHe started his career with Bordeaux, but played predominantly for their reserve squad in the fourth tier, with occasional appearances on the bench for the senior squad.[2]
After spending the 2016–17 season in the fifth tier with US Lège Cap Ferret, he moved to the Netherlands, signing with Twente. He didn't play for the main squad there either.
On 23 April 2018, he signed a one-year contract (with one-year extension option) with another Dutch club, Cambuur.[3]
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Cambuur on 17 August 2018 in a game against N.E.C., as a starter.[4]
On July 12, 2023, he signed with Süper Lig clug İstanbulspor.[5]
International career
editBorn in France, Sambissa is of Gabonese and Republic of the Congo descent.[6] He was a youth international for France. He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021.[7]
In October 2021, he switched allegiances to join the Gabonese national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Angola on 8 and 11 October 2021.[8] He debuted with Gabon in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Angola on 11 October 2021.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ David Sambissa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Europa League - Bordeaux v Rubin Kazan game report". UEFA. 10 December 2015.
- ^ "SC CAMBUUR VERSTERKT ZICH MET DAVID SAMBISSA" [SC CAMBUUR SIGNS DAVID SAMBISSA] (in Dutch). Cambuur. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
- ^ "İstanbulspor, David Sambissa'yı kadrosuna kattı". milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Sport | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac.netisse.eu.
- ^ "Niger-Congo: les Diables rouges battent le Mena 1-0 en amical | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ "Football: David Sambissa officiellement Panthère du Gabon". gabonreview.com. 4 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
edit- Career stats - Voetbal International
- David Sambissa at Soccerway
- David Sambissa at WorldFootball.net